Tuesday, March 15, 2016

How algorithms run Amazon's warehouses

A worker collects items at Amazon's Hemel Hempstead warehouse (Credit: Amazon)

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150818-how-algorithms-run-amazons-warehouses
The BBC’s Panorama programme has reported in the past on the high levels of accuracy and productivity expected of employees in Amazon warehouses. Reportedly, the pickers’ handheld devices in some warehouses count down the seconds that they have to retrieve the next product, in order to meet their performance targets.
Do you think that Amazon's working practices are fair?
Do you think that human involvement in amazon's warehouse will decline and why?
What other things did you learn from this report?
S4 students make a comment of at least 100 words please.

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