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Logistics Predictions: How Did We Do in 2022 and What Will 2023 Look Like?

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There were record numbers (see Figure 1) through August 2022 and even when September’s volumes receded they were still 7% higher than pre-pandemic 2019. The only bright note is that shipping costs will be a fraction of what they were over the last several years. 2030 call: Retailers will embrace sustainability for home delivery.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

The goal is to reduce or avoid one billion metric tons (a gigaton) of greenhouse gasses from the global value chain by 2030. Walmart said at the end of 2021, it is 57 percent toward its 2030 goal and while that’s great progress, much of the low-hanging fruit has already been picked. percent in the third quarter, down from 3.8

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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 Figure 1, we show the aggregate trend of the chemical industry in an orbit chart format showing year-over-year results at the intersection of two metrics operating margin and inventory turns. Imagine Supply Chain 2030.

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Sustainable eCommerce: Five Brands Leading the Way

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The eCommerce boom is expected to increase the number of final mile delivery vehicles on the road by 36% and increase greenhouse gas emissions by 30% overall by 2030. In 2019 alone, ecommerce returns generated 5 billion tons of landfill waste, emitting as much carbon dioxide as 3 million cars driving for one year.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

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Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Following a March 2022 surge of Covid-19 in Shanghai, shipping company A.P. Within a week of Russian troops crossing into Ukraine, the benchmark for thermal coal prices reached a record high of $446 per metric ton.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

We hope you enjoy this salute to the best of 2018, and we look forward to even more innovations in 2019. It will allow for the automation of more complex warehousing tasks, such as unloading shipping containers and picking packets or individual e-commerce orders. Click here to read the full story. Printer-friendly version. Media Type.

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Walmart, Target Stepping Up Last-Mile Fulfillment

Multichannel Merchant

It has also created Project Gigaton , a private sector consortium aimed at removing one billion metric tons of greenhouse gas by 2030. Amazon also set a goal of net zero carbon by 2040, in 2019, and called on others to join them. Target updated its sustainability goals in 2019 as well.