16: Potential Road Blocks When Investing in Automation with Jeff Hedges of JHedges Consulting

Automating the Chain

English - February 24, 2021 09:30 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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Previous Episode: 15: Making Robotics Versatile and Accessible for All with Henry Wood of Inovo Robotics

Next Episode: 17: The History of Industrial Robotics with Thomas Crihfield of SVT Robotics

In this episode, Tee sits down with Jeff Hedges, President & Owner of JHedges Consulting to talk about the evolution of Automation and how companies are utilizing the ever-changing technologies in the supply chain to increase productivity and drive growth.

Topics in this conversation include:

How Jeff got into industrial automation (1:53)How large the material handling industry is (4:26)Caution signs to look for when investing in the industry (6:26)Startups (14:11)The development in AI in software (17:51)The micro-fulfillment movement (18:29)The returns process (19:11)

Jeff Hedges is an Advisor, Coach, Educator to VC/PE firms & automation companies that specializes in robotic warehouse automation.

Automating The Chain bridges the learning gap between business executives and their technical counterparts. Each episode we learn from CTOs and experts in industrial automation as they explain their technology in an accessible way. For more information, or to subscribe, please visit https://www.automatingthechain.com/.