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The Dire Need for Data Automation in the Manufacturing Industry | AFFLINK

AFFLINK

Without the equipment and materials needed to ramp up production, consumer demand will continue to outpace delivery, leaving few distribution companies with the connections or sourcing capabilities to consistently meet customer fulfillment. Labor Shortages In warehouses, 73% of operators can’t find enough workers (Instawork).

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

This is a full five years ahead of the original target of 2030. Of these 37 projects, 23 are in the US, which brings Amazon’s total clean energy procurement in the US from 7.2 GW to 10.4 The combined venture will be valued at around $4 billion.

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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

A research from Google, Temasek Holdings and Bain & Co showed the region’s online spending could reach $1 trillion by 2030. So, it appeared consumer demand would remain high despite COVID-19.

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Improving Sustainability Within Your Supply Chain

Synovos

Improving Sustainability Within Your Supply Chain You don’t have to do it all alone, says a senior director of procurement. In our direct supply chain, we run fourteen distribution centers around the globe, dispatching 60,000 parcels a day, and we’ve made a commitment to be net zero by 2030.

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Climate Change: Yet Another Source of Global Supply Chain Risk and Disruption

BlueYonder

alone, by 2030 the costs of climate-change related workplace disruptions are expected to exceed $2 billion. It may seem difficult, if not impossible, to quantitatively assess the risk of climate-related disruptions across geographically distributed supply chains that span multiple countries, thousands of miles and dozens of suppliers.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Fiona Lowbridge, VP at ALOM!

Supply Chain Game Changer

There weren’t nearly as many product customization or sales/distribution channel variables as there are today. Women have historically had very good representation and upward mobility in the supply chain industry in client support, account management, and procurement roles. Women bring passion, emotion, and creativity.

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Value-Based Purchasing in Healthcare Explained

Precoro

where Medicare is concerned, CMS has set a goal to have 100% of all Medicare beneficiaries in a value-based program by 2030. Adopting a procurement system Cost-efficiency is an important part of value-based purchasing. Without a comprehensive approach to procurement, medical institutions risk overspending on supplies and services.