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Amazon Leasing Air Cargo Space, Delivering by Drone

Multichannel Merchant

Amazon, facing a continued slowdown in its ecommerce business and under pressure to boost flagging sales, is looking to sell excess capacity on its commercial cargo jetliners used to move goods among its network of warehouses here and in Europe, Bloomberg reports. billion, which is $48.6 billion more than in 2019. billion, which is $48.6

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U.S. Freight Logistics Industry Recession Continues with Some Hopeful Signs

Supply Chain Matters

The Logistics Managers Index Report® , compiled by researchers at Arizona State University, Colorado State University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rutgers University and the University of Nevada Reno , and in conjunction with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), reported an April 2023 value of 50.9,

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

The auto industry makes up less than 9% of chip demand by revenue, and that figure is expected to increase by 10% per year until 2025. Retailers like Amazon are chartering private cargo ships, making their own containers, and leasing planes to bypass supply chain disruptions like long wait times for dock space and workers. Upply ).