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Appleā€™s China Problem

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But by far the biggest impediment to smooth running supply chains is how difficult it will be for many companies to disengage their supply chains from China. First, there were the China tariffs of the Trump years. China, of course, is likely to react to these measures in ways that may be hard to predict. That did not happen.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 29 ā€“ February 4)

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And now on to this weekā€™s logistics news. US crackdown on forced China labor risks supply chain snarls. Earlier this week, FedEx announced a partnership with eight historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to build a pipeline of logistics and supply chain professionals. UPS Q4 earnings jump 35 percent.

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REPOST: 3 Emerging Supply Chain Trends with Steve Elwell

The Logistics of Logistics

He is an expert in the growth and turnaround of small and medium manufacturing, logistics, and technology businesses. Trend #1: China represent a higher supply chain risk. An older, more expensive population means China is not a low-cost country for business. Trend #2: Near sourcing and shorter supply chains.

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Warehouse Automation: Top Five Factors Impacting Adoption

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If interested in receiving a full table of contents, please contact Conrad Hanf ( chanf@arcweb.com ) if you are located in North America, Latin America, or Asia; or Ann-Kathrin Blech ( ABlech@ARCweb.com ) if in Europe. Numerous media sources have noted warehouse automation project cancellations. Growth Inhibitors.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 2 ā€“ 8)

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And now on to this weekā€™s logistics news. As a first of its kind agreement in the US, FedEx Express will develop plans to test Elroy Airā€™s Chaparral autonomous air cargo system within the companyā€™s middle-mile logistics operations, moving shipments between sortation locations. Amazon workers in Staten Island vote to unionize.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 ā€“ 9)

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Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said it was essential to prevent Tokyo, where the highly infectious Delta COVID-19 variant was spreading, from becoming the source of another wave of infections. And now on to this weekā€™s logistics news. It will be interesting to watch the games unfold in silence. The measure has surged 53.5

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This Week in Logistics News (February 19 ā€“ 25)

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Carriers, freight forwarders, and shippers that were dealing with the China to North America trade lanes were already operating in crisis mode. 336,500 TEUs were transported from China to the EU by rail in the first six months of 2021, that is 44% more than 2020 and 99% more than in 2019. More than 2,100 U.S.-based