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Ease the Burden of Labor Shortages and Increase Supply Chain Resiliency 

Logility

Food supply chains already heavily damaged by the effects of COVID-19 have received yet another blow from labor shortages. The trucking industry was down 80,000 drivers in 2021, and that shortage is anticipated to balloon to 160,000 by 2030. million by 2030. In February alone, 22,000 people in the U.S. It’s a global problem.

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Cutting Emissions Through Better Transportation Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

Unilever is one of the world’s largest food manufacturers. Oracle’s TMS has built in analytics to make these estimates. Oracle has set a target to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, and to halve their greenhouse gas emissions across their value chain by 2030. But can TMS solutions do even better?

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Trends 2021: Consumer Packaged Goods

Enterra Insights

He writes, “The pandemic has been tough on many businesses, but that hasn’t been the case for the makers of household cleaners and shelf-stable food. As most people know, the pandemic and resulting lockdowns forced consumers to use the digital path to purchase for many of the products they desired to buy, including food.

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Bringing Order to Chaos: Last-Mile Delivery Costs and How to Reduce Them

Locus

Emissions from urban last-mile deliveries are predicted to increase by 30% in 100 cities globally by 2030. Storage costs: Storage costs are notable for logistics companies dealing with perishable items like pharmaceuticals and food. Rising congestion costs due to increased delivery volumes are also a significant factor.

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Dark Kitchens and Last-Mile Tech: Transforming Food Delivery

Locus

As the world continues to embrace the convenience of doorstep deliveries, the food industry has caught up with the trend—projecting a market volume of $1.65 Busy lifestyles, remote work setups, and urbanization, all create the desire for time-saving solutions leading to a surge in demand for convenient food delivery services.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world part 2

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Digital means, like platforms and analytics will be instrumental to implement the clean economy. If we look at the commitments for 2030, that number goes to 2.4 SYNOPSlS: Your Supply Chain Roadmap IDC’s Predictions for 2022 and Beyond. Singapore’s largest fully automated cold storage at Tee Jia Food Hub.

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

BlueYonder

Australia has experienced a 16% decline in yearly rainfall since 1970 , threatening its agricultural industry and its long-term food security. alone, by 2030 the costs of climate-change related workplace disruptions are expected to exceed $2 billion. In the U.S. Quantifying the Threat With Luminate Risk Manager.