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Supply Chain Scope: New Study Shows Rise in US Inventories; California Estimated to Improve Freight Efficiency by 25% in 2030

Arkieva

Sustainable Freight Action Plan for California is estimated to Improve Freight Efficiency by 25% in 2030. Targets for 2030 Include: Improve freight system efficiency 25 percent by 2030. Deploy over 100,000 zero-emission vehicles/equipment and maximize near-zero. As seen in the chart below from the Commerce Dept., Software Suite.

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Unwrapping the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive: Embracing Sustainable Packaging in a Circular Economy

SupplyShift

From 2009 to 2020, packaging waste in the EU increased by 20% , reaching 79 million tons in 2020. If approved, the new regulation would mean that by 2030 all packaging on the EU market must be designed to be recyclable (i.e., However, with the growth of the packaging market comes significant environmental repercussions.

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What is a Dark Store? Benefits for the Retail and Grocery Industry

Locus Robotics

In 2020, grocery and retail stores had to rethink how they fulfilled increasing online orders and handled the reduction of in-store shoppers. billion from 2020-2024. . In the UK, Tesco opened its first dark store in 2009, but here in the US, grocery and retail stores have only recently started to make the move.

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

ToolsGroup

In Fortune 500 earnings calls for Q3 of 2021, “supply chain” mentions were up 412% from Q3 in 2020. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). higher than 2020. As of 2020, only 12% of semiconductor chips were made in the United States. (