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Top 5 Logistics Challenges and Solutions for the Manufacturing Industry

GlobalTranz

And moving materials and products was made difficult, especially at the start of the pandemic, due to closed borders, limited air freight, and driver shortages. But inventory management is just a piece of the supply chain puzzle. million jobs could be left unfilled by 2030 due to the manufacturing skills gap. According to U.S.

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Cutting Emissions Through Better Transportation Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

Oracle Fursion Cloud Transportation Management offers a solution that allows transportation planners to see estimated emissions – carbon dioxide, nitrous oxides, and particulate matter – before a trip is executed. Transportation is, of course, a major source of green house emissions. That is more than any other sector.

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Green Supply Chain – Moving the Sustainable Needle

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Commitments to aggressive emissions reductions targets by 2030, with net zero by mid-century, are now accepted as base requirements in our pursuit to keep planetary warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius. The science is clear.

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

Talking Logistics

Transplace Acquires Yusen Logistics’ Intermodal & Freight Brokerage Group. Trimble Acquires Brazil-Based Veltec to Expand its Global Portfolio of Transportation Solutions. Freight trucking startup Shipwell gets a $10 million boost (TechCrunch). Trucking costs to halve by 2030, study predicts (LLoyd’s Loading List).

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Two Million Vacant Manufacturing Jobs by 2025…How Can We Tackle the Skills Gap?

GlobalTranz

For example, in China alone, where the last decade brought millions of new participants into the workforce, a skills gap is expected to cause a deficit of 23 million sufficiently skilled workers there by 2030. appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis. Meanwhile, the U.S.

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How Megacity Distribution Models are Changing Urban Logistics

TMC

There are 28 megacities on the planet, and the United Nations projects that the number will reach 41 by 2030, accounting for a population of some 453 million people. The good news is that many companies already possess the tools they need to streamline the delivery of products to big city customers. City challenges.

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The Brave New World of Logistics: A Primer

BlueYonder

So, let’s take a few minutes to define some of the most common terms related to managing logistics via advanced technology. Transportation management system (TMS). billion by 2030. billion by 2030, reflecting an annual growth rate of 13.2%. Let’s start with the basics. annually and is expected to reach $31.18