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In today's challenging labor market, numerous businesses are facing significant difficulties in tackling staff shortage challenges. Angela Weiser, the global marketing manager at JBT Automated Systems, engages in insightful interviews with JBT subject matter experts, covering a range of topics related to automating material movement using industrial mobile robots in warehouses, distribution centers, manufacturing plants, and hospitals. If your business is grappling with staff shortages and experiencing disruptions in operations, then you cannot afford to miss out on the Automate This! Podcast. Each episode is packed with valuable information that will assist you in comprehending the ways in which material transport automation, employing industrial mobile robots, can effectively future-proof your business.
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S2E1 - Revolutionizing Hospital Efficiency: Enhancing Throughput and Overcoming Staffing Challenges with AGVs and AMRs
Podcast Summary
In this Automate This podcast episode, I speak with Brandon Langdon, who is an industry expert on the use of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) and Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) in hospitals. We discuss how these technologies have the potential to improve patient care and reduce workload for staff members. However, it's important to get hospital staff on board with using these technologies to ensure their effective implementation. We discuss the importance of involving staff members in the selection and implementation process, providing adequate training and support, and addressing common concerns about using these technologies. We also talked about how hospitals can measure the effectiveness of AGVs and AMRs in improving hospital operations. Overall, with the right approach, hospitals can successfully implement these innovative technologies to improve patient care and hospital operations.
Key podcast takeaways
1. AGVs and AMRs can improve patient care and reduce workload for hospital staff members.
2. It's important to get hospital staff on board with using AGVs and AMRs to ensure effective implementation.
3. Involving staff members in the selection and implementation process can help build buy-in.
4. Adequate training and support can help ensure staff members feel comfortable using these technologies.
5. Common concerns about using AGVs and AMRs should be addressed upfront.
6. Measuring the effectiveness of AGVs and AMRs through tracking metrics can help determine their impact on hospital operations.
7. With patience and persistence, hospitals can successfully implement these innovative technologies to improve patient care and hospital operations.
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