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Why Taxing Automation is a Bad Idea

Talking Logistics

Late last year, a San Francisco politician launched a statewide campaign to raise money for a California ballot that would penalize private enterprise for embracing automation in the workplace. But California is not the first to raise this idea. Certainly, there will be taxes that relate to automation.”.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 30 – August 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

I read earlier this week that Hershey said it would fall short of meeting demand for the Halloween and Christmas holiday seasons this year, blaming a scarcity of raw ingredients and difficulties in securing suppliers. And now on to this week’s logistics news: Amazon launches same-day delivery from brick-and-mortar retail brands.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The company announced a deal with Microsoft to help secure its supply chain by, among other things, using automation to speed up operations and replicate the company’s facilities online. The company secured fast maritime shipments as well as “airlift capacity to protect our suppliers.”

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This Week in Logistics News (March 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. million shares of Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), the air cargo operator said in a securities filing on Monday. The company’s supermarket chain Safeway is piloting a remote-controlled grocery delivery cart in Northern California with automated logistics specialist Tortoise.