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Navigating the Digital Workforce: Harnessing Technology for Effective Employee Management

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In an age where remote work is becoming the new norm and digital tools are an integral part of our daily workflow, navigating the intricacies of a digital workforce can be both challenging and thrilling. Gone are the days of water cooler chats and walk-ins to your employees’ offices.

The contemporary workspace is an amalgamation of video calls, instant messaging, and cloud-based collaboration tools. But how can you manage your employees effectively in such an evolving landscape?

Technology, when skillfully utilized, can be your greatest ally in leading a highly engaged and productive team. [Read more…] about Navigating the Digital Workforce: Harnessing Technology for Effective Employee Management

HR Onboarding: The Most Important Step in Employee Retention

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The process of HR onboarding is one of the most crucial steps when it comes to employee retention. After all, it’s the first impression a new hire gets from their employer, and it lays the foundation for how they view their job and their relationship with their employer. As such, employers need to ensure that they’re providing an effective onboarding program to help ensure employees stay with the company for years to come. [Read more…] about HR Onboarding: The Most Important Step in Employee Retention

5 Excellent Ways You Can Make Employee Engagement More Accessible

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Adequately engaging and motivating employees has been a core focus for businesses of all sizes since the dawn of corporate history. It’s common knowledge that happy, engaged workers are essential to a thriving business environment.

However, until recently, employee engagement has had relatively low accessibility due to high labor costs or complex workflows. Fortunately, technological advancements have opened up new possibilities that make creating an atmosphere of engagement easier with minimal cost or effort.

In this blog post, we’ll be looking at five excellent ways you can use workflow background information to make employee engagement more accessible than ever before. [Read more…] about 5 Excellent Ways You Can Make Employee Engagement More Accessible

How have self-operating equipment and other innovations transformed the warehouse?

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In this Q&A interview, Kristi Montgomery, vice president innovation at Kenco Group, a leading third-party logistics provider, explains how automation has changed the supply chain

Question: How has self-operating equipment and other innovations transformed the warehouse?

Answer: It might be easier to ask how haven’t these innovations transformed the warehouse. Automation touches nearly every area of warehouse operations, from the moment the pen hits the blueprint.

For example, supply chain professionals lay warehouses out differently to account for automated lifts that collect and transport goods from racks, invest in automated carts to bring goods directly to pickers, and adopt technology that instructs pickers on exactly which items to pick and how many.

As consumer demand for quick and cheap shipping continues to grow, automation isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s a have-to-have. [Read more…] about How have self-operating equipment and other innovations transformed the warehouse?

How to Improve Employee Experience Management

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EEM (Employee Experience Management) is a big warm hug for your employees.

From onboarding to career development, it covers everything that makes your team feel appreciated and motivated. Unfortunately, many organizations need help to implement effective EEM strategies, leading to unhappy employees and high turnover rates.

Across the globe, just 64 percent of employees from various industries would recommend their workplace to friends and families. This shows how improving the employee experience of your organization is critical. [Read more…] about How to Improve Employee Experience Management

Zoox says its robotaxi is ‘first in the world to operate on public roads’

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Autonomous mobility-as-a-service company, Zoox, has completed what it describes as “a key milestone” – deploying “the world’s first purpose-built robotaxi on open public roads with passengers”.

On February 11, 2023, Zoox conducted the first run of its employee shuttle service in Foster City, California, marking “the first time in history” a purpose-built autonomous robotaxi without traditional driving controls carried passengers on open public roads.

To reach this milestone, Zoox completed rigorous testing on private roads and received approval from the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to operate its robotaxi on the state’s public roads. [Read more…] about Zoox says its robotaxi is ‘first in the world to operate on public roads’

ABD partners with Jevons Robotics to further automate industrial vehicles

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ABD Solutions has signed an agreement with Jevons Robotics to integrate Indigo Drive – a full stack system of autonomy and communications – with Jevons Robotics’ suite of automation-enabled industrial electric vehicles.

These vehicles will be operated automatically and supervised from a central control room improving safety and streamlining the mining process, both operationally and financially.

Todd Peate, CEO of Jevons Robotics, says: “We are delighted to announce a long-term partnership with ABD Solutions, a globally regarded automation company with substantial experience working with autonomous mining solution providers. [Read more…] about ABD partners with Jevons Robotics to further automate industrial vehicles

5 Ways Tech Startups Automate and Improve the Hiring Process

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With tens of thousands of layoffs across the technology sector, there seems to be an abundance of new talent, but this doesn’t mean that tech startups can just snap their fingers and get the perfect employee. Navigating the hiring process can be a challenge, even for experienced entrepreneurs.

Tech startups are competing against big companies with bigger budgets, more established networks, and abundant resources. However, startups can be successful in hiring if they take the right steps to streamline and automate their workflows.

In this article, we’ll show you five ways tech startups can navigate hiring challenges. [Read more…] about 5 Ways Tech Startups Automate and Improve the Hiring Process

Key Information About Scheduling Apps for Businesses

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Even though it’s 2023 and technology has advanced to the level where aspects of everyday life can be made simpler, many small to medium-sized businesses are still making the mistake of manually performing tasks that could benefit from automation.

One of the biggest areas lacking in digital support is the creation and management of employee schedules. [Read more…] about Key Information About Scheduling Apps for Businesses

VoIP Phone Systems: Automation in the World of Communication

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Automation is often a driver of efficiency. That is certainly the case, when it comes to communication systems, such as the ones led by VoIP. It has changed the way customers are taken care of when they call in, but also how a company can adapt itself better to their needs. Here is an overview on automation inside VoIP phone systems.  [Read more…] about VoIP Phone Systems: Automation in the World of Communication