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Ease the Burden of Labor Shortages and Increase Supply Chain Resiliency 

Logility

The trucking industry was down 80,000 drivers in 2021, and that shortage is anticipated to balloon to 160,000 by 2030. The labor supply is shrinking in Germany, Poland, Russia, and Japan, and contraction is expected to quicken. million by 2030. It’s a global problem. China, which had a worker surplus of 55.2 million to 75.3

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

For those unaware of the term, shrink is an accounting term used to describe when a store has fewer items in stock than in its recorded book inventory. The goal is to reduce or avoid one billion metric tons (a gigaton) of greenhouse gasses from the global value chain by 2030. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Surviving and Thriving in the Aftermath of the Great Resignation

QAD

Supply chains, long tuned to reduce costs and inventories, collapsed with stunning speed, and manufacturers realized that supply chain resiliency is a more important criteria than achieving the lowest possible costs. billion, the UK $90 billion, Germany $136.9 Far Reaching Changes. Following traditional wisdom led to economic problems.

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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. Data gives distributors and 3PLs the ability to manage the entire supply chain on behalf of the customer, manage their ordering and inventory levels and providing them with insights that’ll help improve service levels.

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Smart Mobility Projects: Shaping the Future of Logistics

TMC

Estimates project that by 2030, 60% of the planet’s population will live in cities—up from around 50% today. Smart mobility harnesses various technologies—including sensors embedded in roads and sophisticated communications systems—to better manage the movement of in-transit inventory. Supply chain technology innovation in action.

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Smart Mobility Projects: Shaping the Future of Logistics

TMC

Estimates project that by 2030, 60% of the planet’s population will live in cities—up from around 50% today. Smart mobility harnesses various technologies—including sensors embedded in roads and sophisticated communications systems—to better manage the movement of in-transit inventory. Supply chain technology innovation in action.

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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. Data gives distributors and 3PLs the ability to manage the entire supply chain on behalf of the customer, manage their ordering and inventory levels and providing them with insights that’ll help improve service levels.