EJ: Let's get real about logistics automation

JOC’s Eric Johnson writes:

There are going to be fewer jobs in logistics in the future. That’s not me forecasting some sort of global trade and domestic freight demand doomsday scenario. It’s me realizing that the volume and quality of software companies in the logistics automation space is growing at too fast a clip to ignore the impact it will have on office-based roles across the entire industry.

Software companies in the logistics space often have to go to great lengths to emphasize ...