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Amazonis the second largest employer in the US after wal-martcan cut the number by millions Jobs by replace human workers robots over the next decade, according to a report based on internal documents.
possible strategy, reported by the new York TimesThe comes from Amazon’s automation team, which provided figures that show the company could avoid hiring more than 160,000 people in the United States it would otherwise need by 2027.
Near Retail Colossus was suggested earlier Robotic automation will enable the company to double its sales of products by 2033, without increasing its US workforce.
A trove of documents, including interviews conducted by Times, There are suggestions that such an overhaul would result in more than 600,000 people that Amazon would not need to hire over the next decade.
However, Amazon has rejected this Times‘conclusion. in an email to IndependentAmazon said the 600,000 figure originated from a document from a team within the company, which it said was not involved in the hiring.
Spokeswoman Kelly Nantel said: “Leaked documents often paint an incomplete and misleading picture of our plans, and that’s the case here. In our written narrative culture, thousands of documents circulate across the company at any given time, each with varying degrees of accuracy and timeliness.
“In this instance, the content appears to reflect only one team’s perspective and does not represent our overall recruitment strategy across our various operational business lines – now or going forward.”
He said, “No company has created more jobs in the US over the past decade than Amazon. We are actively hiring at operating facilities across the country and recently announced plans to fill 250,000 positions in time for the holiday season.”
Despite assurances, Amazon’s drive to use cutting-edge robotics to streamline operations and cut costs will come as a bit of a surprise to many.
according to TimesSpecific changes are happening at a rapid pace: At Amazon’s superfast delivery centers, the company is aiming to build warehouses that employ a minimal human workforce. Documents from the firm’s robotics team suggest a goal of automating 75 percent of its operations at these facilities.
Furthermore, Amazon’s drive toward more efficient operations and increased automation has already made it a leader in retail that other companies emulate. As more advanced robotics become available, economies of scale suggest Amazon will serve as a model for other major retailers.
Amazon now operates more than one million robots across its fulfillment network, reaching out to its 1.56 million-strong human workforce, most of whom are employed in warehouses.
These robots, ranging from mobile units carrying inventory to robotic arms that pick, sort and package items, now assist in about three-quarters of Amazon’s global deliveries.
The company has a rich history of technological innovation, which sits uneasily with its equally extensive history of scandals in human resources.
For every story about new drone deliverythere’s one more thing about it strikes, Tension, And Pressure On people working at Amazon facilities around the world.
As progress toward robots continues, the need for human workers will naturally decrease.
Amazon attributes increase in sales to automation in July this year Reducing physical stress and improving workplace safetyYet, the data also showed that the campaign was already contributing to a decline in average warehouse staffing levels. The typical Amazon facility now employs just 670 people, the lowest number in 16 years.