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A Conversation with Don Teng

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Keeping in view this transition towards sustainability, OMRON has outlined its direction as “Empowering people through automation” for its next long- term vision- “Shaping the Future 2030” (SF 2030). For example, forklift drivers, pickers, packers, quality inspectors and so forth, etc.

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Supply Chain Scope: New Study Shows Rise in US Inventories; California Estimated to Improve Freight Efficiency by 25% in 2030

Arkieva

Sustainable Freight Action Plan for California is estimated to Improve Freight Efficiency by 25% in 2030. Targets for 2030 Include: Improve freight system efficiency 25 percent by 2030. The most common (and probably an oversimplified) example cited is that butterfly flapping its wings in Africa can cause a hurricane in Europe.

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Zero Waste Supply Chain Management in Food Industry with AI

ThroughPut

According to BCG , by 2030 annual food loss and waste will hit 2.1 With the misuse of resources becoming a global issue, the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals listed a target of reducing food loss and waste by half by 2030. For example, a bad batch of vegetables would need special cold storage options to get the maximum value.

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Coming soon to a supply chain near you: 8 big digital disruptors

Kinaxis

Phillips gave an example of how PepsiCo is using cameras in display fridges that send real-time pictures to their team. He relayed how he saw a demo of true shelf-aware systems at a retail location that sends alerts in real-time when a stock out happens directly to a mobile phone.

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Scope 3 emissions, Explained

crisp

Example: A tea company uses tea leaves as an ingredient in their product. Example: The tea company purchases a new truck and factory. Example: Propane and electricity are used to run the tea factory. Example: A food distributor’s trucks transport the tea company’s sold products from a distribution center to a retailer.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 8-12, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Trucking costs to halve by 2030, study predicts (LLoyd’s Loading List). A TMS user, for example, can say to the system, “Show me all uncovered loads,” or an inventory manager can ask, “Which stores have less than three days inventory of product X?” Loadsmart Announces $21.6 Hurricane Michael: How Can Logistics Professionals Help?

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Forget the Supply Chain of 2020. Here are 3 Things That Supply Chains Need Today.

Arkieva

While it is nice to envision supply chains in 2020 or 2030 the truth is; for many manufacturing businesses, discussions about future supply chain innovations, often leads to a “yeah.right,” smirk by supply chain executives – this with good reason. Request a Demo of The Arkieva Supply Chain Software Suite. Start Now.