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This Week in Logistics News (May 27-31, 2013)

Talking Logistics

NAFTA Trade in March 2013. The bottom line is that this announcement points to a big reality in the market: the development and testing of “self-driving” vehicles is progressing very quickly, and while industry executives expect fully-autonomous vehicles to be widely available by 2025, I’m betting it will happen sooner.

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Two Million Vacant Manufacturing Jobs by 2025…How Can We Tackle the Skills Gap?

GlobalTranz

Industry data for 2004 - 2013 shows an annual loss of at least $17 billion due to vacant positions, with shocking losses of around $45 billion in both 2012 and 2013. Training Magazine 's annual survey indicates that from 2006-2013, average investment in training per manufacturing employee was reduced by 31 percent.

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Material Handling Institute US Roadmap for 2015: Can’t Wait for 2025!

Supply Chain View from the Field

The group held workshops in 2013 at several locations, and spent eight hours over two days discussing them…a team of academics from Auburn, Florida, Georgia Tech, Clemson, and MHI worked on the report. Again the magic time frame is 2025 – which seems to be the magical year when all of this will come to fruition!

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

And in the most emotional finish of the day, Henry Richard finished the race nine years after his brother, Martin, died during the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Amazon on path to reach 100% renewable energy by 2025. While Amazon may be lagging on drone efforts, it is making headway in its pledge for renewable energy by 2025.

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Boom Time for the Shared Economy within Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

The World Economic Forum estimates that by 2025, 15 percent of trucking will be via shared transport platforms and shared warehousing will comprise 20 percent of the market. The business consulting company estimates that between 2013 and 2025, shared economy revenue will increase by a whopping 2,133 percent. Car sharing.

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Energy Efficiency Is Key to Better Logistics

Material Handling & Logistics

The company also set a new goal that by 2025, 40% of all ground fuel will be from sources other than conventional gasoline and diesel, an increase from 19.6% Currently the company’s natural gas fleet numbers 1,000 (twice what it was in 2013). Deutsche Post DHL Group is enlisting its subcontractors in its emission reduction activities.

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World’s Top Green Businesses Revealed

Material Handling & Logistics

. -- Its state-of-the-art wastewater treatment plant in China allows Swiss fragrance & flavor business Firmenich to operate a manufacturing plant that provides almost double the company’s previous manufacturing capacity. billion (US$4 million).