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Extreme weather is risky business for supply chains

Resilinc

Climate change and the extreme weather events it causes are becoming larger concerns for supply chain managers, their C-suite bosses, corporate boards, and major investors. And for OEMs in virtually every manufacturing industry, supply chains are where much of their climate change risk lies.

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Home Delivery Robots: Last Mile Gamechangers

Logistics Viewpoints

Robots continue to be a larger part of global supply chains. One of the most difficult and expensive aspects of the supply chain is last mile and home delivery. Starship Technologies was launched in 2014 by Skype co-founders Ahit Heinla and Janus Friis. Namely, we are entering the age of home delivery robots.

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Google Robots and the Rewiring of Automation

MIT Supply Chain

In the online publication Supply Chain 24/7 considers the company’s influence on robotics, and, by default, the supply chains that support manufacturing operations in the United States and worldwide. The 2014 Crossroads conference opens in less than one month.

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COP21 – Freight and Climate Change

Freightos

A quick check showed that shipping the TV from Taiwan to Nashville (ocean & trucking) led to about 6.7 Since joining the EPA SmartWay program in 2008, Penske Logistics has improved fuel economy by 5 percent, reduced idle time by 16 percent and lowered CO2 emissions on a gram/ton-mile basis by 24 percent. kg of carbon emissions.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics. For discount retailers like Burlington, the supply chain is often a competitive advantage — and thus a secret recipe for success.

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Supply Chain Management:Headline for the 2012 Holiday Buying.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Logistics and Distribution. Supply Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Communication Services.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

In the current global economy, the closure of a maritime chokepoint would have significant economic ramifications due to the disruption of trade flows and even some supply chains (e.g. Nevertheless, they offer possibilities for routes that may encourage domestic imports and exports as well as the growth of logistical activities.

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