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This Week in Logistics News (August 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

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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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Even with all new Glasgow pledges for 2030, we will emit roughly twice as much in 2030 as required for 1.5 In 2018, according to data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) road transport accounted for three-quarters of transport emissions. The second Z – Zero emission shipping routes: the Clydebank Declaration.

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Top 5 Logistics Challenges and Solutions for the Manufacturing Industry

GlobalTranz

Here are the challenges we’re seeing across the industry, and what they mean for your supply chain and your shipping processes. 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.

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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. Click here to read the full story. Printer-friendly version. Facilities Management. Media Type.

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Supply Chain Diagnostic: A Four-Step Process

Supply Chain Shaman

Most companies cannot get to data by customer on orders shipped incomplete to understand root cause analysis. In the period of 2010-2018, within the chemical industry, margins fluctuated, largely driven by the price of crude, but inventory turns plummeted. Imagine Supply Chain 2030. The focus is on Imagining Supply Chain 2030.

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Emerging Supply Chain Trends – A Look at Evolving Finished Vehicle Logistics Amid Market Shifts and Trends

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Comparing the pre-pandemic 2018 Production Statistics to the 2021 Production Statistics published by the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA), although car production has reduced over recent years, China remained the highest car producing country, followed by the United States, Japan and India.