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The Backbone of Southern California's Supply Chain
How goods actually move through the region, what the industrial network supports, how warehouses are regulated, and why the differences between facility types matter to policy.
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1.45M
Total jobs supported
$196B
Total contribution to regional GDP
Research & Publications
Studies, white papers, fact sheets, and briefs published by or for Supply Chain Federation.
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Plain-language background on how the supply chain works and which policies shape it.
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The Industrial Ecosystem's Economic Contributions to Southern California
White paper from the Pepperdine School of Public Policy and Beacon Economics finding that industrial real estate supports roughly 1.45 million jobs and $196 billion in regional GDP across Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties — about one of every nine dollars produced in the four-county region — and warning that policies reducing industrial land capacity threaten long-term growth.
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2026 updateReview of the South Coast AQMD Warehouse Indirect Source Rule
Ramboll's updated review of the WAIRE Program (South Coast AQMD Rule 2305), assessing whether the warehouse Indirect Source Rule delivers real, incremental emission reductions, and what it costs.