The main port in vietnom, which is the terminal i went to, is called came it is, you know, kind of average in terms of the level of automation that it has. In los angeles, for example, those containers once they get off of the ship, that's the last time a human being is involved in moving them around until they get onto truck. And part of the reason they can do that is because they have so much more predictability. It's not just how can we get the containers off of the ships fast enough, really, at this point, it's how can we got them onto trucks quickly enough? And that's a place where automation and
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
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