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Understanding Supply Chain Sustainability

Logistics Viewpoints

The SDGs were set up in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly and are intended to be achieved by the year 2030 and are included in a UN Resolution called the 2030 Agenda.

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Is A Customer-Centric Strategy the Same as Demand-Driven? Outside-In?

Supply Chain Shaman

Advanced companies are building cross-functional teams to use unstructured data to analyze warranty, quality and service failures. An example of social listening is the Lenovo Case Study presented at the 2015 Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. Economic Vision of Supply Chain 2030. Supply Chain 2030. Market Drivers.

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Engine Reliability and Supply Surfaces for Commercial Aircraft Supply Chains

Supply Chain Matters

According to business and industry media reports, the engine recall will affect upwards of 1,200 engines produced between 2015 and 2021. Since its introduction in 2016, the innovative Pratt GTF has been dogged by a series of reliability and manufacturing quality issues.

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How Not To Commit To ‘Net Zero’: 5 Common Carbon Strategy Mistakes

Provenance

When Danone pledged in 2015 to become carbon neutral by 2050 , they published measurable interim targets, including a 25% reduction in emissions by 2020, and specific 2030 targets for Scopes 1, 2 and 3. IKEA has pledged to become ‘climate positive’ by 2030. C of warming. Credit: Getty).

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Sustainability pays off, but it’s not always traceable

Supply Chain Movement

The global middle class is growing even more rapidly: KPMG has calculated that by 2030 there will be three billion more middle-class consumers than in 2010. The international buyers of cocoa at trading company Amtrada are already noticing diminished harvests from many cocoa trees in terms of both quality and quantity. “On

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Machine Learning and Decision-making

Enterra Insights

Using cutting-edge decision science, Mankins and Sherer assert companies can achieve the following results: • Generally better decisions : “The incorporation of expert knowledge makes for more accurate, higher-quality decisions.” ” • More consistent decisions : “You have reduced the variability of decision outcomes.”

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5 Disruptions Shaping the Digital Transformation in Distribution and Logistics

BlueYonder

In 2015, 41 percent of total sales came from online channels, the figure jumped to 60 percent in 2016, and CEO D.G. Everything today is run by data that’s hyper-connected to customers, trucks, warehouses and quality monitoring, just to name a few. Macpherson predicted that the figure will easily be 80 percent by 2022. Data is Money.