Ops & Supply Chain Strategy

Jaguar Land Rover Partners with Nvidia on Autonomous Vehicles

Jaguar Land Rover is in collaboration with Nvidia to develop vehicles that can drive themselves, park autonomously, and provide drivers with more information and software-powered features. These driving technologies will be deployed in all Jaguar and Land Rover models in 2025, positioning Jaguar Land Rover to better compete with Tesla.

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Jaguar Land Rover Has Formed A Partnership With NVIDIA (Feb 16, 2022, DPCcars)

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By Anita Lee-Post, Ph.D.|2022-04-26T02:19:16+00:00April 25, 2022|Tags: automation, competitiveness, process strategy, product design, technology|

Amazon Tries On Brick-and-Mortar Clothing

Amazon is opening its first physical apparel store called Amazon Style in Los Angeles, in the latter part of 2022.

The store will have QR-coded clothes racks for customers to see item details, select items to send to a fitting room, and alert customers when a fitting room is ready. The fitting rooms have touchscreens for customers to request more items.

Customers can make purchases in store, buy at a later date, or find items remotely to deliver to the store to […]

By Anita Lee-Post, Ph.D.|2022-03-01T23:18:17+00:00March 1, 2022|Tags: competitiveness, customer service, service design, service operations, strategy|

Repurposing Robotic Dogs

Rising labor costs are incentivizing companies to expand their use of robotic dogs across many industries, including gas and utility companies, the military, and mining companies. In the medical field, robotic dogs are checking the vital signs of COVID patients.

While the four-legged robots often carry hefty price tags, upwards of $150,000, companies find the benefits can outweigh the costs.

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Where Four-Legged Robot Dogs Are Finding Work (Dec 26, 2021, CNBC)

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By Lisa M. Spencer|2022-02-21T04:36:16+00:00February 20, 2022|Tags: product design, product life cycle, productivity|

Amazon Adds Robotics Manufacturing To Its Repertoire

Amazon has opened a $40 million robotics manufacturing facility in Westborough, Massachusetts.

The facility has 350,000 square feet of offices, research and development labs, and manufacturing spaces. Mobile robots made in the facility will be used in Amazon’s warehouses worldwide for order fulfillment.

Video Spotlight:

Amazon’s Robotized Smart Factory in U.S. (Oct 24, 2021, InGear Media)
Amazon’s Robotic Empire: Jeff Bezos’ Smart Warehouses (Dec 23, 2021, Future City)

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By Anita Lee-Post, Ph.D.|2022-01-18T07:20:07+00:00January 18, 2022|Tags: automation, order fulfillment, productivity, robotics, service design|