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The Better Goal: More Fuel Efficient Trucks or Using Fewer Trucks?

Talking Logistics

According to the press release : The proposed standards are expected to lower CO2 emissions by approximately 1 billion metric tons, cut fuel costs by about $170 billion, and reduce oil consumption by up to 1.8 billion barrels over the lifetime of the vehicles sold under the program. I’ve highlighted other case studies over the years.

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Achieving enterprise-wide adoption of supply chain risk management

Resilinc

But to make their strongest case, SCRM advocates need to focus on one key metric: return on investment. It’s important to frame the program in strategic terms and to ensure that decision-makers understand the linkages between the tactical objectives of the SCRM and key metrics such as revenue, earnings, brand, and shareholder value.

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50 warehouse automation stats you should know

6 River Systems

General warehouse industry statistics Warehousing costs & revenue statistics Warehouse efficiency statistics Labor statistics in the warehousing industry Automation adoption in the warehousing industry Warehouse performance metrics Warehouse automation stats: General warehouse industry statistics 1. According to data from the U.S.

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Revealing Survey Relative to Business Sustainability and ESG Actions

Supply Chain Matters

Regarding the latter, reportedly there are beliefs expressed that bots are better at collecting different types of data without error, making rational decisions and predicting future outcomes based on metrics of performance. Not all respondents shared such views, but the respondent percentages would indicate definitive viewpoints.

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Transforming Consumer Value Chains: Navigating The Power Shift to the Shopper

Supply Chain Shaman

When we do these types of analysis, we look back at the data as far as we can reach (Y chart data is available only back to 2006 in a reliable form) and then we look at the period of 2006-2014 and the more recent period of 2011-2014. Traditional supply chains ship cases, pallets and trucks; but not the EACH. The difference?

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Gamification – Incentivising Blue Collar Workforce

Shipsy

Initially, the term “gamification” got people talking when Gartner included it to its “Hype Cycle” list in 2011. Gamifying Last Mile Deliveries With the supply chain industry making the most of the current technological boom, automation of end-to-end logistical processes is becoming increasingly popular. Ashmia Tiwary. March 26, 2019.

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You Can’t Sell on Amazon if your Products Are Out of Stock

FLEXE

According to Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, they have “invested over $150 billion worldwide in fulfillment networks, transportation capabilities, and technology infrastructure, including AWS data centers” since 2011. Use the same logistics technology platform to manage inventory across your network. Lower the cost of storage.