We are at an undeniable tipping point in retail history. Every major innovation of the past 100 years has been bent to the will of the consumer, and e-commerce and two-hour delivery are, for better and worse, the apotheosis of human technological achievement. In Arriving Today, technology columnist Christopher Mims will guide readers on the path of a single product from creation to doorstep through what he dubs the “New Supply Chain,” all while exploring the evolving technologies and management strategies necessary to keep the product moving through each integral pit stop along the way—from the factory to the warehouse to delivery—and illustrating the challenges of meeting excruciatingly tight deadlines for the sorting and transportation of the products we regularly consume. With Arriving Today, readers have a lens to glimpse into the future—but they must ask themselves who is shouldering the burden as we hurtle toward a fully realized autonomous system, and what will be left for humans to do once we are there.