Edward Uechi

eBook, ePUB

Business Automation and Its Effect on the Labor Force (eBook, ePUB)

A Practical Guide for Preparing Organizations for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Beschreibung

Business Automation and Its Effect on the Labor Force informs business managers on new technologies that can make their industries more efficient. This book provides a primer on quantum computing, artificial intelligence, robotics, and sensors. As a business management book, managers can start planning for the future. The author predicts when the advanced systems would be ready to use. Getting a clearer picture of what is on the horizon, business managers can determine how many workers and machines will be needed. Managers will learn how to calculate the optimal mix of workers and machines.

Key Book Highlights

• Covering labor and technology in agriculture, manufacturing, construction, transportation, hospitality, health care, office administration, and education.
• A review of the evolution of systems, machines, and devices from the past to the present, and where the latest advancement is headed.
• A visual timeline showing when new systems and machines would be available for eight industries in the next 25 years.
• Succinct descriptions of eliminated jobs, retained jobs, and new roles for workers.
• A simplified method to calculate the costs of operations, allowing business managers to compare human productivity against machine productivity.
• Labor market information in context of technological innovation for state workforce agencies and local workforce development boards.
• Lists of occupations with Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes for labor economists, workforce development specialists, and job seekers.

Technische Details

• Geräte: eReader
• ohne Kopierschutz
• Größe: 2.8MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech
• E-Mail des Verlags für Barrierefreiheitsfragen: [e-mail]
• Navigation über vor-/zurück-Elemente ohne Inhaltsverzeichnis
• Seitennummerierung folgt dem gedruckten Werk
• Mathematische Inhalte in MathML für assistive Technologien
• Text und Medien in logischer Lesereihenfolge angeordnet
• Navigierbarer Index mit direktem Zugriff auf Indexbegriffe

Autor

Over a 25-year professional career, Edward Y. Uechi has helped people in the United States and other countries to use information technology (IT) to their advantage. After establishing his expertise in the IT field at a high-technology international corporation in Silicon Valley, he has provided training and technical assistance to government agencies and private companies. He currently works at the U.S. Department of Labor. Edward earned a Master of Public Administration degree from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. He is the author of Public Service Information Technology: The Definitive Manager's Guide to Harnessing Technology for Cost-Effective Operations and Services (Routledge/Productivity Press, 2020).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. September 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000646337
• Artikelnr.: 64237036

Rezensionen

"The extent of Uechi's research is genuinely impressive. A sweeping and authoritative look at the future of the tech-work connection." -Kirkus Reviews
Full Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/edward-uechi/business-automation-and-its-effect-on-the-labor-fo/

". . . welcome clarity, insight, and organizational coherence. The conclusions are persuasive, and the advice clear." -Publishers Weekly "Book Life"
Full Review: https://booklife.com/booklife-review/9781032038346