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Green Skies? Airlines Need a Tail Wind to Decarbonize

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

I recently attended a webinar on need to decarbonize the air transport industry – a very urgent priority ! The “Decarbonizing Air Transport” report shows a tough road ahead for cutting emissions in the airline industry. of the world’s emissions were from fuels consumed in air transportation. Some have gone out of business.

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Navigating The Snails Trail: Moving to Outside-in Planning Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

In each phase, companies refine the models until they find that the future is discontinuous. In the evolution, companies find that 80% of data surrounding the enterprise’s supply chain is unused in current supply chain decisions. In 2012, I published an article on Sales and Operations Technology (S&OP) Maturity. (I

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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

But more than half of their shipments – including a significant portion that begin at factories in Asia – travel across oceans or continents These long-distance shipments go by ocean, air, or rail. The 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruptions in Iceland, for example, caused enormous disruption to air shipments across Western Europe.

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The Green Corridor: Green Global Trade

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

We assume that the air will be breathable, that the water will be drinkable, that the food to feed the workers will be endless, and that the very land that the workers do their work at will be liveable. Societies that are affected find themselves in a race in order to save their jobs and usually at the expense of their healthy environment.

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Dealing With The Supply Chain Gloppy Mess

Supply Chain Shaman

Most are struggling to find consultants to help. With air capacity limited due to the decline in air travel, companies moving products using cold chain assets will struggle. Pre-pandemic if the demand signal was poor, air expediting was expensive but an option. The impact? This list of market shifts is endless.

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Seeing LCL In A New Light

Freightos

For many shippers, air freight wins out on speed and convenience and FCL (full container load) seems a better deal on cost. But for several reasons, that perception is changing, many shippers are now seeing LCL in a new light: Forwarders are increasingly providing direct LCL services, reducing the need for trans-shipment.

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Freight Market Intelligence: Data is crucial, but context is king

Freightos

The article presents findings from a survey conducted across over 200 global supply chain professionals to highlight how the pandemic has increased the need for freight market intelligence and how it continues to be relevant even as supply chain issues resolve. But even since July 2020, much has changed.

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