One consequence of automation is that producers need fewer customers.
machines.
materials.
workers.

Explanation:

Answer is worker.

The idea is to replace the human being and to decrease the number of human errors in the production process, but what is more important to make the process faster. One consequence of automation is that producers need fewer workers.

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