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Manufacturing ERP Plays a Key Role for Sustainability

QAD

As an example, look no further than Microsoft’s announcement to be carbon negative by 2030 and their commitment of $1 billion towards a climate innovation fund. Lean Manufacturing is a business model and approach that emphasizes the elimination of non-value added activities while producing quality products on time and with greater efficiency.

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Improving Sustainability Within Your Supply Chain

Synovos

It therefore makes good business sense for any company that wants to be around in the medium and long term to adapt and lean in to robust ESG practices. In our direct supply chain, we run fourteen distribution centers around the globe, dispatching 60,000 parcels a day, and we’ve made a commitment to be net zero by 2030.

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Supply Chain 2030: Forge a New Path

Supply Chain Shaman

The Supply Chain Insights Global Summit is over, but we hope the energy to define Supply Chain 2030 is just beginning. As companies prepare for Supply Chain 2030, we think that it is time to rethink the basics. As companies prepare for Supply Chain 2030, we think that it is time to rethink the basics. What does it take?

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The Biggest Manufacturing Industry Trends in 2022

Unleashed

Part of this will be considering better use of flexible work structures, more attractive remuneration packages, and more innovative processes and systems. The report notes that up to one out of ten cars sold in 2030 could be a shared vehicle, and up to 15% of new cars sold in the same timeframe could be fully autonomous.

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Supply Chain Emissions 2021 – Key Takeaways from our Webinar

SupplyShift

Absolute targets create quantitative, time-bound Scope 3 impact goals, such as when a company commits to a 30% reduction of Scope 3 emissions by 2022 from 2015 levels, or PMI’s commitment to achieving carbon neutrality in operations by 2030 and the entire value chain by 2050. Want to watch the entire webinar?

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Will the Circular Economy Ever Go Mainstream?

Enterra Insights

Former McKinsey analyst Markus Zils adds, “The circular economy aims to eradicate waste — not just from manufacturing processes, as lean management aspires to do, but systematically, throughout the life cycles and uses of products and their components. And the biggest problem with packaging is plastic. ” Element 2. Procurement.

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Supply Chain Emissions 2021 – Key Takeaways from our Webinar

SupplyShift

Absolute targets create quantitative, time-bound Scope 3 impact goals, such as when a company commits to a 30% reduction of Scope 3 emissions by 2022 from 2015 levels, or PMI’s commitment to achieving carbon neutrality in operations by 2030 and the entire value chain by 2050. Want to watch the entire webinar?