Every figure, and where it came from

Anilox volume and wear thresholds

• Volume-loss and resurfacing thresholds Manufacturer and refurbisher published guidance · Pamarco, ARC International, Aalberts Surface Technologies, Harper Corporation of America, Apex International. Thresholds in the issue are attributed to the supplier that published them, by name, because they do not agree with one another.

Workforce and the retirement cliff

• Manufacturing roles projected unfilled through 2033 Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute, 2024 · of 3.8 million roles needed through 2033, roughly half may go unfilled.
• Printing workforce age distribution Graphic Communications Workforce Coalition survey · 36 percent of the industry workforce aged 51 to 60 as far back as 2016.
• Regional employment projections Oregon Employment Department, citing federal projections.
• Roles created against roles displaced by 2030 World Economic Forum with Indeed's Hiring Lab · 170 million created against 92 million displaced, a net gain of 78 million; assessment of more than 2,800 skills.

Automation, judgment and the human in the loop

• Consultant performance with and without AI assistance Harvard, Wharton, MIT and BCG · 758 consultants · fieldwork 2023.
• The irony of automation Bainbridge, L. (1983), "Ironies of Automation," Automatica · automating the easy parts makes the operator's remaining judgment more critical, not less.
• Machine-alone versus machine-plus-clinician performance Journal of Clinical Medicine · comparison across brain scans and multiple organisations, including false-alarm rates.
• Contract review, machine versus practitioner Stanford CodeX with TermScout.

Data, records and cost

• Cost of a data breach IBM and Ponemon Institute · 604 organisations · 2024.
• Digital employee experience and lost time Gartner, with Nexthink.
• Consumer protection and data practices United States Federal Trade Commission.
• Productivity and operational improvement estimates McKinsey & Company.

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