Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The recently released National Retail Security Survey shows that total shrink in 2021 reported by retailers is now almost a $100 billion problem. While this is not exactly the best news to hear, it’s time to move on to this week’s logistics news. Retailers face security-related challenges on many fronts.

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Logility

JUNE 30, 2022

Use a two-pronged approach that couples new recruitment approaches with technology to provide transparent operational insight. Today’s supply chain is challenged by the impact of what would appear to be two disparate challenges: constant supply chain disruptions, and what’s been dubbed “The Great Resignation.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Paralleling this growth in e-commerce is a growth in carbon emissions – parcel deliveries are estimated to increase by 78% globally by 2030, resulting in up to 30% greater emissions. The supply chain, however, offers the most fruitful area for improvement. Benefits of Sustainable Supply Chains.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Near the end of 2021, I had the chance to make the early call on Logistics Viewpoints on what 2022 would look like across five major logistics themes. Theme 1: Global supply chains will be busy, congested and chaotic. Theme 4: Sustainability will become an opportunity, not a challenge for supply chains.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

The global supply chain that we know today is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, low variability, and availability of logistics. The impact varies by supply chain sector and value chain. in 2020 to 25.6 % in 2021, reaching a market size of $553 billion. What to do?

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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.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 29, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. This rollout is just the beginning of what is expected to be thousands of Amazon’s custom electric delivery vehicles in more than 100 cities by the end of this year—and 100,000 across the US by 2030. Financial terms of deal were not disclosed. Uber Eats ups the ante in online grocery.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

This may be a reaction to the ongoing supply chain crisis, which quantum could help relieve through its potential to solve complex optimization problems common in shipping and logistics.” … The technology is still experimental, and has yet to demonstrate its usefulness for solving real-world problems.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

As a consumer, I expect when I invest in an appliance or a tool, it will keep working for a reasonably long time to bring a return. The logistics industry is one of the largest carbon emitters in today’s business world, and therefore having a carbon mitigation plan is an important step for logistics companies to take.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

“Even with all new Glasgow pledges for 2030, we will emit roughly twice as much in 2030 as required for 1.5 This year the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP26) was held at the SEC Centre in Glasgow, United Kingdom, from 31 October to 13 November 2021. degrees Celsius,” states the Climate Action Tracker.

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Resilinc

MARCH 22, 2022

Our 2021 Annual Report is here! Covered topics included the supply chain tumult of 2021, trends affecting key commodities like aluminum, silicon, and cobalt, and the evolving risk landscape for reshoring, cybersecurity, ESG issues, and more. But there is still a ways to go before we hit a clearing.”.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

At the COP26 climate conference in 2021, more than 1,000 companies committed to adopt targets to reduce emissions in line with the Paris Agreement goals. With renewable electricity generation in 2021 experiencing the fastest year-on-year growth since the 1970s, solar power has become a major trend, seeing a record growth of 160 GW in 2021.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

“All great enterprises are about logistics. Not genius or inspiration or flights of imagination, skill or cunning, but logistics.” — Tom McCarthy. The year 2021 has proved it once again that Tom McCarthy was right. This was majorly due to their inability to understand and adapt to the changing logistics trends.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The end-to-end logistics network represents a big investment for companies — as well as a key source of competitive advantage. One often-overlooked logistics asset is yard operations — the physical space outside warehouses, distribution centers and manufacturing facilities where inbound and outbound shipments are handled. Valued at $3.1

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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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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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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The transport and logistics industry has started to engage differently in the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference. Additional three zero (3Zs) emission initiatives were launched at COP26 that will help the transport and logistics industry to contribute its fair share to the decarbonization of economy and society.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Overcoming Retail Labor Shortages with Technology. In October 2021, Brian Olsavky, CFO of Amazon, claimed that the company would require 150,000 extra workers to cater to the heightened customer demands during the holiday season. According to Forbes , retailers planned to hire 500,000 to 665,000 seasonal employees in 2021.

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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. The transport and logistics sector should further raise its profile on the global stage of decarbonisation.

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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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Global Trade Management

JULY 31, 2023

percent in 2021-22, according to data released by India's Central Statistics Office (CSO). Boasting a robust economy and favorable demographics, it's no wonder many international companies are eyeing India as a prime location to set up their manufacturing facilities and supply chains. billion by 2030 and 1.8

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

As 2022 kicks in, the manufacturing sector is being shaped by technological change and the Covid-19 pandemic. Digital, connected and smart systems are on the rise, while at the same time manufacturers face challenges such as the ‘Great Resignation’ and clogged-up supply chains – as well as increasing demand for sustainable products.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

PepsiCo generated $79 billion in net revenue in 2021, with 23 food and beverage brands that generate more than $1 billion each in retail sales. The multinational’s goal is to achieve net zero GHG emissions across their value chain by 2040. PepsiCo’s Internal Supply Chain. PepsiCo has an enormous and complex supply chain.

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Locus

JUNE 16, 2023

The biggest challenge that logistics providers face is rising last-mile carrier delivery costs. Retailers and logistics providers should not shift the burden of costs on the consumers as it makes them unhappy and leads to churn. What do you mean by last mile delivery costs in logistics?

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Proxima

MARCH 22, 2021

One of the key areas of change has been an increase in social value policies across supply chains and supplier networks. Supply chain scrutiny is increasing. A United Nations assessment in 2021 found that the world is wildly off track on meeting the Paris Agreement goal of holding temperature rises to 1.5°C,

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 22, 2022

But nobody is talking about the supply chain for these vehicles, and the capacity required to build them. Converting an entire supply base of automotive suppliers, who are all focused on building of combustion engine-powered vehicles, and moving them all to electric vehicles, will be a superhuman feat.

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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. CARBON CALCULATION TOOLS FOR E-COMMERCE PARCELS. Driving Sustainable Supply Chain Change.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Soon these newbies will exceed Millennials as the largest generation on earth, with more than a third of the world’s population already counted as Gen Z and by 2030. While flexibility increased as technology accelerated throughout the 2010s, business cultures of presenteeism and profit persisted. THE DIGITAL NATIVES.

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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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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Most of those emissions are associated with corporate supply chains. Clearly, companies need to begin to more fully consider their supply chains, working to make them more resilient, sustainable and ethical.” He writes, “Promoting sustainability throughout a complex supply chain is incredibly challenging.”[2]

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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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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Recent reports from the UN state that the world is not on track to reach its goal of zero hunger by 2030. As many as 828 million people were affected by hunger in 2021, including 46 million people more than a year earlier and 150 million more than 2019. The war in Ukraine has essentially fueled a global food crisis.

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ShipBob

AUGUST 9, 2021

A typical ecommerce supply chain starts with sourcing raw materials to produce finished goods , which are then transported to a warehouse or fulfillment center before they end up with their end consumer. By the end of 2021, ecommerce sales are expected to make up 18.1% What is a sustainable supply chain?

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Following the outbreak of the pandemic, many companies were forced to confront the fact that their supply chains were not as resilient as they had hoped they were. National lockdowns and social distancing measures exposed serious weak points in the supply chain, causing huge delays and disruptions, which affected people’s daily lives.”[1]

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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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Ware2Go

APRIL 11, 2023

Many argue that eCommerce is actually more sustainable than the traditional brick-and-mortar shopping model due to efficiencies in fulfillment and logistics. 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. The problem?

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