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Microgrid Economics – Microgrids Growing Faster Than Larger Grids

Logistics Viewpoints

According to Wood Mackenzie, the US microgrid market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19% from 2022 to 2027. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the average cost of a US commercial PV system has fallen by about 60% since 2017. million in 2017. and India at 12.5

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How Advancing Technology in Transportation Management Highlight the Growing Trucking Driver Shortage

GlobalTranz

The electronic logging devices (ELD) mandate, which some thought might be repealed or delayed further, was only reiterated with a set compliance date of December 18, 2017, reports the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ( FMCSA ). The outlook for 2017 with respect to this mandate is not likely to change either. and 5 a.m.

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Trends 2022: Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

billion in 2017 plummeted to $5,200 billion in 2020. billion by 2027. .”[7] billion by 2027. It’s little wonder shipping companies tried to capitalize on increased demand. Journalist Tim Robinson reports, “The logistics industry which was valued at $7,641.2

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Staying on Top of MDR, IVDR, and Surveillance Requirements With Cloud QMS

Arena Solutions

As a result, the European Union Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR) and In vitro Diagnostic Device Regulation (EU IVDR) were approved in March 2017 by the European Council and in April 2017 by the European Parliament. May 27, 2027: Class B and A sterile self-declared IVDD devices must comply with IVDR.

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New Trailers are Going to Cost You More

DAT Solutions

Transport Topics reported that the requirements will probably add "about $860 to the cost of a 2021 trailer, $1,015 to the cost of a 2024 unit, and $1,090 for a 2027 model," compared to the cost of a 2017 model. An EPA study claims that a buyer of a new rig in 2027 should be able to recoup the extra costs in two years of fuel savings.

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Manufacturing And Cloud Reluctance: What We Learned

GlobalTranz

In fact, we saw that from 2015 to 2017, in all industries besides manufacturing, the willingness to review cloud systems went from 76% to 84%. In fact, a similar report from Deloitte found that robotics and automation adoption will reach 74% by 2027. In manufacturing? 74% to 79%.

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10 Trends in Supply Chain Management & Logistics for 2022

Unleashed

In fact, investor funding for this technology has ballooned since 2017 , growing from US$0.1 million by 2027 , at a CAGR of 25.8%. Automated trucking : It’s believed that use of self-driving trucks will be widespread long before self-driving cars. billion to $5.6 billion in 2021. But the question is: which practices?