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Ease the Burden of Labor Shortages and Increase Supply Chain Resiliency 

Logility

resigned from their jobs in durable goods manufacturing. 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. million to 75.3

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A New Era in Transport Logistics with Big Data and Self-Driving Trucks

Logistics Viewpoints

The transition of an entire fleet to self-driving trucks can decrease operating by approximately 45 percent (according to McKinsey Route 2030, September 2030). For example, last year Germany established the legal framework to enable the introduction of self-driving trucks, And their use is already a reality in some states of the USA.

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Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0: Differences and Changes for Manufacturers

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We live in an era where it is hard to imagine the manufacturing industry without robots, sensors, and computer-enabled software systems. The fourth industrial revolution made manufacturing smarter. The manufacturing sector embraced automation using IIoT, Cloud computing, and cognitive computing technologies. the term Industry 5.0

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Even with all new Glasgow pledges for 2030, we will emit roughly twice as much in 2030 as required for 1.5 Subnational governments like Québec in Canada and Telengana in India as well as manufacturers and fleets like DHL, Heineken and Scania are endorsing the MOU and declared that they will align with the decarbonization effort.

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Let’s Talk About Automotive Jobs and Electric Vehicles

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Automakers in Germany foresee a loss of 75,000 jobs building engines and transmissions by 2030. In the US, an all-electrified fleet could mean the loss of 30% or more supplier jobs , according to Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Ann Wilson. The Automotive Labor Pool.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

The goal is to reduce or avoid one billion metric tons (a gigaton) of greenhouse gasses from the global value chain by 2030. Walmart said at the end of 2021, it is 57 percent toward its 2030 goal and while that’s great progress, much of the low-hanging fruit has already been picked. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Emerging Supply Chain Trends – A Look at Evolving Finished Vehicle Logistics Amid Market Shifts and Trends

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Major Trends: Volatile Production, Capacity Crisis & The Need for EV Automotive manufacturing is experiencing a huge global transformation compared to the past. million in 2022 to 39 million by 2030. Let’s take a look at today’s vehicle production and distribution market and how companies are overcoming these challenges.