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Transportation Network Modeling: A Powerful Tool in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Strategy

Talking Logistics

Outside of the Paris Agreement, the European Union (EU) has a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transport by around 60 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. Cost reductions sometimes go hand-in-hand with GHG reductions, but some measures could increase transport costs. Corporate Responsibility.

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2020 Requires Big Wings and Feet

Supply Chain Shaman

No metric should be measured in isolation, and functional metrics should be replaced with the balanced scorecard metrics shown in Figure 2. To maximize value—price to tangible book, functional metrics need to be reset to focus on reliability. Average Inventory Levels by Industry over the Period of 2010-2018.

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Supply Chain Risks: Which Are Top of Mind Today?

Talking Logistics

The reality is that supply chain management is not just about managing orders and transportation and inventory — it’s about doing all those things while also navigating through the many risks that could disrupt your supply chain or bring it to a halt. Do we have the right Service Level Agreement metrics in place? At what cost?

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Building the Business Case for Supply Chain Risk Management

GlobalTranz

On the other hand, only 8 percent of companies that were rated by their executives as less than significantly above average on supply chain-related metrics have the same performance. WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Without a doubt, managing supply chain is nothing but easy.

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President Andrew Lynch On What We Must Do To Create Nationally Secure And Resilient Supply Chains

Zipline Logistics

Andrew Lynch is President and Co-Founder of Zipline Logistics , an award-winning North American 3PL that specializes exclusively in the transportation of retail consumer goods. For CPG brands, the road map to category leadership isn’t shaving pennies off transactional transportation costs. Andrew Lynch x Authority Magazine Interview.

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How Machine Learning Is Redefining Supply Chain Management

IQMS

Key factors influencing inventory levels, supplier quality, demand forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, production planning, transportation management and more are becoming known for the first time. Source: DHL, Artificial Intelligence in Logistics, 2018 (PDF, 45 pp., 15th, 2017 (PDF., no opt-in). no opt-in). no opt-in).

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Manufacturing Gains From Machine Learning

IQMS

The ten ways machine learning is revolutionizing manufacturing in 2018 include the following: Improving semiconductor manufacturing yields up to 30%, reducing scrap rates, and optimizing fab operations are is achievable with machine learning. Source: TIBCO Manufacturing Solutions , TIBCO Community, January 30, 2018.