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This Week in Logistics News (February 10 – 16)

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Labor shortages in transportation and warehousing are quick to make headlines, but job opportunities across the supply chain continue to go unfilled despite promising pay and benefits. And within the sector, the warehousing and storage category has added the most jobs.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 6 – 12)

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Retailers and manufacturers are flying more goods around the shipping crisis in the Red Sea , industry experts say, helping boost international airfreight operators after a long period of sagging cargo volumes. billion grant on Monday designed to commit the world’s top chipmaker to mass-produce its next generation of microchips in Arizona.

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UPS Strike Averted While Workers Gain Heat Protection

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Existing and newly purchased package cars would be fitted with air induction vents to alleviate extreme temperatures in the back of the vehicles where cargo is loaded and unloaded. Amazon and other third-party logistics companies have faced pressure to make warehouse work safer during heat waves.

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Home Delivery Robots: Last Mile Gamechangers

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When it comes to deploying robots, warehouse technology is more established, as the use of robots within warehouses is set to grow significantly. Warehouse labor shortages will continue to be the main growth driver for autonomous mobile robots. Robots continue to be a larger part of global supply chains.

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

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC), the company that makes the majority of latest-generation chips for Apple products, has committed to increasing capacity by spending $100 billion across the next three years, and building new factories in Arizona and Japan. IATA data shows global demand for air cargo markets jumped 3.7%

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Autonomous Driving and Logistics: The Effects

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Machines that can drive themselves are soon to become a reality in sea, land and air cargo delivery. It will probably change the processes currently associated with warehousing, supply chain management and several other critical features of logistics. Cargo Ships. In warehouses too, the self-driven concept will be utilized.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 9 – 15)

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Market fulfillment centers are a compact, modular warehouse built inside or added to a store, which, in addition to fresh and frozen items, can store thousands of other items. Cruise , the self-driving car unit of General Motors, has expanded its autonomous delivery pilot with Walmart in Arizona.