Automation is a threat to many different jobs, and some have called for a 鈥榬obot tax鈥� that could help offset some of the effects of the associated job losses. But this type of solution risks stifling innovation writes Assistant Professor Sanjith Gopalakrishnan in Canadian Manufacturing. Gopalakrishnan points to the Indian state of Kerala as a cautionary tale. It had one of the world鈥檚 first democratically elected communist governments, which implemented a system called nokku kooli.
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Published on: 28 Oct 2024
Congratulations to the 9I制作厂免费 Desautels professors who received 2023 SSHRC Insight Grants.
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) is the federal research funding agency that promotes and supports research and training in the humanities and social sciences.
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Published on: 8 Apr 2024
Authors: Sanjith Gopalakrishnan, Moksh Matta, Mona Imanpoor Yourdshahy and Vivek Choudhary
Publication: Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
Volume 25, Issue 3, May-June 2023, Pages 846-861
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Published on: 13 Jul 2023
Congratulations to听Sanjith Gopalakrishnan,听Assistant Professor in Operations Management, who has been awarded the听2023-2024 FRQSC New Academics Grant听(Soutien 脿 la recherche pour la rel猫ve professorale):
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Published on: 5 May 2023
Quebecers who want to buy cold beer and wine may soon need to head to their local d茅panneurs. The Societ茅 des alcools du Qu茅bec (SAQ) plans to reduce the number of fridges in their stores from 2700 to 918, saying it鈥檚 part of their plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. According Desautels assistant professor of operations management Sanjith Gopalakrishnan, this a good first step but there are bigger pieces to consider. "This will have cost savings for SAQ, and there might be some environmental benefits.
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Published on: 23 Mar 2023
As part of their effort to reduce emissions, large companies like McDonald鈥檚 have announced cuts to emissions from their own operations and power supply. These are known as Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, respectively. But large firms often do less to address emissions generated by the products they sell, which are known as Scope 3 emissions. McDonald鈥檚 is planning to install LED lights and power its restaurants with renewable energy. But it isn鈥檛 doing as much to address the carbon footprint of its food production.
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Published on: 22 Feb 2023
As heatwaves increase around the world and weather patterns become even more unpredictable, top researchers at 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management are finding novel solutions to the climate crisis鈥攕olutions that link multiple industries, regulatory bodies, leaders, entrepreneurs, workers, and consumers. Because the only way forward is together.
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Published on: 26 Jul 2022
Carbon emissions from a typical company鈥檚 supply chain are on average 5.5 times that of direct emissions, including from facilities and company vehicles. In certain sectors such as retail and food & beverage, that ratio goes up to 10 or 20 times. Reducing the environmental impact of supply chain emissions depends on both public pressure and government regulation.
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Published on: 2 Dec 2021
Authors: Sanjith Gopalakrishnan, D. Granot, F. Granot, G. So拧i膰, and H. Cui
Publication: Management Science, Volume 67, Issue 7, July 2021, Pages 4172-4190
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Published on: 8 Sep 2021
