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Ben Ames

Ben Ames is Editor at Large and a Senior Editor at Supply Chain Quarterly?s sister publication, DC Velocity.
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robots KUKA collaborating with workers

Forecast: AMR and AGV robot sales will soon bounce back from Covid-19 hit

Prediction follows debate between MIT and IFR about whether automation grows employment or replaces jobs.
May 29, 2020
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Prediction follows debate between MIT and IFR about whether automation grows employment or replaces jobs.
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Containers back up on Chinese docks as coronavirus triggers closures

February 11, 2020
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Ripple effects now seen in U.S. supply chain as agriculture trade group asks ocean carriers to skip penalty fees for delays.
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Logistics providers cheer White House passage of USMCA

January 29, 2020
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New trade deal will bring long-awaited clarity to chaotic business conditions, say retailers, railroads, parcel carriers.
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Coronavirus delays international shipments amid closures and quarantines

January 29, 2020
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Efforts to slow outbreak of disease also hamper supply chains as airlines cancel flights, container ships see delays, factories stay shut for extended Chinese New Year.
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Capgemini survey: millennial shoppers ready and willing for autonomous stores

January 15, 2020
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Test cases in Norway and U.S. offer self-checkout aisles to extend store hours, source local vendors.
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"Calmer waters" in trade wars could boost economy in 2020, Paul Ryan says

January 13, 2020
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But long-range challenges include massive technology investments by China, former U.S. House speaker says in NRF keynote.
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Donations to Australian wildfire victims swamp region's charity infrastructure

January 9, 2020
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Despite challenges, country's businesses are maintaining supply chain operations thanks to "pre-planned resilience-led approaches," local disaster relief worker says.
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Businesses wary of Amazon expansion, tight labor market in 2020

December 30, 2019
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Shippers could see rising costs from parcel carriers, human resources investments, experts say.
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Port of Los Angeles forges cooperation agreement with Indonesia

December 13, 2019
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Partners will share data, plan infrastructure development in pushback against uncertainty of tariff changes and USMCA treaty.
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Takeoff Technologies expands grocery fulfillment deal with retailer Albertsons

December 12, 2019
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Grocer to meet e-commerce demand with automated micro-fulfillment centers as rival food retailers Walmart, Krogers, Ahold Delhaize boost logistics spending.
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