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This Week in Logistics News (April 22 – 28)

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fleet by 2030 and is building infrastructure to support that commitment. percent by 2030. tractor fleet and sourcing 100 percent renewable energy by 2030, according to the press release. terawatt-hours of solar electricity annually — with the greatest potential in California, Florida, Illinois, Texas and Georgia, per the report.

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Five Trends That Excite Me!

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” In the state of Texas they have an expression I think is fitting for the Elementum solution: It is, “Big hat, but no cattle.” Future of Analytics in the Building of Supply Chain 2030. Streaming Data and the Use of Sensor Data. Sensors surround us. The largest opportunity is in the management of cycle stock.

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Tesla’s Disappointing Q3-2023 Financial Performance- The Bloom is Off the Rose

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The industry’s news cycle has pointed to increasing inventories of unsold EV ’s at dealer lots. In March, the EV automaker unveiled “ Master Plan Part 3 ” whose aim was sated as becoming the largest automaker by volume by 2030. That equated to the ability to produce and sell 20 million vehicles globally.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 5 – 11)

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The firms are on course to add 115,000 jobs by 2030, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association — but at current degree completion rates, the group says, nearly three-fifths of those jobs could remain unfilled. Texas led the expansion of hiring, followed by North Carolina and New York. The trade deficit contracted 4.1

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This Week in Logistics News (June 25 – July 1)

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Retail’s inventory glut means big business for liquidators. The deliveries will take place as part of a pilot that’s being conducted by Waymo and JB Hunt Transport Services to test out self-driving trucks along certain shipping routes in Texas. To that end, the company agreed to halve its CO2 emissions by 2030 and be net-zero by 2050.

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Five Advanced Technologies That Are Revolutionizing Logistics

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We wanted to see inventory positions around the world compared to our forecast, compared to our actual demand. Keeping up with demand changes means constantly adjusting staffing levels, inventory positions, equipment placement, employee-specific task lists and priorities, and other warehouse parameters. Warehouse Robotics.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 2 – 8)

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Aside from health and wellness products from Walgreens, prescription pet medications from easyvet and first-aid kits from Texas Health, Wing’s drones will also deliver pints of ice cream from Blue Bell Creameries. Wing employees will oversee the delivery from a remote location.