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Supply Chain Crystal Ball Gazing: Let’s Look Ahead to 2028

Logistics Bureau

So I’ve decided to indulge my craving by daring to speculate about what the supply chain of 2028 might look like. The world may not quite be ready for the latter, but a lot can change physically, economically, scientifically, and politically between now and 2028. It’s Mostly About Automation. Robots Run the Warehouse.

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Pharmaceutical Shipping: Tips to Lower Transport Spend

Intelligent Audit

Association for Accessible Medications (AAM) reported in 2021 that a “survey of AAM’s generic and biosimilar drug manufacturers revealed that travel and transport costs have skyrocketed 224% on average, with at least one manufacturer reporting as much as a 413% increase in shipping expenses compared to the same costs before the crisis.”

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5 Ways to Cope with Changing Logistics Demand in 2024

Locus Robotics

Automation with autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in the warehouse allows you to transport surplus or slower-selling inventory to storage areas in less busy sections of your warehouse, freeing up prime picking locations for products with higher turnover.

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In Logistics, the Last Few Feet are as Important as the Last Mile

Enterra Insights

According to Abt, a study by the University of Washington and Seattle Department of Transportation found “e-commerce and urban growth has led to a dramatic increase in the number of vehicles circling the urban core.” Secure delivery INSIDE your home or locker is the next frontier.”[4] ”[2]. The Last City Mile.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up

Supply Chain Matters

The move will reportedly increase existing hourly wage rates 25 percent by 2028. Labor Department indicating that warehouses and transportation companies employed 25,000 few workers in October than the year-earlier period. Hyundai Motor America announced this week that the automaker will raise certain U.S.

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The Supply Chain has Big Aspirations for Blockchain

Enterra Insights

By 2028, Gartner projects blockchain will become fully scalable technically and operationally.” Managing freight transportation. .” The firm predicts, “By 2021 the technology will begin to evolve past this phase. But the ‘digital business revolution’ promised by blockchain will need even more time.

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Why Energy Supply Chains are Transitioning to Renewables

Requis

Managing energy security risk. But there is a more specific term for resiliency when applied to the energy sector—energy security—and it’s something that most developed countries have been pursuing since the 1970s. Meanwhile, the cost of oil and gas extraction has increased tremendously since energy security became a priority.