Podcasts about what we buy

The consequences of Donald Trump's new tariffs are working their way through the supply chain and soon will start showing up for consumers in the form of empty shelves, higher prices, and potentially even layoffs and a recession.  Guest:  Christopher Mims, Wall Street Journal tech reporter and the author of Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door---Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy. Jessica Berger, CEO of Bundle x Joy. Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Ethan Oberman, Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, Isabel Angell, and Rob Gunther. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The consequences of Donald Trump's new tariffs are working their way through the supply chain and soon will start showing up for consumers in the form of empty shelves, higher prices, and potentially even layoffs and a recession.  Guest:  Christopher Mims, Wall Street Journal tech reporter and the author of Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door---Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy. Jessica Berger, CEO of Bundle x Joy. Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Ethan Oberman, Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, Isabel Angell, and Rob Gunther. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The consequences of Donald Trump's new tariffs are working their way through the supply chain and soon will start showing up for consumers in the form of empty shelves, higher prices, and potentially even layoffs and a recession.  Guest:  Christopher Mims, Wall Street Journal tech reporter and the author of Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door---Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy. Jessica Berger, CEO of Bundle x Joy. Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Ethan Oberman, Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, Isabel Angell, and Rob Gunther. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The consequences of Donald Trump's new tariffs are working their way through the supply chain and soon will start showing up for consumers in the form of empty shelves, higher prices, and potentially even layoffs and a recession.  Guest:  Christopher Mims, Wall Street Journal tech reporter and the author of Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door---Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy. Jessica Berger, CEO of Bundle x Joy. Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Ethan Oberman, Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, Isabel Angell, and Rob Gunther. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In episode 232 of the China Manufacturing Decoded podcast, Renaud does a deep dive into Christopher Mims' book, Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door, Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy. Mims, a Wall Street Journal journalist, explores the complexities of global supply chains that bring products from factories in Asia to our doorsteps. Renaud focuses on the macroeconomic and macrosocial effects of automation discussed in the book. He highlights the advancements in technology, labor dynamics, and logistical challenges within Amazon's fulfillment centers. The conversation goes into how automation impacts labor productivity, employment, and the nature of work in these highly automated environments. Renaud also addresses the implications of these changes on the economy and workers' health, shedding light on the balance between increased efficiency and the potential for higher injury rates. Join us to discover whether this book is for you and gain valuable insights into the evolving landscape of global supply chains and automation. Listen and consider how automation shapes the future of manufacturing and distribution.   Show Sections 00:00 - Introduction and greetings. 02:14 - Exploring Amazon Fulfillment Centers. 12:47 - Economic Implications of Automation. 20:42 - Automation's effect on employee health. 28:00 - What could Amazon do to improve? 29:01 - Wrapping up.   Related content... Buy the book and read it yourself here: Arriving Today   Get in touch with us Connect with us on LinkedIn Send us a tweet @sofeast Prefer Facebook? Check us out on FB Contact us via Sofeast's contact page Subscribe to our YouTube channel

I'm sure we've all heard the phrase 'supply chain disruption' by now. It might bring to mind ships floating outside LA or trucks jackknifed across a highway in the snow. But it's far, far more than that. Get ready for miles of conveyor belts and the largest robot in the world. Christopher Mims is here to talk about his book Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door -- Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy.

At some point in their journey, 90% of the world's goods travel by ship. Ordering something on Amazon may be simple, but getting to your front door is anything but. It's a topic that Christopher Mims, technology columnist for The Wall Street Journal, covers in his book Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door – Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy. In this episode producer Ricky Mulvey talks with Mims about his book, covering topics including: - The roots of the microchip shortage - Why Uber had a difficult time disrupting the trucking industry. - What it's like to work in an Amazon fulfillment center - How to explain the metaverse to your mom You can follow Christopher Mims on Twitter @mims. Host: Ricky Mulvey Guest: Christopher Mims Engineers: Rick Engdahl, Dan Boyd

In a new book, Wall Street Journal columnist Christopher Mims looks at how goods make their way from factories in Asia, across the Pacific in container ships and then are moved, sorted and delivered in American warehouses and trucks. Much of the handling is highly automated, he says, which cuts costs, but also lowers wages for workers and makes the remaining jobs stressful and physically punishing. Mims' new book is Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door – Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy.Also we remember scientist and author Edward Wilson, a pioneer in evolutionary biology whose books won two Pulitzer Prizes.

In a new book, Wall Street Journal columnist Christopher Mims looks at how goods make their way from factories in Asia, across the Pacific in container ships and then are moved, sorted and delivered in American warehouses and trucks. Much of the handling is highly automated, he says, which cuts costs, but also lowers wages for workers and makes the remaining jobs stressful and physically punishing. Mims' new book is Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door – Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy.Also we remember scientist and author Edward Wilson, a pioneer in evolutionary biology whose books won two Pulitzer Prizes.

Our bodies are instruments to be played in honor of the King, not weaponized to dishonor God and debase other human beingsReviewish - Mindscape Podcast Episode - Christopher Mims - Our Interconnected Industrial Ecology https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2021/11/01/171-christopher-mims-on-our-interconnected-industrial-ecology/- The Box - How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger by Marc Levinson https://www.amazon.com/The-Box-Marc-Levinson-audiobook-dp-B00I51PQZU/dp/B00I51PQZU/- Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door -- Why Everything Has Changed about How and What We Buy by Christopher Mims https://www.amazon.com/Arriving-Today-Factory-Everything-Changed/dp/B08VBLBX6N/- Dune AudioBook https://www.audible.com/pd/Dune-Audiobook/B002V1OF70Scripture Referenced- Genesis 1 and 2- Romans 6:10-12- 1 Corinthians 6:20- Ephesians 5:28-29Books Referenced - Embodied by Gregg Allison- Love Thy Body by Nancy Pearcey- What God has to Say About Our Bodies by Sam Allberry- What it Means to be Human, The Case for the Body in Public Bioethics by O. Carter Snead

Jack leaves Twitter, what is Web3, Bitcoin crashes again, Cyber Monday China's Yutu 2 rover spots cube-shaped 'mystery hut' on far side of the moon. Jack is leaving Twitter and we have ~thoughts~ Twitter Has a New CEO; What About a New Business Model? Jack Dorsey's Square changes corporate name to Block. Twitter's new CEO announces major reorganization of the social networking company. Twitter bans sharing 'private' images and videos without consent. Far-right is using Twitter's new rule against anti-extremism researchers. Self-Important Asshole Making Big Show About Leaving Twitter. Is web3 BS? Bukele steps up El Salvador's bet on sliding bitcoin; buys another 150 coins. Cyber Monday Sales Flat as Smaller Savings Curb Incentive to Spend. Black Friday data adds to evidence e-commerce growth is slowing. The Chip Shortage Has Made a Star of This Little-Known Component. Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door -- Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy. FTC Challenges Nvidia's Deal for Arm Holdings. Move Over, GE. The Tech Conglomerates Are the New Leaders of Industry. U.K. regulators order Facebook-owner Meta to sell Giphy. Russia threatens criminal charges against a NASA astronaut. NASA delays ISS spacewalk over debris worries. The Mars Rover video and sound. It's so eerie and yet so interesting / thought-provoking. Meta has chosen AWS as its long-term strategic cloud provider. Microsoft backtracks on Windows 11's controversial default browser changes. New rule will allow debt collectors to track you down on social media. Jim Warren, Early Influencer in Personal Computing, Dies at 85. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Alex Wilhelm, Brian McCullough, and Mike Elgan Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Egnyte.com stripe.com wwt.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit

Jack leaves Twitter, what is Web3, Bitcoin crashes again, Cyber Monday China's Yutu 2 rover spots cube-shaped 'mystery hut' on far side of the moon. Jack is leaving Twitter and we have ~thoughts~ Twitter Has a New CEO; What About a New Business Model? Jack Dorsey's Square changes corporate name to Block. Twitter's new CEO announces major reorganization of the social networking company. Twitter bans sharing 'private' images and videos without consent. Far-right is using Twitter's new rule against anti-extremism researchers. Self-Important Asshole Making Big Show About Leaving Twitter. Is web3 BS? Bukele steps up El Salvador's bet on sliding bitcoin; buys another 150 coins. Cyber Monday Sales Flat as Smaller Savings Curb Incentive to Spend. Black Friday data adds to evidence e-commerce growth is slowing. The Chip Shortage Has Made a Star of This Little-Known Component. Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door -- Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy. FTC Challenges Nvidia's Deal for Arm Holdings. Move Over, GE. The Tech Conglomerates Are the New Leaders of Industry. U.K. regulators order Facebook-owner Meta to sell Giphy. Russia threatens criminal charges against a NASA astronaut. NASA delays ISS spacewalk over debris worries. The Mars Rover video and sound. It's so eerie and yet so interesting / thought-provoking. Meta has chosen AWS as its long-term strategic cloud provider. Microsoft backtracks on Windows 11's controversial default browser changes. New rule will allow debt collectors to track you down on social media. Jim Warren, Early Influencer in Personal Computing, Dies at 85. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Alex Wilhelm, Brian McCullough, and Mike Elgan Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Egnyte.com stripe.com wwt.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit

Jack leaves Twitter, what is Web3, Bitcoin crashes again, Cyber Monday China's Yutu 2 rover spots cube-shaped 'mystery hut' on far side of the moon. Jack is leaving Twitter and we have ~thoughts~ Twitter Has a New CEO; What About a New Business Model? Jack Dorsey's Square changes corporate name to Block. Twitter's new CEO announces major reorganization of the social networking company. Twitter bans sharing 'private' images and videos without consent. Far-right is using Twitter's new rule against anti-extremism researchers. Self-Important Asshole Making Big Show About Leaving Twitter. Is web3 BS? Bukele steps up El Salvador's bet on sliding bitcoin; buys another 150 coins. Cyber Monday Sales Flat as Smaller Savings Curb Incentive to Spend. Black Friday data adds to evidence e-commerce growth is slowing. The Chip Shortage Has Made a Star of This Little-Known Component. Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door -- Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy. FTC Challenges Nvidia's Deal for Arm Holdings. Move Over, GE. The Tech Conglomerates Are the New Leaders of Industry. U.K. regulators order Facebook-owner Meta to sell Giphy. Russia threatens criminal charges against a NASA astronaut. NASA delays ISS spacewalk over debris worries. The Mars Rover video and sound. It's so eerie and yet so interesting / thought-provoking. Meta has chosen AWS as its long-term strategic cloud provider. Microsoft backtracks on Windows 11's controversial default browser changes. New rule will allow debt collectors to track you down on social media. Jim Warren, Early Influencer in Personal Computing, Dies at 85. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Alex Wilhelm, Brian McCullough, and Mike Elgan Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Egnyte.com stripe.com wwt.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit

Jack leaves Twitter, what is Web3, Bitcoin crashes again, Cyber Monday China's Yutu 2 rover spots cube-shaped 'mystery hut' on far side of the moon. Jack is leaving Twitter and we have ~thoughts~ Twitter Has a New CEO; What About a New Business Model? Jack Dorsey's Square changes corporate name to Block. Twitter's new CEO announces major reorganization of the social networking company. Twitter bans sharing 'private' images and videos without consent. Far-right is using Twitter's new rule against anti-extremism researchers. Self-Important Asshole Making Big Show About Leaving Twitter. Is web3 BS? Bukele steps up El Salvador's bet on sliding bitcoin; buys another 150 coins. Cyber Monday Sales Flat as Smaller Savings Curb Incentive to Spend. Black Friday data adds to evidence e-commerce growth is slowing. The Chip Shortage Has Made a Star of This Little-Known Component. Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door -- Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy. FTC Challenges Nvidia's Deal for Arm Holdings. Move Over, GE. The Tech Conglomerates Are the New Leaders of Industry. U.K. regulators order Facebook-owner Meta to sell Giphy. Russia threatens criminal charges against a NASA astronaut. NASA delays ISS spacewalk over debris worries. The Mars Rover video and sound. It's so eerie and yet so interesting / thought-provoking. Meta has chosen AWS as its long-term strategic cloud provider. Microsoft backtracks on Windows 11's controversial default browser changes. New rule will allow debt collectors to track you down on social media. Jim Warren, Early Influencer in Personal Computing, Dies at 85. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Alex Wilhelm, Brian McCullough, and Mike Elgan Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Egnyte.com stripe.com wwt.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit

Jack leaves Twitter, what is Web3, Bitcoin crashes again, Cyber Monday China's Yutu 2 rover spots cube-shaped 'mystery hut' on far side of the moon. Jack is leaving Twitter and we have ~thoughts~ Twitter Has a New CEO; What About a New Business Model? Jack Dorsey's Square changes corporate name to Block. Twitter's new CEO announces major reorganization of the social networking company. Twitter bans sharing 'private' images and videos without consent. Far-right is using Twitter's new rule against anti-extremism researchers. Self-Important Asshole Making Big Show About Leaving Twitter. Is web3 BS? Bukele steps up El Salvador's bet on sliding bitcoin; buys another 150 coins. Cyber Monday Sales Flat as Smaller Savings Curb Incentive to Spend. Black Friday data adds to evidence e-commerce growth is slowing. The Chip Shortage Has Made a Star of This Little-Known Component. Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door -- Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy. FTC Challenges Nvidia's Deal for Arm Holdings. Move Over, GE. The Tech Conglomerates Are the New Leaders of Industry. U.K. regulators order Facebook-owner Meta to sell Giphy. Russia threatens criminal charges against a NASA astronaut. NASA delays ISS spacewalk over debris worries. The Mars Rover video and sound. It's so eerie and yet so interesting / thought-provoking. Meta has chosen AWS as its long-term strategic cloud provider. Microsoft backtracks on Windows 11's controversial default browser changes. New rule will allow debt collectors to track you down on social media. Jim Warren, Early Influencer in Personal Computing, Dies at 85. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Alex Wilhelm, Brian McCullough, and Mike Elgan Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Egnyte.com stripe.com wwt.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit

Jack leaves Twitter, what is Web3, Bitcoin crashes again, Cyber Monday China's Yutu 2 rover spots cube-shaped 'mystery hut' on far side of the moon. Jack is leaving Twitter and we have ~thoughts~ Twitter Has a New CEO; What About a New Business Model? Jack Dorsey's Square changes corporate name to Block. Twitter's new CEO announces major reorganization of the social networking company. Twitter bans sharing 'private' images and videos without consent. Far-right is using Twitter's new rule against anti-extremism researchers. Self-Important Asshole Making Big Show About Leaving Twitter. Is web3 BS? Bukele steps up El Salvador's bet on sliding bitcoin; buys another 150 coins. Cyber Monday Sales Flat as Smaller Savings Curb Incentive to Spend. Black Friday data adds to evidence e-commerce growth is slowing. The Chip Shortage Has Made a Star of This Little-Known Component. Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door -- Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy. FTC Challenges Nvidia's Deal for Arm Holdings. Move Over, GE. The Tech Conglomerates Are the New Leaders of Industry. U.K. regulators order Facebook-owner Meta to sell Giphy. Russia threatens criminal charges against a NASA astronaut. NASA delays ISS spacewalk over debris worries. The Mars Rover video and sound. It's so eerie and yet so interesting / thought-provoking. Meta has chosen AWS as its long-term strategic cloud provider. Microsoft backtracks on Windows 11's controversial default browser changes. New rule will allow debt collectors to track you down on social media. Jim Warren, Early Influencer in Personal Computing, Dies at 85. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Alex Wilhelm, Brian McCullough, and Mike Elgan Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Egnyte.com stripe.com wwt.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit

Bloomberg News Health Care Reporter Robert Langreth discusses news that the first confirmed U.S. case of the omicron variant was detected in California according to the CDC. Bloomberg News Venture Capital Reporter Lizette Chapman explains how U.S. Crypto startups are overtaking China and the rest of Asia in VC deals. Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Joel Weber and Businessweek Features Editor Bret Begun talk about The Bloomberg 50, the people who defined global business in 2021. Wall Street Journal Technology Columnist Christopher Mims discusses his book "Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door- Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy." And We Drive to the Close with Dan Pipitone, Co-Founder of TradeZero America. Hosts: Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Producer: Paul Brennan. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Bloomberg News Health Care Reporter Robert Langreth discusses news that the first confirmed U.S. case of the omicron variant was detected in California according to the CDC. Bloomberg News Venture Capital Reporter Lizette Chapman explains how U.S. Crypto startups are overtaking China and the rest of Asia in VC deals. Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Joel Weber and Businessweek Features Editor Bret Begun talk about The Bloomberg 50, the people who defined global business in 2021. Wall Street Journal Technology Columnist Christopher Mims discusses his book "Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door- Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy." And We Drive to the Close with Dan Pipitone, Co-Founder of TradeZero America. Hosts: Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Producer: Paul Brennan. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Christopher Mims joins me today. He is a tech columnist at The Wall Street Journal. His new book is Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door—Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy. We talk about logistics, the long-term impact of COVID-19 on the supply chain, labor differences between Amazon and UPS, Frederick Taylor, and when things will go back to normal. Support the show

As the holidays approach, we are being reminded of the fragility of the global supply chain. But at the same time, the supply chain itself is a truly impressive and fascinating structure, made as it is from multiple components that must work together in synchrony. From building an item in a factory and shipping it worldwide to transporting it locally, processing it in a distribution center, and finally delivering it to an address, the system is simultaneously awe-inspiring and deeply dehumanizing. I talk with Christopher Mims about how things are made, how they get to us, and what it all means for the present and future of our work and our lives.Support Mindscape on Patreon.Christopher Mims received a bachelor's degree in neuroscience and behavioral biology from Emory University. He is currently a technology columnist at The Wall Street Journal. He has previously written for publications such as Wired, Scientific American, The Atlantic, and Smithsonian. His new book is Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door — Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy.Columns at The Wall Street JournalWikipediaTwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Wall Street Journal tech columnist Christopher Mims, author of "Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door -- Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy,” says people went on a shopping spree during the pandemic -- and have kept on spending.

Have you been thinking about the global supply chain a bit more lately? Perhaps back in the beginning of the pandemic, when you couldn't find toilet paper, or maybe now when you are just starting your holiday shopping and realize you might already be a bit too late. But do we think enough about what we buy, why we buy, where we buy from, and whether we are buying too much? In this week's episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Christopher Mims about his new book, “Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door –– Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy”, and the fascinating story of the complex web of our global supply chain and why it matters more than ever.

Subscribe to The Realignment's Substack Newsletter: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Visit The Realignment's Bookshop to support the show: https://bookshop.org/lists/the-realignment-bookshop Christopher Mims, author of Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door -- Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy and Wall Street Journal technology columnist, joins The Realignment to tell the story of the worldwide supply chain crunch, from the 2018 trade war between China and the U.S. to the decline of the trucking industry.

Have you been thinking about the global supply chain a bit more lately? Perhaps back in the beginning of the pandemic, when you couldn't find toilet paper, or maybe now when you are just starting your holiday shopping and realize you might already be a bit too late. But do we think enough about what we buy, why we buy, where we buy from, and whether we are buying too much? In this week's episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Christopher Mims about his new book, “Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door –– Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy”, and the fascinating story of the complex web of our global supply chain and why it matters more than ever. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Fritz Folts, chief investment strategist at 3EDGE Asset Management, says supply chain issues, Covid variants and other factors aren't going away, which will leave inflation higher heading into 2022, making it harder for the Federal Reserve to balance interest rates and inflation with changing global growth. Folts says that investors need to respond to the potential trouble by being better diversified outside of the United States, trying to generate more return without taking on too much risk. Also on the show, Brian Dress, director of research for Left Brain Investment Research, discusses preferred securities as a high-yield alternative in today's low-rate market, Zack Gipson, managing director of digital investor solutions for Charles Schwab talks about a survey released Tuesday that shows how investors are more reliant on technology than ever but still need human touch on the most important planning decisions, and author Christopher Mims discusses his new book, 'Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door -- Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy.'

Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door -- Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy by Christopher Mims The Wall Street Journal technology columnist reveals the fascinating story behind the misleadingly simple phrase shoppers take for granted—“Arriving Today”—in this eye-opening investigation into the new rules of online commerce, transportation, and supply chain management. We are at a tipping point in retail history. While consumers are profiting from the convenience of instant gratification, rapidly advancing technologies are transforming the way goods are transported and displacing workers in ways never before seen. In Arriving Today, Christopher Mims goes deep, far, and wide to uncover how a single product, from creation to delivery, weaves its way from a factory on the other side of the world to our doorstep. He analyzes the evolving technologies and management strategies necessary to keep the product moving to fulfill consumers' demand for “arriving today” gratification. Mims reveals a world where the only thing moving faster than goods in an Amazon warehouse is the rate at which an entire industry is being gutted and rebuilt by innovation and mass shifts in human labor practices. He goes behind the scenes to uncover the paradoxes in this shift—into the world's busiest port, the cabin of an 18-wheeler, and Amazon's automated warehouses—to explore how the promise of “arriving today” is fulfilled through a balletic dance between humans and machines. The scope of such large-scale innovation and expended energy is equal parts inspiring, enlightening, and horrifying. As he offers a glimpse of our future, Mims asks us to consider the system's vulnerability and its resilience, and who shoulders the burden, as we hurtle toward a fully automated system—and what it will mean when we are there.

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