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    Material Handling & Logistics provides news, analysis, technology and best practices for managers overseeing supply chain, warehousing and transportation in the manufacturing sector.

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    Logistics Back to Contraction
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    Manufacturing Outlooks Remains Downcast: ISM
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    Are There More Robots Here Than People, Warehouse Workers Ask
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    Tech Investments Will Increase in 2024
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    A Resilient Future Requires Transforming Global Logistics Through Innovation

    Highlights

    Expanded Database Helps Decarbonize Supply Chain
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    Expanded Database Helps Decarbonize Supply Chain

    Dec. 8, 2023
    Climate TRACE’s expanded database now tracks GHG emissions from more than 352 million assets,
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    2024 Will See Continued Push to Digitize Supply Chains
    Global Supply Chain

    2024 Will See Continued Push to Digitize Supply Chains

    Nov. 7, 2023
    Deloitte survey found that 76% of manufacturers are adopting digital tools to gain enhanced transparency into their supply chain.
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    Only 31% of Employees Are Engaged By Their Work
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    Only 31% of Employees Are Engaged By Their Work

    Nov. 2, 2023
    Part of the problem is that 46% of employees wish their organization did more to address employee feedback.
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    80% of Retailers Challenged by Theft, Fraud
    Global Supply Chain

    80% of Retailers Challenged by Theft, Fraud

    Nov. 1, 2023
    Many retailers expect to deploy loss prevention analytics (49%) and demand planning and forecasting (54%) by 2026.
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    Limited Progress in Addressing Modern Slavery Risk
    Labor Management

    Limited Progress in Addressing Modern Slavery Risk

    Oct. 31, 2023
    A new Gartner survey said companies need to review Tier-2 and Tier-3 supplier relationships most at risk via geography or commodity.

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    eBook: How to Manage a Modern Warehouse Workforce

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    Creating a highly engaged workforce can bring your company to new, higher levels of success.
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    Headwinds Slow Intermodal in Q3
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    Smart Warehousing Market to Double by 2028
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    Trucking's Annual Congestion Costs Top $94.6 Billion
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    Port of Long Beach Sees Strongest September on Record
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    The smart warehousing market's expansion is driven by several key factors, including the emergence of multi-channel distribution networks and a growing emphasis on green initiatives and sustainability to minimize waste in logistics operations.
    Technology & Automation

    Amazon's Two New Robotic Systems to Help Fulfillment Centers For Holiday Season

    Oct. 24, 2023
    The company's Sequoia system speed up operations at fulfillment centers 75% faster, while Digit can move and handle packages.
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    Retailers Fear Major Revenue Hit Due to Supply Chain Challenges
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    Retailers Fear Major Revenue Hit Due to Supply Chain Challenges

    Oct. 23, 2023
    Half of businesses are experiencing excess inventory and 54% are concerned about one or more of their company's suppliers shutting down.
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    DOL Announces New Actions to ProtectH-2B Workers
    Labor Management

    DOL Announces New Actions to Protect H-2B Workers

    Oct. 20, 2023
    The agency will l increase transparency through interagency data sharing, which will improve outreach and streamline responses to labor law violations.
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    Global Trade Activity Falls at Steepest Rate in Eighteen Months
    Global Supply Chain

    Global Trade Activity Falls at Steepest Rate in Eighteen Months

    Oct. 19, 2023
    Manufacturing activity dropped nine points below Q3 in a new survey.