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This Week in Logistics News (February 18 – 24)

Logistics Viewpoints

In a company blog post addressing staff, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the move to in-person work makes it easier to collaborate, learn and build workplace culture. Earlier this week, Target said it will spend $100 million to build a larger network of supply chain hubs to speed up and lower the cost of delivering online orders.

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Retail Apocalypse Predicted to Continue

Enterra Insights

Back in 2017, Bloomberg journalists Matt Townsend ( @matt_townsend ), Jenny Surane ( @jennysurane ), Emma Orr ( @emmajorr ), and Christopher Cannon ( @homiedonttweet ), predicted the retail apocalypse was just beginning.[3] We need to bring digital technology into the store to truly transform the customer’s experience.”

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The (Potential) Value of Labeling in the Lithium Ion Battery Supply Chain

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

1] Electric vehicle driven demand for lithium-ion battery raw materials such as cobalt and copper is expected to increase 10x by 2026. [2]. As such, our cost savings estimate only focused on differences in recovered material value from the time period of 2026 to 2040. Data and assumptions used in savings calculation: .

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Addressing Labor Shortages in Warehouse and DC Operations

NC State SCRC

He was promoted to a full-time job in 2017, and is now earning more than $16 an hour. Truck driver salaries are up, with private fleet drivers earning as much as $86,000 annually in 2017, with an entry level median position of $53,000. Automation can solve labor issues. Those skills led him to a part-time job at a FedEx Corp.

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