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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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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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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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How Mobile Data Collection Solutions Can Transform Struggling Businesses

RFgen

By January 2015, USA Today reported the retailer had lost upwards of $2 billion since it first announced its expansion in 2011. Improved Productivity: Customers today place tremendous value on how a company ships its products.

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How Mobile Data Collection Solutions Can Transform Struggling Businesses

RFgen

By January 2015, USA Today reported the retailer had lost upwards of $2 billion since it first announced its expansion in 2011. Improved Productivity: Customers today place tremendous value on how a company ships its products.

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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?