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A New Era in Transport Logistics with Big Data and Self-Driving Trucks

Logistics Viewpoints

Fuel prices and a shortage of drivers are putting transport logistics under immense pressure. Taking all aspects into account is the only way for logistics companies to have a solid foundation for decision making and holistic optimization. Big data for real-time optimizations in transport logistics.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

While this is not exactly the best news to hear, it’s time to move on to this week’s logistics news. The goal is to reduce or avoid one billion metric tons (a gigaton) of greenhouse gasses from the global value chain by 2030. The post This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Trends Transforming Logistics and Supply Chains In the MENA Region in 2023

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Trends Transforming Logistics and Supply Chains In the MENA Region in 2023. by Dr Shereen Nassar , Global Director of Logistics Studies and Director of MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management Suite at Heriot-Watt University Dubai. Flexibility for Resilient and Optimised Logistics and Supply Chain. billion USD by 2026.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 25 – July 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Waymo’s self-driving trucks will deliver home goods for Wayfair. To that end, the company agreed to halve its CO2 emissions by 2030 and be net-zero by 2050. The post This Week in Logistics News (June 25 – July 1) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Optimizing Last-Mile Fulfillment for FMCG Businesses in the Middle East

Locus

“E-commerce is becoming a reality,” the management consulting company stated, “reinventing consumers’ path to purchase, forming new customer experiences , disrupting business models, and creating growth opportunities for large and small retailers as well as for a new generation of pure E-commerce players.”

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

Supply Chain Shaman

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. Few companies are good shippers. Be a Good Shipper.

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How AI Can Help Alleviate the Global Food Security Crisis, Part 1

Enterra Insights

Recent reports from the UN state that the world is not on track to reach its goal of zero hunger by 2030. A major discussion item at the event was Ukraine’s wartime export logistics and trading regulations and challenges facing agricultural producers in the region. The war in Ukraine has essentially fueled a global food crisis.

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