The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The transport and logistics industry has started to engage differently in the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference. Additional three zero (3Zs) emission initiatives were launched at COP26 that will help the transport and logistics industry to contribute its fair share to the decarbonization of economy and society.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 14, 2020

Indeed, economic growth and competitiveness cannot be achieved without efficient transportation, since it enables logistics to bring its advantages into full play. Indeed, economic growth and competitiveness cannot be achieved without efficient transportation, since it enables logistics to bring its advantages into full play.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2018

The VP of Supply Chain and Logistics at our house (aka my wife) has been out of the country this week. So, while I count the days and hours and minutes until she gets back, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) Activates For Latest Major Hurricane Of 2018.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Trillion by 2030. . The report further indicates that two downstream suppliers in China that rely on the parts and assemble them into larger modules are also cutting their production 70 percent and 90 percent, respectively. Whereas the spot rate to ship a container from China to the U.S. West Coast port operators.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

.”[1] The staff goes on to report, “Adoption thus far is highest in the transportation sector, where 63% of respondents reported being in the early stages of quantum adoption. ” It wasn’t long ago that quantum computers existed only in the minds of computer scientists and physicists. .”[3]. ”[3].

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

“All great enterprises are about logistics. Not genius or inspiration or flights of imagination, skill or cunning, but logistics.” — Tom McCarthy. This was majorly due to their inability to understand and adapt to the changing logistics trends. A decade back these developments in logistics might have seemed impossible.

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Logility

JUNE 30, 2022

The trucking industry was down 80,000 drivers in 2021, and that shortage is anticipated to balloon to 160,000 by 2030. China, which had a worker surplus of 55.2 million by 2030. It’s a global problem. The labor supply is shrinking in Germany, Poland, Russia, and Japan, and contraction is expected to quicken. million to 75.3

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 13, 2023

Background In early December of 2022, we called Supply Chain Matters reader attention to published reports acknowledging that consumer electronics giant Apple was accelerating actions to source some hardware production outside of China. Reportedly, the current goal is to have upwards of 25 percent of iPhones assembled in India by 2025.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. to make two emerging technologies part of its transportation operations: battery-electric and autonomous vehicles. to smaller logistics operators scrambled to fill jobs at fulfillment centers. As the owner of the solar facility, they will be responsible for long-term operations.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

There is a long way to go, particularly for brands whose products are shipped thousands of miles to reach overseas customers, requiring air freight transportation to keep within acceptable delivery times. In our case, this is achieved by supporting EcoAct verified wind farm projects in India and China.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 10, 2023

The interim goals include cutting greenhouse gas emissions “by at least 20 percent, striving for 30 percent, by 2030” and “by at least 70 percent, striving for 80 percent, by 2040.” The nations with the most flagged vehicles are Panama, China, Singapore, the Marshall Islands, and Liberia.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Industry suppliers will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030 and will phase out coal-fired boilers in their own companies and direct suppliers from 2025. The fashion industry took a large step on Dec. 10 to address climate change by launching the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. Puma SE, PVH Corp.,Target;

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Thanks to omni-channel distribution, 3-D printing, self-service logistics and other avenues of disintermediation, traditional supply chain roles are rapidly being transformed into all-new opportunities. Content Summary: Personal Mover Transports Employees around BMW Plant. Over 400 suppliers in China, India, the U.S. Media Type.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news: Amazon launches same-day delivery from brick-and-mortar retail brands. US considers crackdown on memory chip makers in China. 17 states stand by plan to electrify 30% of trucks and buses by 2030. chipmaking equipment to factories in China that manufacture advanced NAND chips.

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Global Trade Management

JULY 31, 2023

billion by 2030 and 1.8 Its young people, with a working age group of 15-64 years constituting 63 percent of its total population, gives India a significant edge over other emerging economies like China, where the working age group stands at 54 percent. billion by 2050.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 27, 2023

” The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has mandatory drug tests that any safety-sensitive employee must complete. And now on to this week’s logistics news. A sign that says “Drug Testing Ahead.” One drug that seems to be missing from the DOT’s list is fentanyl.

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Freightera

APRIL 28, 2020

Interview with Benoit Montreuil, Professor, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering; Director, Physical Internet Center; Director, Supply Chain & Logistics Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. Now planning for complete Physical Internet system by 2030. China is moving very quickly now.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 20, 2015

For example, in China alone, where the last decade brought millions of new participants into the workforce, a skills gap is expected to cause a deficit of 23 million sufficiently skilled workers there by 2030. This is in staggering contrast to the prediction that there will be a surplus of 95 million unskilled laborers at that time.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2022

Already upended for two years by the COVID-19 pandemic, the worldwide logistics industry is facing new challenges. With gasoline prices reaching record highs , transportation managers must make smarter decisions that minimize road miles and associated costs. The industry’s well-documented labor shortages are not ending anytime soon.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2023

Investor Event and Master Plan 3 Tesla conducted is annual investor event this week at its Austin, Texas facilities and unveiled “ Master Plan Part 3 ” which aims toward becoming the largest automaker by volume by 2030. That equates to the ability to produce and sell 20 million vehicles globally. Tesla sold and delivered upwards of 1.3

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Material Handling & Logistics ). Material Handling & Logistics ). China slowed production of aluminum and other energy-intensive metals in 2021 in an effort to reduce carbon emissions, leaving primary production in the country 1.2 Chain Store Age ).

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 15, 2021

Today’s supply chains assume that logistics is readily available. The rude awakening is that Supply Chain Leaders have no ability to manage logistics as a constraint. Our logistics systems are inadequate for what we are going to experience in the coming months. Logistics Infrastructure Issues. Making the Argument.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 10, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The gauge brings together 27 variables that take the temperature of everything from cross-border transportation costs to country-level manufacturing data in the euro area, China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the U.K. Maximum disruptions pushed the gauge to a peak of 4.31 in December 2021.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Logistics companies are reversing their hiring binge. Companies are coping with rising costs to source and produce goods in China and other Asian locales. The hiring frenzy in logistics driven by pandemic-fueled shopping appears to be cooling off.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The restaurant, which has more than 20 locations in the northeast US and China, will open to the public in early October. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Smartphone shipments in China in August fall 9.9 This is adding expenses for new truck routes and additional third-party transportation companies.

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Resilinc

MARCH 14, 2023

The White House also released the National Blueprint for Lithium Batteries which roadmaps the future of the industry from 2021 to 2030. Can the US compete with China? As of now, the US captures less than 30% of the economic value of each battery on the US marketing — while China-based companies capture 90% of each battery cell.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 21, 2023

While still in the early stages of development, the emerging technology will instantly transport an item once it is picked at a warehouse or store to your living room. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Last year, China accounted for $180 billion in semiconductor purchases, more than a third the worldwide total of $555.9

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ThroughPut

JULY 9, 2020

China, the world’s second-largest economy and several internal supply chains plunged as the Coronavirus spread from here to other countries in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East. Studies suggest that AI and Machine Learning (ML) can deliver unprecedented value to supply chain and logistics operations.

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ThroughPut

JULY 9, 2020

China, the world’s second-largest economy and several internal supply chains plunged as the Coronavirus spread from here to other countries in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East. Studies suggest that AI and Machine Learning (ML) can deliver unprecedented value to supply chain and logistics operations.

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ThroughPut

JULY 9, 2020

China, the world’s second-largest economy and several internal supply chains plunged as the Coronavirus spread from here to other countries in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East. Studies suggest that AI and Machine Learning (ML) can deliver unprecedented value to supply chain and logistics operations.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 4, 2022

From contractor controversies to rising fuel costs, logistics professionals across the transportation industry are turning to innovative solutions to persistent problems. As contractors across the logistics industry begin questioning their relationships with carrier networks , the FRONTdoor Collective is taking a new approach.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 16, 2020

A report published by PwC states, “As the crisis evolves, complexities and vulnerabilities in global supply chains, which extend beyond China’s central role in manufacturing and goods trade, are coming to the fore. PwC has estimated that AI has the potential to contribute about $16 trillion to the global economy by 2030.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 23, 2016

This imbalance has been a reality for more than 20 years, as market conditions favored the creation of goods overseas, mainly in China. export growth between now and 2030. With the strong dollar, U.S. goods are, and have been for a while now, more expensive than locally-produced goods. export volumes. This is a global requirement.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Add in the issues with China: shut down because of Covid, so how do we get our goods in a timely manner? For us, it’s estimated that demand is going to increase by five percent each year between now and 2030. I also mentioned the situation in China, where with a Zero Covid policy we’re shutting down an entire city.

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Elementum

AUGUST 31, 2022

Add in the issues with China: shut down because of Covid, so how do we get our goods in a timely manner? For us, it’s estimated that demand is going to increase by five percent each year between now and 2030. I also mentioned the situation in China, where with a Zero Covid policy we’re shutting down an entire city.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 13, 2021

Through case studies, research, and facilitated discussion, we will jointly imagine the possibilities for Supply Chain 2030. As we begin the new decade, 2030 feels the same. Today, hype centers on transport telematics and artificial intelligence. Pain abounds in the areas of global logistics and corporate social responsibility.

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Elementum

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

China is leading an initiative to revive one of the largest feats of trade infrastructure the world has ever known. Dating from China’s Han Dynasty, the Silk Road has stood sentinel for centuries — a network of trade routes linking the country’s commerce hubs to its biggest trading partners.

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