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51st Symposium Purchasing and Logistics

Supply Chain Movement

Venue: InterContinental Berlin, Germany. Agenda 2030: Agile and Networked. This is why the 51 st Symposium will cover issues on the following topics: Purchasing 2030: thinking out of the box. Benefit from the 51 st Symposium Purchasing and Logistics and learn how to turn exclusive insights into successful actions.

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Why Workforce Productivity for Third Party Logistics and Wholesale Distribution Can’t Just be an Operational Issue Any Longer – Part 1 of 3

BlueYonder

This 3-part blog series will take a deeper dive into the importance of warehouse workforce management for wholesale distribution and third party logistics (3PLs) and how to create and sustain a high-performance workforce culture. There’s a fierce competition for available skills around the world, yet a big workforce shortage.

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5 Disruptions Shaping the Digital Transformation in Distribution and Logistics

BlueYonder

Its online channels in Germany, Japan and United Kingdom alone grew by 35 percent in 2016. Additionally, the following countries all face large workforce deficits: Canada (-11 percent), United Kingdom (-1 percent), Germany (-23 percent), Russia (-24 percent), Brazil (-33 percent) and Mexico (-8 percent).

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Why Workforce Productivity for Third Party Logistics and Wholesale Distribution Can’t Just be an Operational Issue Any Longer – Part 1 of 3

BlueYonder

This 3-part blog series will take a deeper dive into the importance of warehouse workforce management for wholesale distribution and third party logistics (3PLs) and how to create and sustain a high-performance workforce culture. There’s a fierce competition for available skills around the world, yet a big workforce shortage.

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5 Disruptions Shaping the Digital Transformation in Distribution and Logistics

BlueYonder

Its online channels in Germany, Japan and United Kingdom alone grew by 35 percent in 2016. Additionally, the following countries all face large workforce deficits: Canada (-11 percent), United Kingdom (-1 percent), Germany (-23 percent), Russia (-24 percent), Brazil (-33 percent) and Mexico (-8 percent).

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Global Status of the Physical Internet — A Vision for Sustainable, Secure, Resilient Supply Chains

Freightera

Now planning for complete Physical Internet system by 2030. They are making good progress and have the most advanced PI implementation roadmap in the world, and has significant momentum with projects notably in Austria, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. We are thinking how to guide collective action.

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Energy efficiency: Are fossil fuels or renewables the more reliable source?

USC Consulting Group

The question is how to go about that. For example, according to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Germany leads the world in energy efficiency , which in 2019, saw renewables accounting for 40% of the country’s electricity production , according to Reuters, overtaking coal. Tied with Germany, receiving 75.5