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As trend-driven SKU proliferation accelerates in the beverage market, manufacturers are offering products in new formulations and sizes to cater to sustainability and convenience demands. Old products are being reworked into new formulations to address functionality and health goals, along with entirely new offerings.

According to PMMI Business Intelligences new report 2021 Beverage Trends Driving Change, this increased expansion of SKUs has created new considerations for beverage manufacturers, who must accommodate new packaging shapes, sizes, and materials, as well as contend with processing and filling new formulations for entirely new products. We are basically making improvements along the entire line, said one process and automation engineer, upgrading processing equipment, modernizing filling capabilities, and changing packing formats - all due to expanding product diversity.

This has created a need among beverage manufacturers for dynamic machines that are highly flexible in all aspects of production. This equipment must be intuitive, easy to operate, and offer automated product inspection, while also handling a wide variety of product formulations and packaging sizes, shapes, and materials.

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Beverage manufacturers are also turning to automation and digitization to streamline their processes and improve overall efficiency. Manufacturers are using smart automation to streamline changeover speeds, automate complex packaging operations such as building variety packs, and improve efficiency through intuitive and comprehensive HMI and PLC interfaces. These changes are also important in the face of ongoing skilled labor shortages in manufacturing.

Beverage manufacturers are also increasing their level of digitization, by adding technology up and down production lines to gather data and monitor processes. These new sources of data are being used to analyze individual machine functions and overall production operations, to identify and eliminate inefficiencies and maximize uptime and output. 72% of manufactures interviewed for the report are increasing their levels of data and technology-based solutions, and 33% are specifically looking at adding more robotics to their operations.

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Newport Beach, California-based Innovation Lab, the incubator collaboratively owned by six nonprofit health systems, has partnered with health technology company Olive to co-develop automation solutions for providers.

Part of the Innovation Institute, the lab works with its health system owners to identify unmet needs, create medical products around those and bring them to market, said Ryan Kelly, Innovation Labs general manager, in a phone interview. The institute is a for-profit entity owned by:

Announced Tuesday, the partnership between Innovation Lab and Cleveland-based Olive will focus on artificial intelligence-driven tools that automate and drive efficiencies in operational and clinical workflows, Kelly said. To create these tools, the companies will leverage Olives AI platform and technical expertise, as well as Innovation Labs frontline access to the above health systems executives and innovators.

[We will] identify places where we can bring Olives technology to the table and co-develop a new solution on top of their platform, ultimately with the view to solve [a] problem at the health system, and [also] to take that product and commercialize it broadly, leveraging Olives distribution capability, Kelly said.

Initially, the companies will focus on integrating an Innovation Lab product that connects patients and case managers into Olives platform. The product aims to help patients navigate the journey from acute care to a post-acute care settings.

Thats kind of the low-hanging fruit opportunity that were looking at, but weve also got some other really exciting, more transformative opportunities that we are evaluating, Kelly said.

The new solutions that are co-developed will also be part of the Olive Helps Loop Library, which is similar to Apples App Store but for hospital and health system customers.

This alliance will create a massive opportunity for healthcare leaders, developers and investors across multiple providers and companies to listen, build, learn and release innovation on the Olive platform that improves the human experience for workers and patients alike, said Patrick Jones, executive vice president of Olive, in an email.

The Innovation Institute and lab were established in 2013. The lab acts as the exclusive commercialization partner of the six health system owners, and since its inception, it has successfully commercialized 20 products, ranging from digital solutions to research tools. Revenues from the sale of the products are shared with the owners, which are also often sites for pilots or validation studies.

But now, the Innovation Lab is launching a subscription, or fee-for-service, version of its innovation services for providers outside of the six owners.

This move will help expand the partnership with Olive, Innovation Labs Kelly said.

As we grow in scale through our subscription offering and bring more hospitals and health systems into our ecosystem, it only widens the net for how and where we can source opportunity [for the products we will co-develop], he said.

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Solar Farm Automation Market Research Report by Product (DCS, PLC, and SCADA), by Region (Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, Middle East & Africa) - Global Forecast to 2026 - Cumulative Impact of COVID-19

New York, July 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Solar Farm Automation Market Research Report by Product, by Region - Global Forecast to 2026 - Cumulative Impact of COVID-19" - https://www.reportlinker.com/p06087949/?utm_source=GNW

The Global Solar Farm Automation Market size was estimated at USD 221.13 Million in 2020 and expected to reach USD 283.47 Million in 2021, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) 28.52% from 2020 to 2026 to reach USD 996.92 Million by 2026.

Market Statistics:The report provides market sizing and forecast across five major currencies - USD, EUR GBP, JPY, and AUD. It helps organization leaders make better decisions when currency exchange data is readily available. In this report, the years 2018 and 2019 are considered historical years, 2020 as the base year, 2021 as the estimated year, and years from 2022 to 2026 are considered the forecast period.

Market Segmentation & Coverage:This research report categorizes the Solar Farm Automation to forecast the revenues and analyze the trends in each of the following sub-markets:

Based on Product, the Solar Farm Automation Market was studied across DCS, PLC, SCADA, and Solar Trackers.

Based on Geography, the Solar Farm Automation Market was studied across Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, Middle East & Africa. The Americas is further studied across Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and United States. The Asia-Pacific is further studied across China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea, and Thailand. The Europe, Middle East & Africa is further studied across France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom.

Cumulative Impact of COVID-19:COVID-19 is an incomparable global public health emergency that has affected almost every industry, and the long-term effects are projected to impact the industry growth during the forecast period. Our ongoing research amplifies our research framework to ensure the inclusion of underlying COVID-19 issues and potential paths forward. The report delivers insights on COVID-19 considering the changes in consumer behavior and demand, purchasing patterns, re-routing of the supply chain, dynamics of current market forces, and the significant interventions of governments. The updated study provides insights, analysis, estimations, and forecasts, considering the COVID-19 impact on the market.

Competitive Strategic Window:The Competitive Strategic Window analyses the competitive landscape in terms of markets, applications, and geographies to help the vendor define an alignment or fit between their capabilities and opportunities for future growth prospects. It describes the optimal or favorable fit for the vendors to adopt successive merger and acquisition strategies, geography expansion, research & development, and new product introduction strategies to execute further business expansion and growth during a forecast period.

FPNV Positioning Matrix:The FPNV Positioning Matrix evaluates and categorizes the vendors in the Solar Farm Automation Market based on Business Strategy (Business Growth, Industry Coverage, Financial Viability, and Channel Support) and Product Satisfaction (Value for Money, Ease of Use, Product Features, and Customer Support) that aids businesses in better decision making and understanding the competitive landscape.

Market Share Analysis:The Market Share Analysis offers the analysis of vendors considering their contribution to the overall market. It provides the idea of its revenue generation into the overall market compared to other vendors in the space. It provides insights into how vendors are performing in terms of revenue generation and customer base compared to others. Knowing market share offers an idea of the size and competitiveness of the vendors for the base year. It reveals the market characteristics in terms of accumulation, fragmentation, dominance, and amalgamation traits.

Company Usability Profiles:The report profoundly explores the recent significant developments by the leading vendors and innovation profiles in the Global Solar Farm Automation Market, including ABB Ltd, Abengoa Solar SA, AllEarth Renewables, Array Technologies, DEGERenergie GmbH & Co. KG, Emerson Electric Co., Energia Ercam S.A., First Solar, Inc., General Electric, Haosolar Co. Ltd, Heliopower, Honeywell International, Inc., M.B Control & Systems Pvt. Ltd., Mecasolar, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, NEXTracker, Inc., Rockwell Automation, Inc., Siemens AG, Smarttrak Solar Systems, Trabant Solar Inc., and Yokogawa Electric Corporation.

The report provides insights on the following pointers:1. Market Penetration: Provides comprehensive information on the market offered by the key players2. Market Development: Provides in-depth information about lucrative emerging markets and analyze penetration across mature segments of the markets3. Market Diversification: Provides detailed information about new product launches, untapped geographies, recent developments, and investments4. Competitive Assessment & Intelligence: Provides an exhaustive assessment of market shares, strategies, products, certification, regulatory approvals, patent landscape, and manufacturing capabilities of the leading players5. Product Development & Innovation: Provides intelligent insights on future technologies, R&D activities, and breakthrough product developments

The report answers questions such as:1. What is the market size and forecast of the Global Solar Farm Automation Market?2. What are the inhibiting factors and impact of COVID-19 shaping the Global Solar Farm Automation Market during the forecast period?3. Which are the products/segments/applications/areas to invest in over the forecast period in the Global Solar Farm Automation Market?4. What is the competitive strategic window for opportunities in the Global Solar Farm Automation Market?5. What are the technology trends and regulatory frameworks in the Global Solar Farm Automation Market?6. What is the market share of the leading vendors in the Global Solar Farm Automation Market?7. What modes and strategic moves are considered suitable for entering the Global Solar Farm Automation Market?Read the full report: https://www.reportlinker.com/p06087949/?utm_source=GNW

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MELBOURNE, Australia, July 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --FlexRule, listed amongst the 10 Australian SaaS Companies to Watch in 2021presents FlexRule X, the next-gen end-to-end decision automation platform delivers the perfect combination of rule-based decisioning, human workflow, machine learning, and decision robotics for leaders to improve the quality and speed of their key business decisions.

FlexRule X is the most advanced and comprehensive end-to-end decision automation platform packed with powerful capabilities required for automating business decisions. FlexRule is giving early access to the platformfor you to explore all these features and more.

FlexRule X platform democratizes decision automation and enables leaders to use the right AI technology for the right problem, thus ensuring success, maximizing ROI of automation initiatives, and delivering real business values. It empowers business, operation, and technology leaders to improve the speed and quality of key business decisions that are influenced by infinite and frequent changes in regulated environments.

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FlexRule Advanced Decision Management Suitea powerful, low-code, unified platform, architected for the businesses to make optimized, customer-centric, and situation-aware decisionsenabling organizations to automate end-to-end operational decisions and tactical business decisions across business rules, processes, data, analytics, and robotics. With customers ranging from start-ups to large enterprises to government agencies, FlexRule has delivered game-changing business results across many industries such as Finance, Healthcare, Energy, insurance, banking, telecom, security & risk management, technology & consulting, and supply chain & logistics.

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List of the Companies Profiled in the Global Network Automation Market: 6Connect, Inc. (California, United States), Anuta Networks International, LLC (Dublin, Ireland), AppViewX, Inc. (New York, United States), Apstra, Inc. (California, United States), Arista Networks, Inc. (California, United States), BlueCat Networks, Inc. (Toronto, Ontario), BMC Software, Inc. (Texas, United States), Cisco Systems, Inc. (California, United States), Cumulus Networks, Inc. (California, United States), Entuity, Inc. (London, United Kingdom), Fujitsu Ltd (Tokyo, Japan), HCL Technologies, Ltd (Noida, India), HelpSystems, LLC. (Minnesota, United States), IBM Corporation (New York, United States)

Pune, India, July 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global network automation market size is expected to experience significant growth by reaching USD 22.58 billion by 2027 while exhibiting a stellar CAGR of 24.2% between 2020 and 2027. This growth is attributable to the surging investment in development and implementation of advanced technologies and the increasing adoption of connected devices that favor the adoption of innovative network automation solutions globally. Fortune Business Insights, in its latest report, titled, Network Automation Market Size, Share & COVID-19 Impact Analysis, By Component (Solution, Services), By Network Type (Physical, Virtual, Hybrid), By Deployment (On Premises, Cloud), By Organization Size (Large Enterprises, SMEs), By End User (IT and Telecom, BFSI, Manufacturing, Energy and Utilities, Healthcare, Education, Others), and Regional Forecast, 2020-2027., mentions that the market stood at USD 4.00 billion in 2019 and is projected to showcase an exponential growth in the forthcoming years.

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SEGMENTATION

Solution Segment to Hold Highest Market Share Backed by Surging Adoption of Automated Solutions

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The solutions segment, based on the component, is expected to experience considerable growth backed by the increasing adoption of these solutions by operation teams to deliver efficient business processes.

What does the Report Provide?

The Network Automation Market report includes an in-depth analysis of several factors such as the key drivers and restraints that will have an impact on the market. Furthermore, the report includes significant insights into the regional insights that include different regions, which are contributing to the market growth. It includes the competitive landscape involving the leading companies and the adoption of strategies by them to introduce new products, announce partnerships, collaborate, and acquire other companies that will contribute to the market growth during the forecast period. Moreover, the research analyst has adopted several research methodologies such as Porters five forces analysis to obtain information about the current trends and industry developments that will drive the market growth between 2020 and 2027.

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Reduced Investments in Development of New Automation Services amid COVID-19 to Hinder Growth

The economic loss suffered by the SMEs since the first quarter of 2020, has propelled them to cut down expenses on business operations. This has led to a temporary reduction in the investments on the development of new advanced network automation solutions by the companies that is leading to a restraint market growth globally. However, post-pandemic, the introduction of 5G technology, along with the increasing need for the adoption of digitalization in business processes is expected to favor the market growth in the near future.

Network automation is a process that involves automation of networks and their services that include operations, planning, deployment, and optimization, among others. Additionally, it adopts advanced software to provide security and efficient management to maximize network functionality for the business processes across the globe.

REGIONAL INSIGHTS

North America to Remain Dominant; Rising Investment in 5G Project to Promote Growth

Among all the regions, North America is expected to remain at the forefront and hold the highest position in the global network automation market during the forecast period. The region stood at USD 1.33 billion in 2019 and is expected to gain momentum owing to the rising investment in 5G projects in the region. Additionally, the growing focus on deploying advanced wireless network automation solutions by the major companies in the region will favor market growth.

Europe, on the other hand, is anticipated to showcase significant growth owing to the increasing need for network optimization and compliance management backed by the surging number of internet subscribers in the region between 2020 and 2027.

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COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Key Players Focus on Business Transformation by Partnering Other Companies

The global network automation market comprises small, medium, and large companies striving to gain a major chunk and further maintain a stronghold. They are doing so by focusing on partnering with other companies to develop advanced solutions and boost their sales revenue. Furthermore, other key players are adopting strategies such as the introduction of new products, facility expansion, and merger and acquisition to maintain their presence in the fiercely competitive global marketplace.

Industry Development:

June 2020 Anuta Networks announced its partnership with Juniper Networks to integrate its advanced ATOM platform into Junipers existing network automation portfolio. The partnership is anticipated to cement their position in the market and further aid in catering to the increasing demand for innovative network automation services.

List of the Companies Profiled in the Global Network Automation Market:

6Connect, Inc. (California, United States)

Anuta Networks International, LLC (Dublin, Ireland)

AppViewX, Inc. (New York, United States)

Apstra, Inc. (California, United States)

Arista Networks, Inc. (California, United States)

BlueCat Networks, Inc. (Toronto, Ontario)

BMC Software, Inc. (Texas, United States)

Cisco Systems, Inc. (California, United States)

Cumulus Networks, Inc. (California, United States)

Entuity, Inc. (London, United Kingdom)

Fujitsu Ltd (Tokyo, Japan)

HCL Technologies, Ltd (Noida, India)

HelpSystems, LLC. (Minnesota, United States)

IBM Corporation (New York, United States)

Infoblox (California, United States)

Intraway Corporation (Argentina)

IPsoft, Inc. (New York, United States)

Juniper Networks, Inc. (California, United States)

NetBrain Technologies, Inc. (Massachusetts, United States)

Onapsis Inc. (Massachusetts, United States)

Red Hat, Inc. (North Carolina, United States)

Riverbed Technology, Inc. (California, United States)

Veriflow Systems, Inc. (United States)

VMware, Inc. (California, United States)

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Key Takeaways

Market Dynamics

Macro and Micro Economic Indicators

Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities and Trends

Impact of COVID-19

Short-term Impact

Long-term Impact

Competition Landscape

Business Strategies Adopted by Key Players

Consolidated SWOT Analysis of Key Players

PESTLE Analysis

Porters Five Force Analysis

Supply chain Analysis

Global Network Automation Key Players Market Share Insights and Analysis, 2019

Key Market Insights and Strategic Recommendations

Primary Interviewees Key Responses

Companies Profiled (Covered for key 10 players only)

Overview

Key Management

Headquarters etc

Offerings/Business Segments

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Employee Size

Key Financials

Past and Current Revenue

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Automation is the ability to transform raw material into a finished product with very little human interaction, said Douglas Clark, lead instructor in TSTCs Automation and Controls Technology program in Marshall.

Automation, which combines instrumentation, mechatronics and robotics, is increasing in East Texas and throughout the nation, Clark said.

Right now, I cant place as many students as there are jobs, he said. Manufacturing has gone through a new era. It is called Industry 4.0, the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It is a revolution of smart devices. We are at a point where everything can communicate with everything else via smart devices. That has changed everything with manufacturing.

Some of the automation jobs open now in East Texas include those for automation engineers, automation technicians and electrical maintenance technicians, according to Indeed.com.

TSTC Automation and Controls Technology graduates have been hired by AEP, Phillips 66, Worley and other companies, according to information from TSTCs Career Services department.

Todays students, and tomorrows industrial leaders, must be automation-savvy, said Doug Shryock, director of workforce and economic development at the East Texas Council of Governments in Kilgore. They must have foundational knowledge and be fearless in learning new applications and techniques. Companies in the age of telemarketing looking to hire are less concerned about where their employees sit, and more concerned about connectivity and technological aptitude.

The World Economic Forum has estimated that by 2030 more than one billion people will need to be reskilled because of job transformation during the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Maybe it (automation) will do away with certain traditional jobs, but it will create specific jobs that understand how the robotics work, how the operations work, how manufacturing works, how smart sensors work and how to interpret the data, said Roland Leija, lead instructor in TSTCs Mechatronics Technology program in Harlingen. What we are doing is training that generation of technicians that is familiar with smart systems, automation systems and Industry 4.0.

Leija said workers may find themselves next to cobots, collaborative robots that have built-in sensors. He said they are low-velocity robots that can be within inches of a person and stop if bumped into. He said preventive maintenance is a key component of automation. Workers will be needed to maintain conveyor belts, robots and other equipment.

Clark said it is critical to tout the benefits of automation jobs and the salaries that can be earned to students before they enter college. But workers already in different stages of their careers also need to consider the future of automation jobs.

We have a great opportunity to train that young workforce to be ready and willing to tackle this new technology, and the companies will prosper because of that, Clark said.

Leija is excited about the future of automation and its job potential.

It is only going to get better, Leija said. At some point, it will transition to some basic levels of artificial intelligence where you will have a system to manage certain things, maybe with some human interactions and permissions given to it.

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Artificial intelligence (AI), automation and big data analytics projects are fueling a fundamental shift towards flash-based object storage, new data suggests.

This is according to a new report from software-defined object storage firm Scality, which found that, while some businesses expect the change to happen within a year, others believe a three-year time period is more realistic.

Polling IT decision-makers in the UK, France and Germany, the company discovered that most organizations looking to deploy advanced AI or ML projects are pivoting towards all-flash object storage, as it provides comprehensive data protection and rapid access to massive volumes of unstructured data.

While 90 percent of respondents across all three countries believe the move will take five years, the majority of French firms (76 percent) expect the change to wrap up within three.

A slim minority (3 percent) even think the change could occur within a year - mostly UK firms in the IT, technology, telecommunications, retail, distribution, and transport industries.

As flash becomes available at higher densities and lower costs, it is now suitable for high-capacity data storage, explained Paul Speciale, Chief Product Officer at Scality.

Object storage has begun to embrace flash media and, as the cost of flash decreases, it is likely to become the default media for object storage and will effectively make object storage the new primary storage for a much broader range of applications.

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You can pull a less-skilled worker in and have them adapt to our system much easier, said Ryan Hillis, a Meltwich vice president. It certainly widens the scope of who you can have behind that grill.

With more advanced kitchen equipment, software that allows online orders to flow directly to the restaurant and other technological advances, Meltwich needs only two to three workers on a shift, rather than three or four, Mr. Hillis said.

Such changes, multiplied across thousands of businesses in dozens of industries, could significantly change workers prospects. Professor Warman, the Canadian economist, said technologies developed for one purpose tend to spread to similar tasks, which could make it hard for workers harmed by automation to shift to another occupation or industry.

If a whole sector of labor is hit, then where do those workers go? Professor Warman said. Women, and to a lesser degree people of color, are likely to be disproportionately affected, he added.

The grocery business has long been a source of steady, often unionized jobs for people without a college degree. But technology is changing the sector. Self-checkout lanes have reduced the number of cashiers; many stores have simple robots to patrol aisles for spills and check inventory; and warehouses have become increasingly automated. Kroger in April opened a 375,000-square-foot warehouse with more than 1,000 robots that bag groceries for delivery customers. The company is even experimenting with delivering groceries by drone.

Other companies in the industry are doing the same. Jennifer Brogan, a spokeswoman for Stop & Shop, a grocery chain based in New England, said that technology allowed the company to better serve customers and that it was a competitive necessity.

Competitors and other players in the retail space are developing technologies and partnerships to reduce their costs and offer improved service and value for customers, she said. Stop & Shop needs to do the same.

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Pandemic Wave of Automation May Be Bad News for Workers - The New York Times

NEW YORK, July 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Insights Automation firm quantilopecommissioned a study conducted by Forrester Consulting in June 2021 to evaluate the potential return on investment an enterprise brand may receive by implementing their automated research technology. With a specific focus on research and consumer insights departments, the study provides an overview of the quantifiable and unquantifiable benefits organizations can expect by working with quantilope to conduct their market research projects.

Forrester's in-depth analysis shows that over a three-year period, organizations can experience net benefits of $2.7M and an ROI of 319% for their research budgets, with payback from the initial investment received in less than 3 months. The results include the financial benefits quantilope provides by automating advanced consumer research projects on an end-to-end platform allowing users to eliminate external market research agency fees, increase their research fielding time efficiencies, and eliminate legacy DIY tools.

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Quality Research Methodologies: quantilope offers fully customizable and automated research methodologies such as conjoint, TURF, KDA, implicit association tests, and more. The intuitive platform allows users to accomplish more high-quality insights projects in less time compared to working with traditional market research agencies.

Immediate Access to Data & Visualizations: quantilope connects the entire market research process to allows insights teams to access, edit, and view each step of a research project in real-time. One customer insights manager said: "Just recently, I had a survey out in the field, and I wanted to add an additional question. With quantilope, I was able to quickly make the change and see results within a day."

Dynamic Partnership: With quantilope, clients receive exceptional empowerment, training, and support to gain the confidence and skills to get the most out of the platform. One interviewee said: "[The quantilope team] not only listened to our specific requests, but they offered meaningful input, giving us different ways to address issues regarding consumer perspective. There was collaboration between research and marketing that seldom happens with other vendors."

The combination of quantifiable and unquantifiable benefits identified in the Forrester study showcase how insights managers can transform the speed, substance, and scale of their research processes by implementing quantilope's Insights Automation platform into their research departments. Created for researchers by researchers, quantilope offers a new streamlined approach to conduct market research that's fast and affordable - without sacrificing quality.

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About quantilope: quantilopeis an insights automation platform automating advanced research methodologies including Conjoint, MaxDiff, TURF, Implicit Association Tests, Tracking and more. Our end-to-end platform connects the entire market research process from the research question to the questionnaire design, professional panel management, live reporting, in-depth analysis, and data visualization. The average project turnaround time is 1 5 business days.

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An increase in automation, especially in service industries, may prove to be an economic legacy of the pandemic.

Businesses from factories to fast-food outlets to hotels turned to technology last year to keep operations running amid social distancing requirements and contagion fears. Now the outbreak is ebbing in the United States, but the difficulty in hiring workers at least at the wages that employers are used to paying is providing new momentum for automation, Ben Casselman reports for The New York Times.

After having trouble finding workers, a Checkers franchisee put in a system from Valyant AI, a Colorado-based start-up that makes voice recognition systems for restaurants, to take drive-through orders. Now customers are greeted by an automated voice designed to understand their orders including modifications and special requests suggest add-ons like fries or a shake, and feed the information directly to the kitchen and the cashier.

Self-checkout lanes at grocery stores have reduced the number of cashiers; many stores have simple robots to patrol aisles for spills and check inventory; and warehouses have become increasingly automated. Kroger in April opened a 375,000-square-foot warehouse with more than 1,000 robots that bag groceries for delivery customers. The company is even experimenting with delivering groceries by drone. Other companies in the industry are doing the same.

With air travel off limits, a manufacturer used augmented-reality technology in its factories to bring in experts to help troubleshoot issues at a remote plant.

Technological investments that were made in response to the crisis may contribute to a post-pandemic productivity boom, allowing for higher wages and faster growth. But some economists say the latest wave of automation could eliminate jobs and erode bargaining power, particularly for the lowest-paid workers, in a lasting way.

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The pandemic has brought more automation, which could have long-term impacts for workers. - The New York Times