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This Week in Logistics News (May 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Amazon postpones Prime Day sale in Canada and India. The expanded waiver runs through May 31 and covers Alabama, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Georgia, parts of Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.

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Can Australian Manufacturing be Brought Back Home from China?

Logistics Bureau

Even when other costs such as coordination, transport, and logistics are taken into account, it still makes sense for many companies to outsource to China as onshore overall production costs would be much higher, a study of Australian manufacturing firms concludes. Government policy.

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When it Comes to Direct-to-Consumer Shipping, Warehouse Size Matters

BlueYonder

Read more in the Material Handling & Logistics article, Big Warehouses Are Getting Even Bigger. The company opened two dozen new fulfillment centers, became the largest online store in India, and made its first delivery by autonomous drone in the United Kingdom. A new competitor for Trader Joe’s. Made in the USA hard to guarantee.

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Why Can’t The Supply Chain Get Rid of Abuse?

Material Handling & Logistics

Young female workers have been held captive behind the walls of garment factories in southern India. Horrific working conditions endured by children farming tobacco in North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia were reported in January of this year by Human Rights Watch. Today, seafood sold by major U.S., And the U.S.