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Technology has for a long time,
throughout the whole of the third
industrial revolution, replaced
manual labor in a variety of
processes and functions.
62% of the companies in the
survey report having replaced
manual workers with technology
during the past ten years.
Has your company during the past 10 years completed
the automation of major processes/ functions that have
reduced the need for manual labor?
Technology increasingly
replacing manual workers
Yes
No
Do not know
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