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The Vital Role Played by Transport in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Game Changer

This means that companies are satisfying client demands through various transport modes – including trucks, maritime transport, freight rail, and air and express delivery. Freight transport service providers need to carry out their duties responsibly, meticulously, and in a cost-efficient manner. In the U.S.,

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Supply Chain Matters COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict News Capsule Update- October 25 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Trillion by 2030. . Similarly, WSJ separately reported that trucking freight operators now indicate that the traditional peak shipping season is crumbling as overstocked retailers cancel any new inventory orders. Trillion by 2030. Report Indicates Apple iPhone14 Plus Production Has Been Cut.

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Truckers and the Future of Work!

Supply Chain Game Changer

I recently asked an audience — a virtual one of course — to guess how many people will be employed as truck drivers in the US in 2030. How new technologies will impact employment is nuanced and varied, where each industry and function require their own analysis. So if the autonomous truck is Road Ready (2025 or 2030?).

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Reverse Logistics emerging from the "dark side" and into earnings calls

Cathy Roberson

We are on track to reduce our carbon emissions 75% by 2030. And last year, we became a founding member of the Breakthroughs 2030 Retail Campaign, which aims to accelerate climate action within our industry. Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo World.

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Green Supply Chain – Moving the Sustainable Needle

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Commitments to aggressive emissions reductions targets by 2030, with net zero by mid-century, are now accepted as base requirements in our pursuit to keep planetary warming within 1.5 Sustainability leading companies have long published life cycle analysis (LCA) reports that assess the full end-to-end footprint of their products.

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The Dire Need for Data Automation in the Manufacturing Industry | AFFLINK

AFFLINK

On the road, the American Trucker Association estimates needing more than 160,000 drivers to meet current demand increases by 2030. The downstream labor deficit contributes to inventory shortages for retailers and prevents manufacturers from getting the materials needed to meet production demands.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

The manufacturer’s private fleet has deployed a fleet of Einride EVs to haul freight between GE Appliances’ inbound warehouses and manufacturing facilities in Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee. GE Appliances is one of the first companies in the U.S. In some locations, it’s both technologies on the same truck.