Unleashed

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

How is the logistics and supply chain management industry evolving – and what developments do you need to consider? Read more: Supply chain management explained: methods in modern business 1. Read more: Supply chain management explained: methods in modern business 1. billion in 2021. billion to $5.6

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2022

This past Monday marked the first normal Boston Marathon since 2019, as the 2020 marathon was canceled due to the Covid pandemic, and the 2021 marathon was shifted to October with a smaller field. Supply chain cyberattacks jumped 51% in 2021. The Covid pandemic continues to slow down global economies and supply chains.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides our latest news capsule edition follow-up relative to updating our readers to prior industry supply chain management developments that we have shared on this blog. Increased automation of fulfillment services is cited as a further reason.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

Opinion Editorial by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Operating Partner at Anchor Group and Mikael Lind, Senior Strategic Research Advisor at Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) and Professor at Chalmers University of Technology. Since COP26, a series of deep dive webinars have been conducted on how to design policies for ZE-MHDVs.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The year 2021 has proved it once again that Tom McCarthy was right. Rewind to 2021! 2021 may not be a year for the logistics industry to cherish, but it was a year filled with a lot of takeaways. 2021 pushed businesses to take giant strides in their logistics processes and operations. More Focus on Last-Mile Delivery.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Barbara Schielke Chief HR & CSR Officer for Asendia explains how carbon offsetting, emissions reporting per parcel, and supply chain efficiencies are helping retailers green their e-commerce fulfilment. Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is slowly coming to market which will make air freight less environmentally damaging.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

A more precise roadmap will be chalked out in a meeting scheduled to take place in December 2021. The work force, regardless if on operational or executive level, needs to upgrade its capabilities to cope with the new technologies used to power an emission free transport system. After COP26, we are at about 2.7 degrees of warming.

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AFFLINK

APRIL 25, 2018

The Data Says “Yes” As Industries Plan Using Far More Robots In Supply Chain. Yesterday’s science fiction is becoming far closer to reality as industries along the supply chain are dramatically increasing their use of robots to perform a wide range of jobs. We’ve automated ourselves out of shopping and shipping.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 6, 2022

Derek Gittoes, a vice president of supply chain management product strategy at Oracle, said “this is very much an estimate. Oracle has set a target to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, and to halve their greenhouse gas emissions across their value chain by 2030. Transportation Modeling Can be Used to Reduce Emissions.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 20, 2022

At the annual SCLA (Supply Chain Leaders in Action) meeting in Sanibel, Florida, Intelligent Audit CEO Hannah Testani sat down with Helen Atkinson, Senior Editor of logistics industry publication Supply Chain Brain to discuss the state of the supply chain, sustainability, and the future of supply chain innovations.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Technology can have a significant impact on supply chains, but supply chain digitization still lags behind digitization of other areas of business across many industries. Still, there are several technologies that are transforming supply chains for the organizations that adopt them.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Will the supply chain ever catch a break? With every link of the supply chain impacting businesses both large and small, keeping up with the globally disrupted supply chain evolution is a recipe for whiplash. Raw Material Shortages Are Affecting a Challenged Supply Chain.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 26, 2023

Faced with ongoing supply chain crises, shippers are desperate to get a leg up on their logistics. We see more and more how global conflicts like the war in Ukraine, labor issues like the potential of a strike during negotiations on the West Coast, and other socioeconomic factors impact supply chains around the world.

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Amazon promises 50% net-zero carbon shipments by 2030. Freight volumes in December and January were bolstered by two major factors: U.S. Retails look towards AI for intelligent automation. More than 80% of respondents expect to implement intelligent automation by 2021. In this week's, "Where's my freight?!".

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Intelligent Audit

JULY 28, 2022

While many prefer to do things the old fashion way, modern supply chain management teams have found that machine learning tools are the perfect upgrade to their toolbox. billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 11.9% from 2021 to 2030.” What Is Machine Learning in the Modern Supply Chain Network?

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GTG Technology Group

DECEMBER 2, 2015

As a result, the transportation industry is seeking to find new ways to keep supply chain management as environmentally friendly as possible. How will changes in technology contribute to this goal, and what sort of regulatory changes can we expect to see in the future? Operational Changes. Rethink cabin comfort. Sources: [link].

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 15, 2021

The Supply Chain Leader In The Middle Of The Pandemic. I loved the summary in the Economist article published on July 3, 2021, The Long Goodbye to COVID 19. Today’s supply chains assume that logistics is readily available. Only 9% of Global Multinationals design supply chain flows. Globally, 39.3%

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2022

In 2021, for the tenth consecutive year, Saint-Gobain was named one of the world’s 100 most innovative companies, according to the Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovator ranking. However, their carbon reduction goals for their value chain operations for 2030 will not be changed. There were also freight savings.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 10, 2021

SAP, the market share leader for supply chain management, lags the industry in delivering decision support and network capabilities for supply chain leaders. Based on the Supply Chains to Admire analysis, companies focusing on IT standardization of ERP-centric platforms, score lower on growth than peer groups.

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 20, 2021

It is no surprise that the global pandemic had a devastating impact on the world’s supply chain, with more than 75% of businesses saying they had at least one significant negative impact directly caused by the pandemic over the past 18 months. Supply Chain as a Service Will Grow More Invaluable. over the same period.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 27, 2023

The retailer has partnered with the Bengaluru-based cargo airline Quikjet to launch its maiden air freight service in the country, which it said will enable the firm to speed up its delivery. India is the third market where Amazon has launched its freight service. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2023

That assessment comes as a result of 10 months of subdued demand, inventory de-stocking, and high interest rates, the New Jersey-based company said in its “The GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index.” The drone was still hovering above as officers calmly drove up after the bikes were hidden to make arrests safely.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2022

Chipotle’s push for humane chicken delayed amid tight supplies. Mexican factories gain in supply chain revamps. This is the latest initiative from FedEx in its effort to explore and adopt emerging technologies across its networks. Chipotle had planned to sell all third-party certified humane chicken by the end of 2021.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 18, 2022

After two years of product shortages, port closures and other supply chain challenges, everyone understands the critical nature of logistics. One of the big changes we’ve witnessed is an increasing reliance on fourth-party logistics (4PL) providers to manage increasingly complex global supply chains.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

President Joe Biden recently announced the country’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 52% by 2030. Reduce your carbon footprint with technology. Logistics companies and retailers should consider technology to help with sustainability efforts. Let data science do the planning and optimization.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The entire world owes a huge debt to the drivers , warehouse associates and other essential logistics workers who kept supply chains moving during the worst months of the pandemic. Many employers are actively improving conditions and offering technology training and transferable college credits. And with good reason. .

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 4, 2022

We’ve gathered the twelve supply chain headlines you need to know in an industry that’s always moving. in 2021, is sure to place further pressure on inflation-weary shippers. Intelligent Audit CEO Attributes Supply Chain Success to Tech-Forward Thinking.

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Locus

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

However, challenges like delayed deliveries, volatility in freight volumes, and lack of flexibility to scale deliveries made it difficult for outsourcers to fulfill shipments on time. This figure is expected to climb up to a staggering number of 162,000 by 2030. A survey forecasts that there will be a driver shortage of 97,000 by 2023.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 5, 2021

After experiencing an incredibly challenging two years in the global logistics industry, I think we can let go of any expectation that the supply chain landscape will ever return to “normal.” By that, I mean that extreme uncertainty on both the demand and the supply sides will continue for the foreseeable future.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 8, 2022

Nintendo is struggling to break out of a frustrating sales slowdown, selling 33 percent fewer units of Switch game systems in the April-June quarter than a year ago in Japan due to a crippled supply chain. Hours before the expiration, more than 150 business groups implored Biden to push for a smooth and swift resolution.

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