Synovos

JULY 24, 2023

In November 2021, RS launched its 2030 ESG action plan, entitled ‘For a Better World’, which has four global goals and 15 ambitious actions for 2030. The approach also supports six of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and lays the foundation for the Company’s long-term vision to 2050.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

51st Symposium Purchasing and Logistics. en/all-events/51st-symposium-purchasing-and-logistics/. Agenda 2030: Agile and Networked. The new normal is forcing our companies to keep their business activities closely in step with the markets. The value contribution of purchasing: enhancing success. URL: bme.de/en/all-events/51st-symposium-purchasing-and-logistics/.

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Proxima

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Textile 2030 is a ground-breaking initiative launched by UK sustainability leaders to drive the fashion industry towards systemic change and increased circularity. This and similar initiatives will help to wean the fashion industry off its addiction to fossil fuels by requiring companies to operate in line with the Paris Agreement.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2022

As I have written about before, supply chain sustainability , or the notion of going green, is a hot topic as companies and countries look at their overall carbon footprint and look for ways to be more environmentally friendly. Most companies do not look to tackle all 17 SDGs; instead, they focus their efforts on a few targets initially.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 31, 2022

This is especially the case among certain global automotive companies dealing with a host of supply chain disruption and ongoing semiconductor device shortages. Last week both Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal reported the departure of yet another senior manufacturing executive at Rivian Automotive as well as an overall reorganization.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Earlier this week, I read a sobering report from the national Retail Federation (NRF) regarding shrink. The recently released National Retail Security Survey shows that total shrink in 2021 reported by retailers is now almost a $100 billion problem. Most reported in-store, e-commerce, and omni-channel fraud are all on the rise.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2021

PwC reports that almost half of assets under management are held by investment firms committed to decarbonization. Similarly, UPS has strong commitments to sustainability and invests in many options, such as alternative fuel vehicles, e-cycles in dense cities, and carbon offsets for purchase with shipping.

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Precoro

MARCH 11, 2024

Yet there’s a proactive approach that addresses the high cost of healthcare: value-based purchasing (VBP). VBP also improves patient satisfaction by fostering greater collaboration among healthcare providers and making the patient experience one of the key evaluation metrics for hospitals.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 30, 2023

Analysts at NielsenIQ observe, “Positive consumer sentiment toward sustainability has been growing for more than a decade, but the impact of purchasing preferences has yet to inspire a green revolution within the retail industry. Two rapidly emerging drivers of change — governance and cost — are about to change all that.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 29, 2022

Toy companies are always looking for the next big thing. Mattel inked a multiyear deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to create a line of toys inspired by the space venture, the companies announced Wednesday. “As to get online orders to doors quicker and at a lower cost. And for Mattel, that next big thing might be Space X.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

As of January 1, 2022, it was taking a company an average of 73 days to deliver goods to truck or rail carriers after booking with an ocean carrier and completing the cross-ocean journey, according to E2open’s Ocean Shipping Index. And companies at every stage of the supply chain have inflated their prices as demand exceeds supply.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

Gartner purchased the firm in 2010.) My desire was to make the rankings of the Top 25 supply chain report data-driven based on balance sheet results. I wanted to help companies drive step-changes in performance. My argument centered on the observation that as new technologies evolved, companies did a lift and shift.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Barbara Schielke Chief HR & CSR Officer for Asendia explains how carbon offsetting, emissions reporting per parcel, and supply chain efficiencies are helping retailers green their e-commerce fulfilment. The International Post Corporation (IPC), found 44% of online shoppers have changed their purchasing behaviour to be more sustainable.

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crisp

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Inflation and economic uncertainty loom large , directly influencing consumer purchasing behavior. Consumers are undoubtedly becoming more cost-conscious , but how can businesses leverage this shift to their advantage? When combined with a company’s own data resources, the strategic implications become even more powerful.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

All of this has led companies in the commercial space to prioritise sustainability, which includes a trend towards adopting solar energy. At the COP26 climate conference in 2021, more than 1,000 companies committed to adopt targets to reduce emissions in line with the Paris Agreement goals. Cache Logistics Trust, Singapore.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Companies are beginning to understand the negative impacts climate change can wreak on their business. As Marquis notes, “Those companies that demonstrate a care for workers, the environment and the communities they serve are becoming top choices for young Americans especially. What are companies doing? ”[4].

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

The logistics industry is one of the largest carbon emitters in today’s business world, and therefore having a carbon mitigation plan is an important step for logistics companies to take. More importantly, this same voluntary market is projected to increase to $50 billion by 2030. billion a year. Beyond Your Own Emissions.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 3, 2022

With reports of retail layoffs and overstaffing at companies (such as Walmart and Amazon) to cover Omicron-related staffing shortages, it would appear the shortage of workers may be abating. As per a recent report by CNBC , the labor department in the United States has 5.5 million existing employees, for the industry to thrive.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 28, 2021

As an analyst for nearly two decades, I am constantly amazed watching companies throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Consumers constantly change the mix preferences in purchases. Somedays, the focus is on steaks or ribs and the next on the purchase of ground or cubed meat. What do I mean? There are 192 ways to cut up a cow.)

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

PepsiCo is a very big company, the second largest food and beverage company in the world. 294 manufacturing facilities produced more than 90 million metric tons of food and beverage in 2021. But in North America, distribution is predominately through their company-owned fleet. PepsiCo’s Internal Supply Chain.

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crisp

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The article demystifies the complexities of scope 3 emissions reporting, offering key tips to stay ahead of regulatory changes and satisfy stakeholder demands. However, these required scope 1 emissions only measure what each company emits directly, and don’t take entire supply chains into consideration. In 2010, the U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 9, 2016

Today Thoma Bravo, a private equity investment firm, announced a definitive agreement to purchase Elemica, a provider of Supply Chain Operating Networks for the chemical industry. Normally the only winner in a technology acquisition is the original venture capitalists of the company being acquired. I think that it is too early to tell.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Initially these protocols focused on the sources of GHG emissions that were the easiest to track: Scope 1 direct emissions from company facilities and vehicles; and Scope 2 indirect emissions from the electricity or other energy a company purchases for use in its operations.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 7, 2021

With all generations getting more comfortable on the digital path to purchase, most retailers have adapted to this new reality and are pursuing omnichannel strategies. Regardless of whether consumers are buying products because they are bored or truly need them, they are finding the convenience of online purchasing to their liking.

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QAD

JULY 7, 2022

The company issued this statement at the time: “We explicitly prohibit child labour in our operations and have been working relentlessly to take a stand against this.” In April 2021, food giant Hershey Food announced its “ No Deforestation Policy ” to end deforestation across its supply chain by 2030.

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Arena Solutions

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Many companies within aerospace and defense , electric vehicle (EV) technology , medical devices , biotechnology , and clean tech sectors are seeing lucrative business opportunities to compete in the market. billion by 2030. Christine said, “I have used internal audits as the baseline to improve our overall business metrics.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 29, 2021

”[1] CPG reporter Paul Hiebert ( @hiebertpaul ) believes the CPG sector’s strong performance will continue in 2021. As most people know, the pandemic and resulting lockdowns forced consumers to use the digital path to purchase for many of the products they desired to buy, including food.

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Locus

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The new year will come with new year demand and some emerging technologies that can create strategic opportunities for logistics companies. Better technology is also responsible for minimizing costs and error, as well as increasing productivity, thus leading to resilient supply chains. Getting up to speed. Virtual as the new reality.

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EcoVadis

JULY 25, 2017

Rated by the coverage and magnitude of impact, hereunder are four initiatives that are considered as major milestones of Hong Kong’s sustainability effort : Climate Action Plan 2030+, ESG Reporting as a Listing Rule under Stock Exchange Hong Kong (SEHK), Green Procurement Initiative by the Hong Kong Government, and.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2022

In the study we conducted in 2022 called “ Ecommerce: Is Retailer Fulfillment and Delivery Performance Keeping Up with Sales Growth? ”, convenience was cited as the number one reason consumers bought online and had their goods delivered—and it is consumers’ intention to have more ecommerce purchases delivered to the home.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Dear Supply Chain Leader, Today, sitting in my seat in 11K on a Cathay Pacific flight between Hong Kong and Boston, I want to report that there is no Easter Bunny. Today I also want to report that, based on over a decade of scientific discovery, traditional supply chain practices are not best practices. There is also no Santa Claus.

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Locus

JUNE 16, 2023

Say you purchase your coveted gadget online, eagerly tracking its journey from warehouse to your welcoming hands. Customer satisfaction and keeping costs in check rests on optimal last-mile delivery operations. Customer satisfaction and keeping costs in check rests on optimal last-mile delivery operations.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 28, 2023

According to a recent report by Global Web Index, modern shoppers distribute their attention across multiple social platforms and are increasingly likely to purchase products on their mobile devices. Offering multiple fulfilment choices allows companies to cater to diverse customer preferences.

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Supply Chain Trend

JUNE 29, 2023

It requires planning highly integrated with other business functions, a transformation of analytics , and a business partner culture, which combined lead to the requirement for modern FP&A skills in the workforce. Planned orders must become production, stock transfer, or purchase orders.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

As a result, despite all the conferences on the topic, modeling efforts, and media coverage, neither companies nor governments can take the decisive actions called for by sustainability advocates (in the book, I argued for technological solutions, first and foremost, nuclear power).

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2016

Companies attempt to grow through mergers, global expansion, new products and services, and line extensions. While most companies attempt to shape demand–through promotions, new product launch, pricing, sales incentives and marketing–they confuse demand shaping with demand shifting. The River and The Quest for Growth.

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Kinaxis

JULY 19, 2017

by Alexa Cheater Every day it seems as if one company or another is touting they’ve just released the next big thing—that new device that will change your life. In the way that Uber has transformed passenger transportation, similar companies are doing the same thing for product and package delivery. Crowdsourced delivery.

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