Stronger together – humans and artificial intelligence go hand in hand in achieving operational excellence

According to the World Economic Forum, roughly a fifth of U.S. workers fear AI will make them obsolete. This anxiety has been termed “FOBO” or “the fear of obsolescence,” meaning that the innovation and technology we create will evolve humans into irrelevance. Yet, savvy manufacturing leaders recognise the transformative power that artificial intelligence can have when applied to their operations, especially when paired with human intelligence. As manufacturing leaders prioritise the pursuit of operational excellence (OPEX) through lean manufacturing, quality management, and supply chain optimisation to meet the modern challenges of today, there are very few tools that will augment their progress in this area as much as AI will. […]