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Mitigating the Retail Return Crisis Through Better Warehouse Staffing

Higher headcount doesn't necessarily equate to higher output.

Warehouse employees at work. Photo: Getty.

Amazon Defeats Drive to Unionize Second New York Facility

Amazon.com Inc. workers at a facility in New York voted not to join an upstart union only weeks after the group won a resounding victory at a warehouse across the street.

An employee packs a box at an Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center. Photo: Bloomberg.

Supply Chains Flare Up Again, Endangering Global Recovery

Global supply chains are knotting up from China to Denmark, sparking re-examinations of things as macro as globalization itself and micro as trucking efficiency around American ports.

An aerial view at the Port of Hong Kong. Photo: Leung Cho Pan/ Canva.

Amazon’s Quandary: Cutting Workers Without Fueling Labor Unrest

Amazon.com Inc., having added hundreds of thousands of workers during the pandemic, now faces a quandary: how to trim its workforce to match slowing e-commerce sales growth without fueling labor unrest and giving unions more ammunition.

An Amazon truck drives past an Amazon Labor Union (ALU) rally in the Staten Island borough of New York. Photo: Bloomberg.

Podcast | ‘Breaking the Bias’: What’s It Like to Be a Female Founder in Logistics Tech?

It’s tough enough starting a company. But for a female entrepreneur in the world of parcel logistics, it’s equally vital to promote diversity within the industry.

Dana von der Heide, founder and chief commercial officer at Parcel Perform.

Building Security Into Your Digital Supply Chain

,Automation of supply chain processes has rapidly enabled the globalization of supply chains and brought new efficiencies. However, these are not new techniques, and can be somewhat of a double-edged sword.

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A New Benefit Is Born to Help Companies Find and Keep Workers

At a time when companies will do just about anything to recruit and retain workers, fertility benefits have gone from novelty to a must-have for many companies.

An employee trims silicone bungs, used for in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Photo: Bloomberg.

Five Trends Shaping the Service Sector This Year

The global pandemic forced many businesses to completely rethink their strategies and digital maturity – but for the service sector, change was well underway before this period of mass disruption.

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A Missing Link in the Pursuit of Supply Chain Resilience

Warning signs of supply chain disruption are often scattered across various databases, making them virtually invisible to executives.

Executives meet around a table. Photo: Pavel Danilyuk/ Pexels.

‘Unsustainable’ Squeeze Grips U.S. Hospitals on Covid Labor Cost

Hospitals are starting to emerge from the worst of COVID-19, but one consequence has persisted: They still have to pay workers more.

Health workers talk with a patient via Facebook video chat. Photo: Bloomberg.

Major Shipping Firm Sees Signs of Supply Chain Bottlenecks Easing

Port bottlenecks that have increased supply chain congestion because of the war in Ukraine and lockdowns in China may be showing signs of easing, according to one of the world’s biggest shipping companies.

'K' Line and Yang Ming shipping containers are stacked at the Port of Wilmington in Wilmington, North Carolina. Photo: Bloomberg.

After Nickel, Lithium Is Next Concern for Battery Makers

Batteries, and more precisely battery metals, are poised to replace chips as the new bottleneck for several industries.

Lithium ore falls from a chute onto a stockpile at Bald Hill Lithium and Tantalum Mine outside of Widgiemooltha, Australia. Photo: Bloomberg.

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