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Challenge of the Automation

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Technology intervention in our workforce is inevitable. For past few years, we have witnessed an unprecedented growth in the manufacturing sector.  The way goods are manufactured, serviced and delivered are changing with the adoption of new technology, global reach, and faster communication. In many areas, a machine replacing human labour as well as it is taking on cognitive skills. Automation has long term implications. It is apparently threatening joblessness of semi and unskilled workforces. It is, therefore, necessary that automation should be sustainable and be able to create benefits for people. Automation is going to change the basic way of manufacturing, supply chain management system works. Robots will replace the labour intensive jobs, which would increase productivity. In reality, automation will provide an opportunity to create innovative and prolific jobs for human resources. Adaptability with technology is the key. Labor and machines are not two opposite sides competi