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Robotics and Logistics - Economies of Scale in Action!

Graham Watson

14th January 2022

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You might consider this clip as an example of technological innovation, or, perhaps and example of economies of scale.

However you choose to slice it, DHL has opened a large robotic sorting centre in Israel that it thinks will match anything in Europe and lower costs in the region.

DHL opens Middle East's largest robotic sorting center in Israel
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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to tutor2u, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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