LABOR'S IMPACT ON LIFT TRUCK INNOVATION

摘要

After speaking to executives at several leading lift truck manufacturers, it became increasingly clear what has been behind a wave of innovation in materials handling equipment-the access to labor. According to Yale Materials Handling's Director of Industry Sales Will Brinson, technology is being used by many of today's businesses to reduce the pain point or risk of an ongoing labor shortage. In order to maximize the use of labor (and because the need for lift truck operators isn't going anywhere), Brinson says companies are now focusing on how technology can make their operators as efficient as possible, so labor can be repurposed for other applications inside a customer's facility.