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Watch: Creative Ways to Alleviate Labor Shortages in the Warehouse

Increased salaries may not be sufficient to attract warehouse talent, says Ken Ramoutar, chief marketing officer at Lucas Systems. Investment in technologies to make the work safer and more efficient is what's required.

Creative Ways To Alleviate Labor Shortages In The Warehouse

Four Ways to Boost Warehouse Productivity That Aren't Automation

Despite raising wages and offering more unique benefits, retailers and manufacturers are losing staff and finding it difficult to replace them.

A warehouse worker uses a digital tablet. Photo: Getty.

Logistics Automation, Digitization Move From Luxury to Necessity: MODEX 2022

ATLANTA—Follow SupplyChainBrain this week at MODEX 2022, and read daily highlights from the show.

Panelists sit on stage during an educational seminar at MODEX 2019. Photo: MHI.

How Blockchain, Smart Tags Are Tackling Counterfeit Goods

The counterfeit industry is booming, at the cost of authentic businesses.

A delivery driver uses his phone to scan the QR code on a package. Photo: Getty.

World Moves From Shortages to Possible Glut of COVID-19 Vaccines

After racing to build capacity and meet once seemingly insatiable orders for COVID-19 shots, the global vaccine industry is facing waning demand as many late-to-market producers fight over a slowing market.

An employee handles vials of Covishield, the local name for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca Plc. Photo: Bloomberg.

U.S. Importers Are Paying Anything to Avoid Shipping Woes

U.S. importers, straining under a tapped-out supply chain, are increasingly offering top dollar for long-term shipping contracts that may not even be honored as they try whatever it takes to guarantee the arrival of their products.

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Watch: How Are AI and Robotics Changing Logistics?

Oliver Hedgepeth, professor of logistics with American Public University System online, offers guidance on what warehouse employers and workers must do to adjust to the new age of automation.

How Are Ai And Robotics Changing Logistics

The Hidden Greenwashing Behind Recycled Plastic

In an age of internet-savvy consumers, companies have employed increasingly sophisticated greenwashing tactics to avoid taking meaningful environmental action, while reaping the reputational benefits of appearing eco-friendly.

Rows of plastic water bottles. Photo: Getty.

Ukraine War, China Lockdowns Hit Global Supply Chains

Global supply strains that started to ease in early 2022 are worsening again as headwinds strengthen from the war in Ukraine and China’s Covid lockdowns, threatening slower growth and faster inflation across the global economy.

A dockworker monitors a shipping container being loaded onto a freight train at Behala inland port in Berlin, Germany. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: What Will It Really Take to Make Reshoring Happen?

A discussion about the steps that industries must take, in partnership with trade associations, to set the stage for reshoring production back to the U.S., with Dan Varroney, founder of Potomac Core Consulting and author of Reimagining Industry Growth: Partnership Strategies in an Era of Uncertainty.

What Will It Really Take To Make Reshoring Happen

No Quick Fix for Congestion That Continues to Plague Port Operations

Ocean cargo handlers are scrambling for solutions to the congestion that continues to plague major U.S. container ports, especially Los Angeles and Long Beach. But the ultimate answer might lie in something beyond their control: time.

Dockworkers move cargo on a container terminal. Photo: Port of Los Angeles.

The Future of Energy Will Require Bigger Sacrifice From Citizens

Not since Jimmy Carter was president have governments been under so much pressure to cut energy consumption for the greater good.

Traffic moves past a 76 gas station during a blackout in Calistoga, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

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