La révolution de la e-logistique. E-commerce, travail et retransformation de la chaîne d’approvisionnement de la Californie du Sud

In this paper, it’s argued that the e-logistics revolution, driven by e-commerce’s product-to-doorstep consumerism, has retransformed existing supply chains by pulling the end point of supply chains closer to consumers, while simultaneously accelerating the overall speed of the movement of goods. This process has both amplified and further deepened the deleterious outcomes for labour associated with the (pre-e-commerce) offline logistics revolution, leading to increased contingency, weakened unions, racialization of labour, and lowered labour standards. This paper utilizes an illustrative case study of Southern California’s logistics sector to explore how the e-logistics revolution has led to the extension of supply chains, the emergence of last mile logistics, and a shift in power from traditional (offline) brick and mortar storefronts to a direct-to-consumer logistics consumer model, creating new challenges for workers in the warehousing, trucking, and courier sectors. JEL: L81, J81, M55, R23