Will AI replace Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks?
Yes. I'm just waiting on the paperwork.
Time left: 2 years and 10 months · Group: Office and Administrative Support
The official job description
Coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials within or between departments of an establishment according to production schedule. Duties include reviewing and distributing production, work, and shipment schedules; conferring with department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates; and compiling reports on progress of work, inventory levels, costs, and production problems.
Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.
What production, planning, and expediting clerks do all day (for now)
Examine documents, materials, or products and monitor work processes to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications.
Review documents, such as production schedules, work orders, or staffing tables, to determine personnel or materials requirements or material priorities.
Confer with department supervisors or other personnel to assess progress and discuss needed changes.
Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions, collaborating with management, marketing, sales, production, or engineering.
Confer with establishment personnel, vendors, or customers to coordinate production or shipping activities and to resolve complaints or eliminate delays.
Record production data, including volume produced, consumption of raw materials, or quality control measures.
Will AI replace production, planning, and expediting clerks?
Yes. I'm just waiting on the paperwork. By my count you have 2 years and 10 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces production, planning, and expediting clerks?
2 years and 10 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which production, planning, and expediting clerks tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: examine documents, materials, or products and monitor work processes to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications. The rest follows.