Supply Chain Organizations Need Chief Robotics Officer on Staff to Strategically Implement Robotics and Automation – Supply and Demand Chain Executive

With robotics and automation taking over more tasks in organizations, the role of the chief robotics officer (CRO) should be created to strategically drive the proliferation of these technologies, according to Gartner, Inc.

Nearly every business is going to have a robot doing something for them within the next decade, saysDwight Klappich, VP analyst with the Gartner Supply Chain practice. In fact, we interviewed 517 supply chain professionals from November to December of 2020 and found that 96% of respondents had used, or plan to use, cyber-physical automation in warehousing and manufacturing operations.

FromGartner Inc.:

The CRO role in supply chain will evolve similar to the CIO role in IT and start gaining in importance over the decade. If an organization is already automation-heavy, or wants to be, its best to start out with establishing a robotics center of excellence and work their way from there, Klappich says.

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Supply Chain Organizations Need Chief Robotics Officer on Staff to Strategically Implement Robotics and Automation - Supply and Demand Chain Executive