Book · 2021 · Technology & Engineering
Arriving Today
From Factory to Front Door -- Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy
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He's a technology columnist at the Wall Street Journal and also the author of Arriving Today, From Factory to Front Door: Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy. It's a great book. You should go pick it up.
Why people recommend it
Arriving Today by Christopher Mims investigates the complex global supply chain that moves goods from factory floors to consumer doorsteps. Alex Kantrowitz featured the book on the Big Technology Podcast, introducing Mims as a technology columnist for the Wall Street Journal. Kantrowitz strongly recommended the book to his audience, pointing out its exceptional relevance during a time when supply chain bottlenecks, logistical chaos, and macroeconomic inflation were dominating the news cycle. He emphasized that the book thoroughly unpacks how modern automation, transportation networks, and retail strategies have fundamentally transformed consumer buying habits. By detailing the massive operational machinery operating quietly behind the scenes of everyday commerce, Mims offers readers a comprehensive look at the logistical marvels and vulnerabilities that sustain contemporary global trade, making it a crucial resource for anyone seeking to understand the modern economy.
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Alex Kantrowitz He's a technology columnist at the Wall Street Journal and also the author of Arriving Today, From Factory… 2
“He's a technology columnist at the Wall Street Journal and also the author of Arriving Today, From Factory to Front Door: Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy. It's a great book. You should go pick it up.”
“Grab Chris's books book. It's called arriving today from factory to front door by everything has changed about how and what we buy. It's especially pertinent now that the supply chain is causing all this chaos in the economy”
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“He's a technology columnist at The Wall Street Journal and the author of Arriving Today from Factory to Front Door. Why everything has changed about how and what we buy.”