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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

This past Monday marked the first normal Boston Marathon since 2019, as the 2020 marathon was canceled due to the Covid pandemic, and the 2021 marathon was shifted to October with a smaller field. This is a full five years ahead of the original target of 2030. And what a race it was. A truly inspiring Marathon Monday as always.

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Top 10 Logistics Trends That Could Impact Supply Chains in 2022

Locus

Demand for last-mile delivery is soaring and is expected to grow by 78% globally by 2030.- The driver shortage in the US could surpass 160,000 in 2030 and it was estimated to be around 80,000 this 2021. – Boston Consulting Group, Climate Action Pays Off in Transportation and Logistics, July 2020.

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The New ROI: Return on Inclusion

BlueYonder

With the global adoption of the United Nations 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals , as well as the impact of consumers looking to brands to lead social and environmental change, being committed to diversity and inclusion is more than just a box to check for businesses. More inclusive companies are 1.7

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The things we’ve seen, in 2019

DELMIA Quintiq

Among the highlights: We again held our Age of Experience events: Design in the Age of Experience in Milan in April, Manufacturing in the Age of Experience in Shanghai in September and Science in the Age of Experience in Boston in October. Click on each link above to watch a highlight video from the event.

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How Supply Chain Leaders Make Sustainability Their Core Mission

Logistics Viewpoints

The results, based on a representative survey among more than 200 companies, shed unparalleled insight into key challenges in the industry, as well as best practices to improve supply chain performance and operation. She lives in the Boston area. One example is Scandinavian furniture giant Ikea.

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Will Superjobs Require Super Humans?

Enterra Insights

Volini and her colleagues write, “Along with significant market growth for technologies such as robotic process automation (RPA), related fears and uncertainty are on the rise, according to the Deloitte 2019 Global Human Capital Trends survey. ” One thing is clear. ” One thing is clear. ” What about superjobs? .”

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Packaging Comes to the Forefront of Sustainability Efforts

Enterra Insights

.”[9] Journalist Lisa Johnston ( @thatljohnston ) reports Procter & Gamble “will launch a trial rollout of paper bottles in Western Europe next year as part of overall plans to cut the use of virgin plastics in half by 2030. million to make toothpaste tubes less frustrating ,” Boston Globe, 29 April 2021. [10]

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