The Daily: March 6, 2022

The Daily aggregation of articles regarding the transportation logistics, trucking, and supply chain industries for March 6, 2022 from iLevel Logistics Inc.

“When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are.”

Oprah Winfrey, talk show host, producer, and philanthropist

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Today’s Featured Article:

Supply Chain News: Here Comes the Metaverse, Gartner Says | SC Digest

“Most Americans probably have little idea what the “metaverse” is all about – even if some of those people are aware Facebook changed its corporate name to Meta last October - a rather direct way to signal where CEO Jeff Zuckerberg believes things are headed.”

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Ford cuts SUV, truck production at two plants due to chip shortage (cnbc.com)

Services economy trends down in February while growth remains strong - Logistics Management (logisticsmgmt.com)

3 Ways to Build a Resilient Supply Chain - Inbound Logistics

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“Electric Vehicles” Featured Article:

Why Ford didn’t spin off its electric-vehicle business (cnbc.com)

“Many Wall Street analysts and investors have been pressuring legacy automakers such as Ford to spin off their electric vehicle operations, in hopes of capturing a high valuation like those that investors have been awarding some EV start-ups.”

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Logistics pros warn of business impact from Russia-Ukraine war | DC Velocity

Warehouse Management Systems (WMS): At the core of resilience - Logistics Management (logisticsmgmt.com)

Ukraine, the Economy, and the Supply Chain (scdigest.com)

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