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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. million gallons of fuel every year, according to the request.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 6 – 12)

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To strengthen America’s climate resilience, President Biden has secured more than $50 billion for climate resilience and adaptation through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, and established a National Climate Resilience Framework , which is advancing locally tailored, community-driven climate resilience strategies.

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Driver Shortage, Driverless Vehicles, and Other Supply Chain Curiosities

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Currently, most driverless opportunities are limited to secure private zones or closed environments, such as warehouses, campus environments or last mile runs from depot to front door. The Curious Case of the Headless Driver. Make no mistake, driverless vehicles are here to stay, driver shortage or not. To learn more, visit [link].

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This Week in Logistics News (April 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

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.

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

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Learn more on how to overcome today’s supply chain challenges by securing the free guide, 8 Winning Strategies to Combat Supply Shortages. The uptick’s been attributed to gaps in regulatory and process execution, and a shortage of skilled labor in warehouses. Wall Street Journal ). Deloitte Global). Wall Street Journal ). Brookings).

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The Impact of the Coronavirus Crisis on Reverse Logistics

Enterra Insights

Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, writes, “The coronavirus has disrupted U.S. The introduction of ‘try before you buy’ is also likely to become more prevalent; we’re likely to see increasing numbers of retailers offering the service to secure both sales and brand loyalty.”

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This Week in Logistics News (May 6-10, 2019)

Talking Logistics

Only yesterday I graduated from college, bought a bicycle and cycled cross country, then headed out to Arizona to begin life again. Only yesterday she was born, me heading out to bring her home from the hospital. It seems like only yesterday, not years, that I was a kid myself playing stickball and bathing in the johnny pump on President St.