Business & Management Studies

Impact of AI and COVID-19 on manufacturing systems: An Asia Pacific Perspective on the two Competing exigencies

Impact of AI and COVID-19 on manufacturing systems: An Asia Pacific Perspective on the two Competing exigencies

This study examines the shift in demand for various technical skills with increased adoption of AI.

Authors

Malini Mittal Bishnoi, School of Humanities, Arts and Applied Sciences, Amity University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Swamynathan Ramakrishnan, School of Humanities, Arts and Applied Sciences, Amity University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Swathi Suraj, School of Humanities, Arts and Applied Sciences, Amity University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Ashish Dwivedi, Professor, Jindal Global Business School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India.

Summary

COVID-19 pandemic underscored reliance upon technology as the singular solution to many of humanity’s banes and provided impetus to Artificial Intelligence (AI). The unprecedented advent of COVID-19 posited several impediments to public health and welfare, and manufacturing systems in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. The primary intent of this study is to investigate the symbiotic influence of AI and COVID-19 on the job market of the APAC region and entailing volatility.

This study examines the shift in demand for various technical skills with increased adoption of AI. Review of existing literature scrutinized the research questions, and the analysis revealed a significant increase in new tasks being taken over by AI.

The methodology deployed in this study includes a systematic literature review protocol together with stringent inclusion and exclusion criteria to filter articles and data. An interpretivist philosophy, foregrounded in an inductive case-study approach ensemble the analysis and conclusion of the study.

Published in: Production and Manufacturing Research

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