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

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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. Intel is investing over $20 billion to build two new chip factories in Ohio. The uptick’s been attributed to gaps in regulatory and process execution, and a shortage of skilled labor in warehouses.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 27 – March 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

Over the course of the next week, nearly 6,000 workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer , Alabama are voting on whether they want to be represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. The governors urging the change are from Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Kansas, South Carolina, Alabama, and Missouri.