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A New ‘Normal’ assistant editor
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Sandy Sun
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graphic designer
Lu Ying
onths into the Middle Eastern conflict, the market seems better designer@fdmasia.com
adjusted to the constant uncertainties surrounding the region, choosing business manager
Ding Yongmei
Minstead to focus on areas that they have more control over, like ding@fdmasia.com
meeting regulatory requirements and becoming more competitive. marketing assistant

Wasabi Liu
There is a new push for digitalisation, with its obvious benefits in terms of wasabi.liu@fdmasia.com
operations executive
efficiency and cost-savings across multiple areas, such as compliance, production Martin
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optimisation, and resource management.
circulation executive
And with the increasing prevalence of AI technology, adoption and Steven Sheng
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implementation are becoming easier and more seamless as well. contributors
Speaking of which, a lot of recent debates have been on whether AI will AHEC
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replace humans in the workforce, especially after a number of big companies Nadežda Langová
Šimon Beliansky
streamlined their business operations by laying off their staff. Jozef Fekiač
Ján Sedliačik
At the current stage, for the woodworking industry, AI seems more Prachi Pande
Shiva Shishodia
complementary because of the high degree of manual processes involved. Luis Carlos de Freitas
Márcio Lopes da Silva
A valuable tool that can give businesses a much-needed edge, it does not Francisco de Assis Costa Ferreira
Luciano José Minette
require a full suite of sophisticated software and equipment to function. Lucas Moraes Rufini de Souza
Nilton Cesar Fiedler
It is something that is worth a think about. Cassio Furtado Lima
Roldão Carlos Andrade Lima
Leonardo França da Silva
Stanley Schettino
Victor Crespo de Oliveira

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