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

Oracle Fursion Cloud Transportation Management offers a solution that allows transportation planners to see estimated emissions – carbon dioxide, nitrous oxides, and particulate matter – before a trip is executed. Transportation is, of course, a major source of green house emissions. That is more than any other sector.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

ARC defines the warehouse automation market according to a number of qualifications and dimensions to deliver a well-defined measure, with numerous segmentations, allowing those that purchase the research to understand what is being measured, and to easily extrapolate the findings to support their strategic planning needs.

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Zipline Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Since much of the previous year in business and elsewhere was defined by a global pandemic, we are left asking what will 2021 look like for food and beverage shippers. Food trends had an interesting 12 months as things changed quite a bit throughout the course of COVID-19. Here are some things to look out for in 2021.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 16, 2021

One of the least welcome consequences of supply chain snarls and labor shortages is rising inflation — and the food industry has been impacted like every other economic sector. Food prices have been on the rise for months. percent from September 2021 to October 2021 and was 5.4 ”[1] His prediction proved accurate.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

PepsiCo is a very big company, the second largest food and beverage company in the world. 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. Because of the food giant’s size, their sustainability strategy also is very broad.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

Continuing Disruptions in Transportation and Sourcing Materials After the pandemic, retailers are faced with new challenges and disruptions due to global conflicts, trade restrictions, and now recessions. They are more likely to shop for discounts and sales and may delay purchases of some items.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 16, 2021

Factories for most commodities (other than essential commodities, pharma, medicinal and medical devices, food and groceries) were shutdown globally. China fully shutdown its manufacturing output during this phase affecting consumers globally. Manufacturing Planning. Recovery Imperatives: Phase II.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

What started as a simple combination of wooden planks to transport food and munitions, the evolution of the modern pallet has since grown into a multi-million dollar industry with different types of materials introduced to make a pallet. The use of plastic and its harm to the environment is currently generating global concern.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Whether you’re planning on purchasing products from a food wholesaler, or thinking about moving into food wholesaling yourself, this overview of the industry – and what its future holds – is for you. Food wholesalers warehouse products in bulk, then provide usable amounts to businesses – from restaurants to hospitals.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In fact, IDC predicts that manufacturers across Asia who digitally transform and accelerate sustainable innovation to improve supply chain operations, will increase their revenue by 20 percent in 2025. For reasons of climate change and profitability rewards, maintaining a more sustainable approach to the supply chain is obvious.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 14, 2021

According to the State of the Global Islamic Economy Report 2020-2021 a USD 2.4 trillion industry by 2024 , consisting of not only food, but also cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, modest fashion, media & creation, and Muslim friendly travel. This new standard has three modules: transportation, warehousing, and retailing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 18, 2022

for toilet paper, pasta, canned food, and disinfectant sprays. Then as we slowly started going out and getting used to the new normal, people realized that public transportation was not the best option because of virus transmissions, which increased the demand for cars. Changing trends in lifestyle and impacts on fashion retail.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 8, 2024

In March 2024, the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation released the National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy , which aims to decarbonize and advance zero-emission freight along the United States main shipping corridors. Through the U.S.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 25, 2021

Everything from food and beverage products to home improvement items saw a significant consumption bump as buyers, sidelined by pandemic restrictions, diverted their purchasing habits from experiences to consumer goods. The study analyzed supply chain performance at manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers throughout 2020.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MAY 17, 2023

This means we need to carefully plan our usage of scarce resources: the use of land and water to grow food; the use of space to live, commute, entertain, sport, relax; the use of clean flowing water to clean or dispose; the use of fossil fuels to drive our cars, fly our planes and to generate electrical power.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

For example, manufacturers have had to alter business models to be able to accommodate the change in consumer behavior. However, at the same time, the technology of better data management is most definitely helping manufacturers as well. This is forcing regulators to institute changes in regulations on manufacturers.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

The Circular Economy aims to change the way products are manufactured and used. Presently, raw materials are mined or farmed and subsequently manufactured into products. Presently, most physical streams of goods consist of large amounts of products being transported over long distances from factories to consumers.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, we highlight the latest quantitative data related to global manufacturing PMI activity levels for April. Global Manufacturing Output Levels Declined. The Global Manufacturing Output sub-index reportedly dropped to a contraction value of 48.5 According to the J.P. value, up from 53.1

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

The peak season definition is a continued evolution of the seasons in transportation. Above-average holiday shipping seasons in 2020 and 2021 led to an above-average returns rate in the usual Quiet Season. Above-average holiday shipping seasons in 2020 and 2021 led to an above-average returns rate in the usual Quiet Season.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Raw materials, parts and services are currently all running through supply chains and manufacturing processes and emitting GHGs. EFFICIENCY IS NO SMALL MATTER – DNV, an international society that conducts research on decarbonization, recently released its energy transition outlook for 2021. Believe me, it’s impressive!

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Logility

JUNE 30, 2022

resigned from their jobs in durable goods manufacturing. Food supply chains already heavily damaged by the effects of COVID-19 have received yet another blow from labor shortages. The trucking industry was down 80,000 drivers in 2021, and that shortage is anticipated to balloon to 160,000 by 2030. It’s a global problem.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 13, 2022

Just as manufacturers and distributors were starting to climb out of the ‘COVID hole’, they’ve been knocked back in. Unpacking expected disruptions across the supply chain for manufacturers and distributors. The transportation industry will also bear the brunt, as it has the highest energy intensity of all major industries.

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Provenance

JANUARY 26, 2021

Last week, The Grocer called on FCMG industry experts to share their predictions for a 2021 retail trends report. Ash Amirahmadi, UK MD, Arla: “In terms of food safety and food fraud, serious issues may emerge. Chris Elliott, Professor of Food Safety, Queen’s University Belfast. We’ll see more on-pack impact claims. “The

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Outside of the Paris Agreement, the European Union (EU) has a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transport by around 60 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. Cost reductions sometimes go hand-in-hand with GHG reductions, but some measures could increase transport costs. Corporate Responsibility.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 24, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides our readers added perspectives on this week’s reports indicating that Apple has initiated plans for production of the upcoming new model iPhone14 to be sourced from both China and India. It is estimated that China accounts for upwards of 95 percent of Apple ’s final assembly production capabilities in 2021.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Pharmacy: Amazon Pharmacy – Online service for purchasing prescription medications with home delivery. Business Solutions: Amazon Business – Marketplace offering tailored products and tools for businesses, including bulk purchasing and business pricing. Size: Can vary depending on location and volume handled.

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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. The six areas are energy use, nature, waste, packaging, transportation, and product use and design. Retailers face security-related challenges on many fronts.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

In March of 2021 we heard about Logistics when a ship blocked passage through the Suez Canal. In the second half of 2021 we heard about the enormous log jam for overseas shipping in ports around the world. Featuring Our Top 16 Articles on Freight and Logistics! Examples of Logistics Management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

COVID-19 drove a cancellation, but I hope to host the event again in 2021 in Franklin, TN. Food and beverage companies are experiencing double-digit demand. For years Campbells strove to grow the soup category only to lose share in the soup category due to limited manufacturing capacity for the Swanson’s brand. What To Do?

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Shipsy

MAY 28, 2021

The outbreak has also made it clear that digitization of the last-mile processes and the overall logistics and transportation system will be the key to shape the future of e-commerce, manufacturing, food & grocery, courier & express delivery, and other industries. Last Mile Delivery Trends 2021.

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o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2021

In particular, the landscape is being challenged with a number of fundamental drivers: The changing consumer preferences with the move towards fresh, natural/organic/healthy, convenience foods and locally sourced products but at the same time looking for value.

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o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2021

In particular, the landscape is being challenged with a number of fundamental drivers: The changing consumer preferences with the move towards fresh, natural/organic/healthy, convenience foods and locally sourced products but at the same time looking for value.

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AFFLINK

APRIL 22, 2021

Berry Global, a Fortune 500 global manufacturer and marketer of plastic packaging products, is striving to maximize their sustainability efforts, including designing 100% of their packaging to be reusable, recyclable, or compostable. Bio Based or Bio Sourced. When the product is partially or fully derived from renewable sources.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 30, 2022

As supply chains continue to garner negative headlines — thanks to snarled transportation systems, closed factories, and product shortages — supply chain professionals are facing a future in which severe weather will continue to give them headaches. ”[3] Of greatest concern may be disruptions to food production. In 2021, the U.S.

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DynaSys

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

In April Smithfield Foods closed a few large US meat processing plants for several weeks due to a COVID-19 outbreak. Understand their sources of income. Some examples may be rules restricting availability of transport stock and routes, laws limiting workforce liberties or effectiveness, short-term working capital guidelines, etc.

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ModusLink Corporation

DECEMBER 7, 2021

These stages can be identified as the purchase of raw materials, the production and sale of the final product, and not to forget transportation and distribution. Smart packaging is integrated into products such as food, pharmaceutical, and many more. The Supply Chain element is currently in a growth phase with immense potential.

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