import nltk from nltk.corpus import stopwords from nltk.tokenize import word_tokenize # Text text = “Ikea has enlisted more drones to keep tabs on its inventory. In a blog post shared last week, Ingka, the legal entity responsible for most of Ikea’s stores, says it now has a total of 100 autonomous drones counting stock in its warehouses during nonoperational hours. Ikea first partnered with the drone-making company Verity in 2020 to deploy the drones in Switzerland, but now, the company says they’re zipping around 16 locations across Belgium, Croatia, Slovenia, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. The Swedish furniture giant says the drones help improve the accuracy of product availability and also support “a more ergonomic workplace,” as it saves employees from counting stock manually. Verity, which specializes in creating self-flying drones for warehouses and even concerts, was founded by Raffaello D’Andrea, one of the creators of Kiva Systems, or what’s now called Amazon Robotics. As noted by D’Andrea in 2020, the drones work by taking off from a charging station and then going to each pallet in the warehouse to capture images, videos, and 3D depth scans of the items. Once the job is done, the drones return to their charging stations to download the collected data. The drones not only count inventory but also help employees determine if something’s missing or in the wrong spot. This isn’t the only high-tech solution Ikea has used to streamline work in its warehouses. In its Covina, California, store, Ikea employs an automated racking system that has eliminated the “majority” of forklifts to help keep more items in stock. Ikea has also experimented with an automated warehouse in Croatia where “small, radio-controlled robots” retrieve bins containing the company’s products and deliver them to employees during order fulfillment. “Introducing drones and other advanced tools — such as, for example, robots for picking up goods — is a genuine win-win for everybody,” Tolga Öncu, the head of retail at Ingka Group, says. “It improves our co-workers’ wellbeing, lowers operational costs, and allows us to become more affordable and convenient for our customers.” # Tokenize the text tokens = word_tokenize(text) # Remove stopwords stop_words = set(stopwords.words(‘english’)) filtered_tokens = [word for word in tokens if word.lower() not in stop_words] # Calculate word frequency freq_dist = nltk.FreqDist(filtered_tokens) # Get top 10 keywords top_keywords = freq_dist.most_common(10) KEYWORDS = [keyword[0] for keyword in top_keywords] # Themes or categories THEMES = [‘inventory management’, ‘automation’, ‘warehouse optimization’] # Summary summary = “Ikea has implemented drones in its warehouses to count inventory during nonoperational hours. The drones, deployed in multiple locations, improve the accuracy of product availability and save employees from manual stock counting. Additionally, Ikea has utilized automated racking systems and radio-controlled robots in its warehouses to streamline work and keep more items in stock. These high-tech solutions, including drones and advanced tools, have resulted in improved wellbeing for employees, lower operational costs, and increased affordability and convenience for customers.” print(KEYWORDS) print(THEMES) print(“Summary: “ + summary)
| Signal | Change | 10y horizon | Driving force |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikea enlists drones for inventory counting | Automation and Efficiency | Increased use of drones for inventory management | Improved accuracy, cost reduction, convenience |
| Use of drones expands to multiple locations | Expansion and Scalability | Drones used in more countries and warehouses | Improved inventory management, increased efficiency |
| Drones improve accuracy and workplace ergonomics | Operational Improvement | More accurate product availability, reduced physical strain for employees | Enhanced inventory management, employee well-being |
| Ikea utilizes automated racking system in California | Automation and Efficiency | Reduced need for forklifts, improved stock management | Increased productivity, streamlined operations |
| Testing automated warehouse with robots in Croatia | Automation and Efficiency | Increased use of robots for order fulfillment | Improved order processing, cost reduction |
| Adoption of high-tech solutions for operational improvement | Technological Advancement | More advanced tools for inventory management and order fulfillment | Enhanced efficiency, cost reduction, customer convenience |