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Airbus to Double China Based Final Assembly Aircraft Output

Supply Chain Matters

Faury indicated to reporters that the expansion of Tianjin capacity is an important part of the strategy for producing upwards of 75 of the A320 family aircraft on a monthly basis by 2026. This facility also serves a base for commercial aircraft sold to China based airlines.

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Trucking Companies Are (Finally) Recruiting More Women

Elementum

If the trend continues, the ATA predicts the industry could fall short by 174,000 drivers by 2026. They’ve since been struggling to meet increasing demand for freight transport. Over 70 percent of consumer goods rely on transportation via highways to reach store shelves.

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Truck Driver Shortage: Getting Better, Worse, or No Problem at All?

Talking Logistics

Here are some excerpts from the press release : According to the report, ATA’s first in-depth examination of the driver shortage since 2015, the driver shortage eased in 2016 to roughly 36,500 – down from 2015’s shortfall of 45,000. “We

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Technology Support in Integrated Business Planning: Automation, Augmentation and Human Centricity

Supply Chain Trend

For over a century, we have seen increasing automation in supply chain, especially in manufacturing and the pace has quickened in the past decade with robotization in production, warehousing, and transport. AI has been estimated to displace 38% of transport jobs and 30% of manufacturing jobs (Ghosh, 2018). Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Strong Freight Forecast Expected Thru 2026, What It Means for Shippers & 5 Things to Get Prepared

GlobalTranz

On July 27, 2015, the American Trucking Association s released the U.S. Freight Transportation Forecast to 2026. percent by 2026. However, US trucking freight will continue to reign as the predominant mode of transport into the future. trillion as of 9:00 PM CST on July 30, 2015. million by 2026.

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Guide to warehouse robots: types of warehouse robots, uses, navigation & more

6 River Systems

Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) — AGVs, such as self-driving forklifts, transport inventory from one location to another within the warehouse. Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) — Autonomous mobile robots are similar to AGVs and AGCs in that they transport inventory and materials throughout a warehouse autonomously.

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Logistics Bureau Supply Chain and Logistics News Roundup, July 2022

Logistics Bureau

In 2015, it stood at around $5.40. The company is committed to removing a million tons of environmentally harmful emissions from its supply chain by 2026. Port congestion has been building in Germany and India , where transport and port workers are engaged in squabbles with employers. Now it is more than $12.00.