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We Are In Trouble. Raise the Red Flag. Be Proactive.

Supply Chain Shaman

Labor shortages abound for road freight. The Freight Rates for a 40 foot container from China to the west coast of the United States is quadruple the price of a year ago. The supply chain leader is struggling with increased cost and delayed on-time deliveries in ocean freight. Price Increases. Political Unrest.

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An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Under the Global Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles (ZE-MHDVs) the signatories set an interim goal of 30% zero emission new vehicle sales by 2030. Transportation accounts for 17 percent of global greenhouse gases (GHG) and 20 percent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

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My Response to SAP. Bigger, But Not The Answer We Need

Supply Chain Shaman

Continuing the argument, E2open’s sweet spot controls the flows of direct inbound materials for high-tech while GT Nexus is more focused on ocean freight management. The goal of the conference is to Imagine the Supply Chain of 2030. 72% of renewable resources lie outside of the enterprise.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Even with all new Glasgow pledges for 2030, we will emit roughly twice as much in 2030 as required for 1.5 This year the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP26) was held at the SEC Centre in Glasgow, United Kingdom, from 31 October to 13 November 2021. Part 1–Defining the moment.

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

Cathy Roberson

I missed sending out a post last week and really am sorry about that but…here’s my excuse…I was at the Reverse Logistics Association (RLA) Leadership Conference last week. We are on track to reduce our carbon emissions 75% by 2030. Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! by industry and lots more.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

After more than two years, I finally traveled for a conference again. I was in San Diego for Kinaxis Kinexions , and it was a great trip (I will have a full recap of the conference next week). Ford expedites freight to alleviate supplier disruptions in China. billion by 2030, according to data from Transparency Market Research.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world part 2

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The transport and logistics industry has started to engage differently in the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference. These efforts complete the set of the five (5Zs) initiatives that changed the world of transport and logistics during the 14 days of the Glasgow conference. Part 2–Defining the execution.