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This Week in Logistics News (June 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

Northbound and southbound lanes will be closed for months, according to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, who on Monday signed a disaster proclamation to free emergency funding. Instead of two championship parades, Boston fans could only sit back and watch two franchises win their first ever championships.

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Supply Chain Leaders Prepare For The Long Haul. Caution: It Will Be Gray.

Supply Chain Shaman

While my town in Pennsylvania is releasing restrictions, and people are starting to gather again in large groups, I say, “We cannot be too careful.”. What was the cost of sales for the products shipped? How did the changing mix of the orders shipped change inventory buffers at suppliers? A Long Road Ahead.

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Pandemic Accelerates Brands’ Move to Direct-to-Consumer

Enterra Insights

” Caroline Jansen ( @jansen_caroline ), Associate Editor of Retail Dive, shines a light on other D2C challenges related to shipping. … Product availability turns out to be decisive, [a PYMNTS.com survey found] with almost 45 percent citing this when purchasing retail products over other factors, including affordability.

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Good News For Workers In New (and Old) Distribution Centers

Lucas

Shiny new fulfillment centers built by Zulilly, Amazon and WalMart (among others) are creating thousands of new jobs in the shadows of shuttered manufacturing plants in places like Bethlehem and Allentown, Pennsylvania. According to the survey, 90% of DC managers say it is getting harder to hire hourly workers.

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Good News For Workers In New (and Old) Distribution Centers

Lucas

Shiny new fulfillment centers built by Zulilly, Amazon and WalMart (among others) are creating thousands of new jobs in the shadows of shuttered manufacturing plants in places like Bethlehem and Allentown, Pennsylvania. According to the survey, 90% of DC managers say it is getting harder to hire hourly workers.

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Digitization and the Future of Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

” People who live in Pennsylvania are familiar with anachronistic encounters with the Amish who still traverse busy streets riding in horse-drawn carriages. Motorized coaches and cars bring passengers to their stores and restaurants and modern transportation systems ship their handmade goods to a broader customer base.