20 May 2021
Jennifer Johnson
Many people will want to continue working from home after the pandemic. Industry 4.0 will help (Credit: Shutterstock) At first glance, manufacturing doesn’t seem particularly well suited to remote work.
Despite automation, human operators are still a key component in many industrial processes. When Covid-19 first swept the world last year, deskbound workers seamlessly decamped to their home offices or kitchen tables and moved their meetings online. But this simply wasn’t possible for many people who spend their days on a production line or operating machinery.
The first instinct among most industrial firms was to reduce staffing levels as much as possible in an effort to contain the spread of the virus. Factories also had to set up infrastructure – from dividing screens to sanitising stations – to limit contact among remaining frontline workers. Industries with lengthy, cross-border supply chains recorded the worst dr
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