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Addressing Labor Shortages in Warehouse and DC Operations

NC State SCRC

The American Trucking Association expect a shortage of roughly 70,000 truck drivers in 2019, which will increase to 175,000 by 2026. One facility has low turnover and one has higher turnover – we see a real difference in slower productivity, more shipping errors, and less continuous improvement going on.”.

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Key Trends and Themes for Supply Chain and Logistics in 2024

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billion by 2026. For example, a brick-and-mortar retailer might use its physical stores as mini-distribution centers, fulfilling online orders from in-store inventory to reduce shipping times and costs. A recent study by MarketsandMarkets predicts that the blockchain supply chain market will grow from $253 million in 2020 to $3.27