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Editor’s Choice: How the EV Boom is the Oil & Gas Market

Logistics Viewpoints

percent from 2018. Norwegian petroleum refiner Equinor ASA predicts a destructive drop of 47 percent in oil demand in the global market between 2018 and 2050. government looks to increase the share of electric vehicles in new car sales to 50 percent by the end of 2030. According to IEA data, around 16.5 accounted for 2.5

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Supply Chain Planning & Optimization Projections for 2018 - Back to the Future

Logility

Therefore, it is with a bit of trepidation that I toss my hat in the arena and make my 2018 supply chain planning and optimization predictions. From all indications, 2018 should be a very interesting year for supply chains and supply chain practitioners. In the year ahead, this will require supply chains to shift how they operate.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 6 – 12)

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According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), demand for electric vehicle (EV) batteries will increase from around 340 GWh today to over 3500 GWh by 2030. In a recent report, IEA indicated that global battery and mineral supply chains need to expand ten-fold to meet projected critical minerals needs by 2030. 7-Eleven Inc.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 8-12, 2018)

Talking Logistics

So, while I count the days and hours and minutes until she gets back, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) Activates For Latest Major Hurricane Of 2018. Trucking costs to halve by 2030, study predicts (LLoyd’s Loading List). Loadsmart Announces $21.6

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

After a year full of more scandals, indictments, political contentiousness, workplace violence, school shootings and natural disasters, maybe it’s time we all took a collective breath and focused on some of the positives that came out of 2018. Content Summary: Walmart Says It Can Reduce Emissions in China by 50 Million Tons.

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This Week n Logistics News (February 24 – March 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

Under pressure to reduce injuries and deaths from crashes involving heavy trucks, FMCSA in August 2023 notified the trucking industry that it would entertain requests to waive agency decisions made in 2018 and 2020 that ruled federal hours-of-service rules (HOS) preempt MRB laws in California and Washington, respectively, for interstate trucking.

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Top 5 Logistics Challenges and Solutions for the Manufacturing Industry

GlobalTranz

manufacturers surveyed by The Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte Consulting LLP , it is now 36 percent more difficult to find the right talent than it was in 2018, despite a higher unemployment rate. million jobs could be left unfilled by 2030 due to the manufacturing skills gap. According to U.S.