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The Green Corridor: Food for Thought

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The term “Blood diamonds” was even created to highlight the harm that diamond mining was having in some West African countries. Test in-house when you receive their goods, or use an independent surveyor to test and certify quality independently? But these raw materials are only some of the most written about.

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The reality of green energy: “green metal” supply chains won’t be able to keep up

NC State SCRC

But that will also mean massive levels of demand for the metals required for green energy, such as cobalt, copper and nickel, that are vital for the technologies to build electric cars and renewables. The IEA predicts about a seven fold increase of such “green metals” by 2030. And how will we mine them?

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The Important Role of Data Mining in Supply Chain Operations

USC Consulting Group

However, operational data in itself isn’t always useful in its raw state. This is where data mining comes in. What is Data Mining? Data mining is the process of turning raw data points into useful and actionable information. How Does Data Mining Work?

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The impact of regional instabilities on the Global Supply Chain and how ERP can help

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

This latest development will exacerbate the situation for companies in many industries, particularly those which are heavily reliant on energy resources. Even companies without a direct supplier connection in Russia or Ukraine will experience debilitating disruption across industries from energy to agriculture.

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Manufacturing Must: Mobile Data Collection to Manage Mining Resources

RFgen

In the manufacturing industry, keeping track of the source from which materials come from is a high priority. One of the most important variables that manufacturers need to keep an eye on is their mineral and metal supply sources. Keeping an Eye on Mining. trillion market for metals and minerals. is home to a $6.3-trillion

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Manufacturing Must: Mobile Data Collection to Manage Mining Resources

RFgen

In the manufacturing industry, keeping track of the source from which materials come from is a high priority. One of the most important variables that manufacturers need to keep an eye on is their mineral and metal supply sources. Keeping an Eye on Mining. trillion market for metals and minerals. is home to a $6.3-trillion

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Design for a Green Supply Chain

Kinaxis

He told me about cases he had seen with some clever work on re-usable packaging, where the supplier’s packaging can be taken into its customers’ facilities and is either used to move the resulting product through the process and on to its next destination, or the empty containers go back to the supplier for use in a future delivery.