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Stop Food Waste Day 2024

Enterra Insights

.” Those measures are: • EPA estimates : 2010 was selected as a baseline at 218.9 USDA estimates : amount of food loss and waste from the food supply at the retail and consumer levels: in 2010 food loss and waste at the retail and consumer levels was 31 percent of the food supply, equaling 133 billion pounds and almost $162 billion.

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Apple’s China Problem

Logistics Viewpoints

Next came, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, was signed into law by President Joe Biden in December of 2021 and then went into effect in June of 2022. In October of 2022, the Biden administration published a tough set of technology export controls. It is not just US tool manufacturers that are affected.

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Digital Twins and Phygital Fitness

Enterra Insights

This technology took a step further in 2002 when Michael Grieves publicly introduced the concept and model of the digital twin at a Society of Manufacturing Engineers conference in Troy, Michigan. ” eWeek, 14 November 2022. [2] They write, “Digital twins are multiplying as their capabilities and sophistication grow.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 29 – November 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

Driver shortage eases slightly in 2022 but relief likely temporary. Canoo to build battery manufacturing facility in Oklahoma. Electric vehicle startup Canoo Inc said on Wednesday it would build a battery manufacturing facility at Pryor in Oklahoma with a capacity of 3,200 Megawatt hours production. executive.

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This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech June 28 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Included in this June 29, 2022 edition are updates featuring the following providers: Logility and Starboard Solutions. Founded in 2014 and based in Chicago, FourKites is working with more than 1,000 businesses in helping to track shipments from manufacturing facilities, warehouses and retail sites. FedEx and FourKites. Wonder Group.

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The Virtual Twin Experience: How to Use it for Maximum Benefit

DELMIA Quintiq

While the worst of Covid-19 seems to be over, manufacturers are still reeling from the after-effects of the disruptions caused by the pandemic. While the height of the pandemic may be over, Covid-related issues will continue past 2022. Supply Chain Instability. Customer Case Study.

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The Cost of Supply Chain Sustainability Legislation?

QAD

California Transparency in Supply Chains Act – Signed into law in 2010, it requires large retailers and manufacturers to disclose activities focused on eradicating human trafficking from the supply chain and educating consumers on how to purchase goods from responsibly managed supply chains. .