BloombergMore from BloombergHR & Labor ManagementAmazon’s Covid Dilemma: Mandate Vaccinations and Risk Losing WorkersThe company was known for high turnover among frontline workers even during the best of times. Now, with jobs abundant, warehouse employees have more options.August 5, 2021All LogisticsFlorida Hospitals Fighting to Get Oxygen With ‘Hand Tied’Florida hospitals are struggling to get oxygen due to a rise in COVID-19 cases attributable to the delta variant and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s decision not to declare another state of emergency.August 5, 2021All LogisticsChina Typhoons Pose Latest Supply Chain Threat as Ports ShutExtreme weather in China is becoming the latest challenge to global supply chains, as a heavy typhoon season threatens to further delay goods stuck at some of the world’s busiest container ports.August 5, 2021All LogisticsBiden Proposes Stronger Than Expected Vehicle Emission RulesThe Biden administration Thursday proposed new mileage standards and limits on greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks that exceeded what some environmentalists feared would be issued.August 5, 2021Global Supply Chain ManagementHarris Aims to Tackle Supply Crunches in Trip to AsiaThe global semiconductor shortage and other supply chain troubles will be a focus of Vice President Kamala Harris’s trip to Southeast Asia later this month, where she also aims to shore up U.S. relations with countries at China’s doorstep.August 4, 2021Air CargoDHL to Add Electric Planes to Fleet in Pursuit of Zero EmissionsThe race toward zero-emission logistics chains is expanding from the road to the skies.August 4, 2021All LogisticsThe Winners and Losers in the Bipartisan Infrastructure BillA Senate plan to spend $550 billion on U.S. infrastructure stands to benefit industries heavily dependent on transportation, with companies including Amazon.com Inc., FedEx Corp. and Comcast Corp. among the biggest winners.August 3, 2021All LogisticsTrucking Crisis Has the U.S. Looking for More Drivers AbroadA shortage of truckers across the U.S. has become so severe that companies are trying to bring in drivers from abroad like seemingly never before.August 3, 2021All LogisticsBrazil’s Water Crisis Adds to World’s Supply Chain MiseryDrought is making one of Brazil’s most important river systems unnavigable, making it more challenging and costly for the commodities powerhouse to get grains and iron ore out to global markets.August 2, 2021Inventory Planning/OptimizationProducers Struggle to Meet U.S. Consumer DemandProducers couldn’t keep up with supercharged consumer demand in the U.S. last quarter, and it’s unclear when supply constraints will ease.August 1, 2021Previous PagePage 213 of 357Next Page
