[TRANSPORTATION CHAIN] Technology Drives Industries’ Growth and Recovery During and Post-pandemic

The Transportation Chain team discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the trend toward new technology adoption; the evolving market conditions; prospects for rebuilding the workforce; and what may lie ahead.

August 17, 2020

In the final episode of this six-part series, the Transportation Chain team comes together to discuss how the pandemic has accelerated the trend toward new technology adoption in the supply chain, manufacturing, trucking and construction sectors. We also explore evolving market conditions, the prospects for rebuilding the workforce and what may lie ahead for the industries we cover.

View past episodes:

[TRANSPORTATION CHAIN] How COVID-19 is Impacting Transportation, Trucking and Supply Chains

[TRANSPORTATION CHAIN] State of Materials Movement and Manufacturing and Infrastructure's Role in their Recovery

[TRANSPORTATION CHAIN] How the Pandemic is Influencing Driver, Labor and Skills Shortages

[TRANSPORTATION CHAIN] Emerging Technologies and Trends in Trucks, Trucking and the Supply Chain

[TRANSPORTATION CHAIN] Challenges and Opportunities to Rebuild the Workforce During and Post-Pandemic

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Jonathan Randall and Lori Ditoro during WoC

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