Part II: Trends Challenge the Material Handling Industry第二部分:趋势,挑战材料搬运业
Today we continue our post on future trends that will challenge the material handling industry.今天我们继续我们的后对未来的趋势将挑战材料搬运业。 Please see our June 6 post for Part I.请参阅我们的六月六日后为第一部分。
- Workplace. The workplace is already changing with a growing number of workers telecommuting and working from home. 工作场所。工作场所是与已在改变,越来越多的工人,远程办公和在家工作。 The traditional brick and mortar office is giving way to mobile and virtual offices.传统的砖和迫击炮办公室是让位给移动和虚拟办公室。 Computers, cell phones, teleconferencing and video conferencing allow people to do business with clients, colleagues and suppliers around the world from any location, including their kitchen table.电脑,手机,电话和视频会议,让人们有业务往来的客户,同事和供应商在世界各地的从任何地点,包括他们的餐桌。 Nearly 750,000 people already live and work out of their RVs.近75.0万人已经生活和工作,离开自己的rvs 。 The blurring of home and work boundaries is already starting to impact how we work and our expectations about work.模糊的家庭和工作的界限已经开始影响我们如何工作和我们的期望有关的工作。
- Biotechnology. Genetics, biotechnology and nanotechnology are the world’s new industrial frontier. 生物技术。遗传学,生物技术和纳米技术是世界新的产业前沿。 Scientists are creating undreamed of organisms and compounds that are revolutionizing our world, and all in ever more minute packages.科学家们正在创造undreamed生物体及化合物是革命化我们的世界,和所有在越来越多分钟的软件包。 Every year brings profound discoveries that will force us to redefine the role of industry, how we produce and use materials, and the role of workers.每年都带来了深刻的发现,将迫使我们重新界定工业的作用,我们如何生产和使用的材料,和工人的作用。
- Globalization. A global economy is a growing reality. 全球化的全球经济是一种日益增长的现实。 World markets are becoming increasingly interconnected.世界市场正日益相互关联的。 To be successful, businesses will have to look beyond local and regional resources to take advantage of market opportunities around the globe.要取得成功,企业将不得不眼光超越地方和区域资源,利用市场机会遍布全球。 As this occurs will the pressure of business and industrial inter-reliance have an affect on political, economic and social issues around the world.因为这会发生的压力,商业,工业及相互间的依赖,有一个影响的政治,经济和社会问题在世界各地。 It seems certain that opportunities for global influence and change will be created.看来,某些机会的全球影响力和改变将可创造。 The challenge will be to see that they are positive ones.挑战将是,看看他们是积极因素。















































