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also involves community engagement and brand aware- ness, meaningful relationships with education at both the community college and high school levels, relationships beyond just sponsorships for skill-based non-profits, and the building the type of organizational culture and em- ployee engagement that act as employee magnets lo- cally. With physically fewer bodies looking for work in the country, more jobs across various industry sectors hoping to steal the attention of youth and adults, and projected industry growth that out paces skill-ready employees, ev- ery tool in our recruitment toolbox should be examined for effectiveness and sharpened. Julie Davis is the Director of Workforce Development at the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), a North America-based international trade group. Supply Chain Woes Continue To Create E-Commerce Challenges Inventory of packaging materials has grown increasingly limited in recent weeks due to supply-chain bottlenecks prompting shortages on everything including household goods, electronics, and food. According to a Business Insider article, the strains are a result of a wide array of factors, including increased demand for online shopping, the national labor shortage, congested shipping ports, and increased costs for freight and raw materials. Low containerboard and corrugated cardboard inven- tory has been a mounting issue since early this year, thanks to meteoric growth in e-commerce during the pandemic. As concern over supply grew, retailers like Amazon began stockpiling cardboard in January to meet demand, leaving smaller businesses empty-handed. By February, the price of cardboard reached a record high, according to the Producer Price Index and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. International Paper, one of the largest providers of containerboard and corrugated cardboard in the US, told investors in July that supply of cardboard boxes was “se- verely low,” and warned of continued supply chain bottle- necks leading into the rest of the year. “As COVID restrictions began to loosen, the economy started to pick up steam,” Thomas Ryan, Director of Cor- porate Communications at International Paper, said in May regarding the growing cardboard shortage. “Then, the winter storms hit, and inputs began to get tight for us, fiber, recovered fiber, petroleum derivatives such as chemicals for adhesives. Then, add a tight labor market to the mix.” Fang Cheng — CEO of Linc, a consumer experience automation company — told Insider that while the holiday season is expected to be a “strong year for e-commerce,” lack of cardboard will prove especially challenging for re- CONTINUED ON PAGE 32
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