Digital Transformation in Manufacturing and Supply Chain, with Artuğ Acar

Artuğ Acar joined RightHand Robotics as the Director of Product Management in 2019 and is responsible for defining the product vision, leveraging his years of experience in automation systems for warehouse and logistics industries. In his role, Artuğ analyzes customer requests, provides clarity to the engineering teams, prioritizes features/enhancements and customer requests, and creates the product roadmap.

Artuğ is originally from Izmir, Turkey. He has BS and two MS degrees in mechanical engineering and an MBA from Isenberg School of Management. He started his career as a mechanical design engineer 18 years ago and transitioned to software engineering after completing his academic studies at Northeastern University. Artuğ worked at several high tech companies in the Greater Boston area (MathWorks, Kiva/Amazon Robotics, Symbotic, Humatics) before joining RightHand Robotics.

Agenda:
– Challenges facing manufacturers and supply chain companies
– Businesses adapting to surge in demand due to pandemic
– Applications of Machine Learning (ML) in supply chain and how ML contributes to advancements in this space
– Businesses becoming more sustainable and reducing waste by increasing their automation footprint
– Predictions for manufacturing and supply chain industry’s future

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/273315