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This Week in Logistics News (February 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

While the bill would apply to warehouse workers regardless of their employer, the Teamsters are specifically pushing back on the e-commerce giant Amazon, which operates 17 fulfillment and sortation centers and 13 delivery stations in Arizona, employing some 33,000 full- and part-time employees, according to published reports.

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Trends 2021: Grocery Industry

Enterra Insights

Food industry reporters Jeff Wells ( @JeffWellsWH ), Sam Silverstein ( @SilversteinSam ), and Catherine Douglas Moran ( @c_douglasmoran ) note, “Having closed the book on one of the most tumultuous years in recent memory, grocers are now looking ahead to a 2021 filled with opportunity and uncertainty. Trends in the grocery industry.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 18-22, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Manhattan Associates Reports Record First Quarter 2016 Performance. Germany, Belgium, Estonia and the U.S., As reported by Robbie Whelan in the Wall Street Journal: Trucking companies say too many big rigs are plying the market, driving down the rates they can charge customers. ATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell 4.5%

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Final GAP Presentations Fill Strategic Needs - UCLA Anderson.

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

News and World Report. In total, 110 executives from Finland, Italy, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Estonia and the United States watched GAP teams present their findings before a panel of three expert judges. UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate. UCLA Anderson Speaker Series. UCLA Anderson Homepage. UCLA Anderson Forecast.

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A Global Push for R&D

Synovos

When it comes to automation and AI, this report from SDDigest examines how ready 25 countries are for the new era. South Korea tops the list followed by Germany, Singapore, Japan, Canada, Estonia, France, the UK and the U.S. It’s all based on a new index from The Economist magazine. See What Countries are Most Ready for Robots and AI?

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Manufacturing Pulse Report 2016

Supply Chain Movement

JDA’s Manufacturing Pulse report examining consumer industries has revealed that in the last 12 months, more than two-fifths (42%) of European adults have bought goods directly from a manufacturer. Manufacturing Pulse Report 2016. >>Please click on the red button and fill in the fields to activate the green download button.

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Gartner’s survey analysis: Women in Supply Chain 2016

Supply Chain Movement

Fewer than half of respondents report that their companies have goals of attracting, retaining and promoting more women into supply chain leadership roles. . ■ The percentage of women in leadership positions decreases as the corporate ladder rises. Industrial manufacturers have noticeably lower representation than other sectors. Costa Rica.