Chapter 6Automation in Transportation and Warehousing
6.1 Chapter Summary
Chapter 6 describes the transportation and warehousing industry sector and the demand for human workers in this sector. An historical overview of technological systems in the past is provided. This background of past systems transitions to a review of future technological systems. Based on what has been developed, I predict which future systems would be available in the near and distant future. The chapter concludes with occupations that would be affected and unaffected by business automation brought on by the technological systems designed for transportation and warehousing.
6.2 Description of the Industry
The transportation and warehousing ...
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