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Supply Chain Operations in 2028: Let’s Consult the Crystal Ball

Logistics Bureau

By 2028, robots could be running warehouses and fully automated facilities will be the norm rather than the exception. By 2028, offshore production could all but be eradicated. The goal of this project is to make rail-freight viable over distances of less than 1,000 kilometres. The robotic revolution is upon us! In the Air.

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Supply Chain Crystal Ball Gazing: Let’s Look Ahead to 2028

Logistics Bureau

So I’ve decided to indulge my craving by daring to speculate about what the supply chain of 2028 might look like. The world may not quite be ready for the latter, but a lot can change physically, economically, scientifically, and politically between now and 2028. It’s Mostly About Automation. Robots Run the Warehouse.

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In Logistics, the Last Few Feet are as Important as the Last Mile

Enterra Insights

The study also found that clearing security accounted for 12% of total delivery time, while riding the freight elevator and looking for tenants’ locations accounted for 61% of overall time.” 1] Edwin Jiang, “ In Global E-Commerce, the Race to Solve the ‘Last Mile’ ,” Business of Fashion , 14 August 2017. [2]

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It’s Time to Squeeze the Efficiency from Logistics with TMS

Supply Chain Collaborator

Transport Topics reports, “American Trucking Association predicts that freight volumes across all modes will grow by 2.8% per year on average through 2023, according to the organization’s just-released Freight Transportation Forecast, 2017-2028.” this year and then 3.4%

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The Supply Chain has Big Aspirations for Blockchain

Enterra Insights

By 2028, Gartner projects blockchain will become fully scalable technically and operationally.” Managing freight transportation. 2] Hailey Lynne McKeefry, “ Blockchain & Supply Chain: Early But Promising ,” EBN , 29 May 2017. [3] ” Blockchain’s potential. Sharing information with customers. Footnotes. [1]

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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 billion by 2028. 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. leading to an expected market size of US$1,251.09

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Responding to the 2023 IMO GHG Strategy

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

This means that further consideration will be required when the Strategy is next revised by the IMO in 2028. Robert Ward was the Secretary-General of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) before his retirement in 2017. Use a ‘five decarbonisation lever’ framework to develop a road map for decarbonisation.