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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

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. The second Z – Zero emission shipping routes: the Clydebank Declaration. degrees Celsius,” states the Climate Action Tracker.

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Ease the Burden of Labor Shortages and Increase Supply Chain Resiliency 

Logility

Organizations must use every means at their disposal to keep goods moving while at the same time preventing their most important resource – their talent – from jumping ship at an alarming pace. 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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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

The ”end” they refer to – whether it’s forwarding, fulfillment, or platforms for B2B or B2C sales – remains fairly ambiguous, spanning an acquisition of fashion logistics company HUUB in September 2021 to an investment in rapid fashion production company Unmade. Accelerating the shift. Enter Big Tech. of the U.S. of the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- March 5 2022 Edition

Supply Chain Matters

Intelligent procurement technology provider JAGGAER announced the finalization of a partnership with TealBook , a tech provider that leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to gather, predict and refine supplier data and to provide companies with additional product sourcing options. E2open Acquires Logistyx Technologies.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up- August 17 2022

Supply Chain Matters

In a published Supply Chain Matters bog published in February of 2021 , we highlighted the essence of Boeing’s challenges, perceptions that the company had lost its engineering roots, manufacturing quality and supply network chops, and that the company’s board and senior management focus remains too focused on short-term shareholder returns.

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What Caused the Baby Formula Shortage + 7 Ways Consumers and Companies are Coping

ToolsGroup

Data also shows that half of US states are experiencing out-of-stock rates between 40% and 50%: Image source: Flipboard. The category started to see stocking challenges beginning in July 2021, and the situation has continued to worsen into 2022.”. Image source: Sturgis Journal. Image source: MTL Blog. Image source: FDA .

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Freeports: The 2022 Guide

Unleashed

In April 2021 the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced the country will be establishing eight new freeports – and there are high expectations for the positive impact these will have on areas where they are located. Freeports are government designated zones usually located around shipping ports and/or airports.