The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Soon these newbies will exceed Millennials as the largest generation on earth, with more than a third of the world’s population already counted as Gen Z and by 2030. Given how quickly roles are changing, employers need new recruiting approaches based on skills and aptitude rather than on resumes and experience. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 4, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Earlier this month, Yellow averted a strike by 22,000 Teamsters-represented workers and last week it said it was exploring opportunities to divest its third-party logistics company. million employees might want to learn how to drive a big rig for Walmart.

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Resilinc

JUNE 15, 2021

2050 is a long way off, but the IMO also commits to incremental reductions as early as 2030. There is a need to have technically feasible, commercially viable, and safe zero-emission deep sea vessels entering the global fleet by 2030,” according to the Getting to Zero Coalition , whose main sponsor is the Global Maritime Forum.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 9, 2018

New practices have been proven by leading distribution and logistics providers that can reduce payroll costs by at least 5 percent, while increasing productivity and improving employee retention (source: JDA Value Engineering). There’s a fierce competition for available skills around the world, yet a big workforce shortage.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 9, 2018

New practices have been proven by leading distribution and logistics providers that can reduce payroll costs by at least 5 percent, while increasing productivity and improving employee retention (source: JDA Value Engineering). There’s a fierce competition for available skills around the world, yet a big workforce shortage.

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Freightera

APRIL 28, 2020

Interview with Benoit Montreuil, Professor, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering; Director, Physical Internet Center; Director, Supply Chain & Logistics Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. Now planning for complete Physical Internet system by 2030. Interviewed by Eric Beckwitt, Founder and CEO, Freightera.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The Scope 3 indirect emissions associated with companies’ value chains—their upstream supply chains and logistics and all the downstream activities required to get products to wholesale or retail customers—have been much harder to monitor because they are produced by thousands of suppliers, shipping companies, and other vendors.

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Abivin

JANUARY 10, 2023

More companies are prioritizing sustainability as a critical component of the future of logistics. Furthermore, other technologies are constantly evolving and becoming more effective in logistics in general and transportation in particular. the use of drones for deliveries in rural or hard-to-reach areas.

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Ware2Go

APRIL 10, 2022

Carbon emissions from final mile deliveries increased by 5% in 2021, leaving many merchants wondering what they can do to make shipping more sustainable. This straightforward guide lays out three simple things merchants of all sizes can do to decrease their carbon footprint for more sustainable shipping. What Is Sustainable Shipping?

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AFFLINK

JULY 26, 2017

Zero waste is primarily known as a sustainable supply chain management technique that describes when there is absolutely no extraneous material produced that must be sent to a landfill. If zero waste seems impossible for you, we’ll discuss how to tell if you’re producing too much waste and how to limit your waste production.

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Ware2Go

MARCH 13, 2023

Today’s consumers care about sustainable shipping. In fact 60% of consumers report that they are more likely to make a purchase when a sustainable shipping option is available. Learn how you can ship more sustainably to meet customer expectations and reduce your carbon footprint. What Is Sustainable Shipping?

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ShipBob

JUNE 7, 2021

Last-mile delivery growth will increase carbon emissions by 30% by 2030. Green ecommerce, otherwise known as sustainable ecommerce or eco-friendly ecommerce, refers to the concept of brands selling goods and services online while considering the environmental impact of doing business and working to reduce said impact. .

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 11, 2018

As the biggest players in fulfillment, distribution and omnichannel retail continue to push boundaries, logistics and planning strategists are forced to innovate. Seeing this, we decided that it would be helpful to compile a curated list of 50 of the best tips on logistics planning and strategy that we could find.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

This is Part 2 of a multi-part series addressing logistics imperatives necessary to manage uncertainly and disruptions heading into 2022. The entire world owes a huge debt to the drivers , warehouse associates and other essential logistics workers who kept supply chains moving during the worst months of the pandemic.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

CSR, he says, is the “responsibility of an organisation for the impacts of its decisions and activities on society and the environment that is consistent with sustainable development and the welfare of society.”. How to Tell the Real from the Gimmick. Did you notice the common thread running through the three examples above?

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ThroughPut

APRIL 27, 2021

According to McKinsey & Company , the adoption of AI in supply chains can potentially deliver an additional global economic activity of around $13tr by 2030, which is a 16% higher cumulative GDP compared with today. This results in a 1.2 % additional GDP growth per year.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

As well as OEMs, the landscape is made up of Tier 1, 2 and 3 suppliers, logistics service providers, and even dealers; all of which feed off the efficiencies or failures of each other. This blurring of sub-verticals is expected to culminate in 100% of vehicles being connected by 2030 , according to McKinsey.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, which calls on the world to “halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses” by 2030. Champions 12.3 Consumer education to better understand what date labels mean.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. To that end, it has set greenhouse gas emissions goals, vowing to limit its Scopes 1 and 2 emissions by 50 percent by 2030, using 2019 as its baseline. It was certainly a good way to kick off the St. Patrick’s Day weekend. The autonomous vehicle industry is fighting the bipartisan measure (A.B.

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