Two months ago, GM rapidly transformed its Warren, Michigan plant into a PPE production facility. Within a week of starting the project, it was pumping out masks with a target of at least 50,000 per day. That wasn’t the end of GM’s COVID-19 response, though. GM realized it needed a solid return to work strategy […]
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Social distancing and contact tracing are both crucially important when companies start to reopen safely. This past week Las vegas closed down its bars after recently reopening many of its businesses. It’s possible if social distancing was better adhered to, they would have not needed to close down. Enter Polte – they have a new […]
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The news of the day is organizations will make users sign waivers before gathering to work or be part of a rally, sporting event, etc. Beyond liability, many organizations want to keep occupants as safe as possible. In factories and workspaces for example. To assist in this endeavor, Kogniz, a security and machine learning company […]
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So here we are, another day into the COVID-19 pandemic but not knowing much more than we have for the past few months. The WHO put out a statement about asymptomatic carriers – then later retracted it. About all we know the U.S. is about to go over the 2 million confirmed case mark, which […]
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LiDAR (Light Detecting and Ranging) technology is most widely known for its use in autonomous vehicles. The technology essentially work by sending out light pulses that reflect off physical objects, with the time it takes for those pulses to return being used to develop accurate 3D spatial renderings that can be leveraged in many use […]
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Understanding customer and visitor behavior and movement patterns has long been a key driven of revenue and customer experience. But, never has understanding these patterns been more important than today, as businesses need to also contend with distancing and capacity guidelines as movement restrictions that have been in place for more than two months begin […]
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The good news is that, after more than two months of business closures and teleworking, many workers are starting to return to their offices – albeit slowly and in reduced capacities. The bad news is the COVID-19 coronavirus that has already infected almost 6 million people across the globe is not gone. In fact, most […]
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COVID-19 will leave lasting effects on the workforce. While millions of workers will continue to enjoy working from home, millions of others will take on the commute once again and return to the workplace. Whether it’s a factory, restaurant or contact center, certain precautionary measures coming when we reopen and, one of the primary is […]
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