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

Logistics Viewpoints

This requires complete transparency across all steps and events along the entire supply chain. These lower costs can then reduce the overall cost of consumer goods. which furthermore enables them to lower the costs for consumer goods. Look at the big picture.

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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.

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Climate Change is Also Changing the Consumer Packaged Goods Sector

Enterra Insights

A report released in June 2022 by The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) and EY identified five actions consumer packaged goods companies could take to help reach the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the UN’s 2030 deadline.[4] ” • Bringing the consumer on the journey.

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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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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

The company created Project Gigaton in 2017 to engage suppliers and other stakeholders up and down the supply chain to reduce carbon emissions. The goal is to reduce or avoid one billion metric tons (a gigaton) of greenhouse gasses from the global value chain by 2030. percent in the third quarter, down from 3.8

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Unpacking Supply Chain Traceability: A Comprehensive Guide

RFgen

In today’s global economy, businesses face increasing pressure to ensure transparency and accountability in their supply chains. Consumers are increasingly demanding more information about the products they buy, and regulatory bodies are introducing new requirements for companies to meet.

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Roadmap of Industry Groups – Your Complete Guide to Supply Chain Sustainability Collaboration

SupplyShift

Supply chains account for the vast majority of any organization’s sustainability impact, and companies around the world are waking up to the need to improve social and environmental conditions with their suppliers. These measures are not only critical for the future of the planet; they’re critical for the future of your company, too.