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Fortune
John Kell

How 8,000 robots are changing work inside logistics giant DHL Supply Chain

(Credit: Courtesy of DHL Supply Chain)

Sally Miller, the global chief information officer at DHL Supply Chain, has deployed more than 8,000 robotics systems across the logistics provider’s global sites, an investment in automation that has cut costs, lowered employee turnover, boosted workplace satisfaction, but also, fewer jobs.

“Does it reduce our dependency on labor? Yes, it does,” says Miller. “If anyone says otherwise, I don’t think they are being truthful.”

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