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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

This was part of the reason the company missed its 2008 goal to reduce aircraft emissions by 20 percent by the end of 2020. New aircraft purchases are focused around twinjets such as the Boeing 767 and 777. FedEx now has a mission to be carbon-neutral by 2040. Rob Spilman Jr., It’s actually causing us and others to not run production.

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Supply Chain Management:Importance of Proactive Master Data.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. We came up with an action plan of having a MDM Quality Report based on Product-Locations master data, Transportation Lanes & Production Process Models (PPM) master data from APO Production environment.

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4 Use Cases of the IoT in Retail: Operations Transformed for Greater Efficiency and Profitability

GlobalTranz

In fact, item-level tracking, reports Melanie Nuce of Supply and Demand Chain Executive , such as radio-frequency identification tags, can increase inventory management accuracy by 26 percent. That means going from 63-percent accuracy to 99-percent in a matter of months, if not weeks or days.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

82% of people have concerns that the supply chain will ruin life plans, such as birthdays, vacations, holidays, and the purchasing of necessary items. As some component lead times push into 2023, the shortage is expected to last 24 months before it recedes – similar to the chip shortage of 2008-2009. Chain Store Age ). AlixPartners).

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A Conversation with Vittorio Favati, TVS Supply Chain Solutions GFS

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The experience stems from the ground up as an operator, then assuming global roles spanning Asia, Europe, and North America and the journey has been incredibly exciting and fulfilling. Big, broad, tenacious projects to build and maintain organic systems do have a proven track record, but to a smaller population of industry players.

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The Fourth Industrial Revolution and why cash flow is at its center

Taulia

Deloitte describes the impact that the Fourth Industrial Revolution could have on business as: “…the marriage of physical and digital technologies such as analytics, artificial intelligence, cognitive technologies and the internet of things (IoT). Following the 2008 Financial Crisis, banks are no longer the default option for liquidity.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

These routes are typically found connecting important marketplaces with active commercial trade systems, such as Western Europe, North America, and East Asia. The Suez Canal Company's shares were purchased by Great Britain in 1874, making it the sole owner. meters in 2008 as opposed to 22.5 meters in 2001. A total of $1.32

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