The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In APAC, the concept of innovative-Automation has made OMRON create immense value for the manufacturing segment by solving varied issues in multifarious sectors such as automotive, food & beverage, FMCG, digital and logistics to name just a few. Why the focus on Logistics at this point in time? What potential does Industry 4.0

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Paralleling this growth in e-commerce is a growth in carbon emissions – parcel deliveries are estimated to increase by 78% globally by 2030, resulting in up to 30% greater emissions. The dashboards are designed to scale to be granular enough to measure package-level emissions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2022

A few ways companies can begin to offset their carbon footprint is to take a deeper look at product packaging, energy efficiency, alternative fuels, route optimization, and returns and recycling programs. The post Understanding Supply Chain Sustainability appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. We can only hope that it works.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 9, 2024

The company’s Sail ’27 mission is the second iteration of a plan to “brew for a better today and tomorrow,” plotting a roadmap for a future based on the concept of zero: Zero carbon footprint, zero farming footprint, zero packaging waste, zero water waste, zero irresponsible drinking, and a zero-accident culture.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Moving past waste, water, and C02 reduction, they have begun searching for renewable energy sources, different forms of packaging, and increased efficiency overall. More and more enterprises will be focusing on processes like ethical sourcing, reverse logistics, and using green materials in response to public demands.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

How is the logistics and supply chain management industry evolving – and what developments do you need to consider? Now they’re within the grasp of many organisations with a logistics or warehouse function. Read more: Supply chain management explained: methods in modern business 1. billion to $5.6 billion in 2021.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

“All great enterprises are about logistics. Not genius or inspiration or flights of imagination, skill or cunning, but logistics.” — Tom McCarthy. This was majorly due to their inability to understand and adapt to the changing logistics trends. A decade back these developments in logistics might have seemed impossible.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Yum Brands – parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and The Habit Burger Grill – recently announced a new packaging policy prioritizing more sustainable options. In a blog post, Yum noted it is transitioning away from plastics and developing new packaging solutions as part of that policy.

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Locus

OCTOBER 12, 2022

dollars by 2030 , increasing at a compound annual growth rate of 21.6% from 2022 to 2030. At the same time, the demand for urban last-mile delivery is forecast to grow by 78% by 2030 , leading to 36% more delivery vehicles in the world’s top 100 cities. billion U.S. Customers prefer green companies. Download the Ebook.

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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. PET rigid plastic packaging portfolio with post-consumer recycled content by 2025.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Moving past waste, water, and C02 reduction, they have begun searching for renewable energy sources, different forms of packaging, and increased efficiency overall. More and more enterprises will be focusing on processes like ethical sourcing, reverse logistics, and using green materials in response to public demands.

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Logility

JUNE 30, 2022

The trucking industry was down 80,000 drivers in 2021, and that shortage is anticipated to balloon to 160,000 by 2030. million by 2030. Competitive wages and attractive benefit packages go far, but take time to examine why workers are leaving your organization and implement fixes. It’s a global problem. million to 75.3

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The portion of the index tracking ground parcel rates per package in Q1 was 29.5 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.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

A good starting point is minimising packaging and choosing environmentally friendly materials for parcels, labels and void fill. Innovations are flooding the market, from cornstarch packaging, to biodegradable packaging peanuts, to air pillows made of recycled materials. How can it be done?

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AFFLINK

APRIL 25, 2018

paints a future where “humans have been entirely removed from the logistics business, which is now coordinated by machines and software.” In short, robots are now more apt to improve the logistical efficiency of a company’s supply chain. We’ve automated ourselves out of shopping and shipping. Here’s how it happened.” Reducing errors.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Recent reports from the UN state that the world is not on track to reach its goal of zero hunger by 2030. A major discussion item at the event was Ukraine’s wartime export logistics and trading regulations and challenges facing agricultural producers in the region. The war in Ukraine has essentially fueled a global food crisis.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 30, 2021

According to BCG , by 2030 annual food loss and waste will hit 2.1 This process involves not just rethinking packaging and shifting sourcing strategy but also restructuring production processes, rearranging distribution systems, and developing closed-loop supply chain methods that help keep wastage to the minimum.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Supply Chain Matters further highlighted an announcement by electric automaker Tesla’s management in Germany who unveiled a package of hourly wage hikes for 11,000 factory workers at the automaker’s gigafactory operations in that country. The global automaker who operates non-unionized facilities across the U.S.

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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 lockers and other secure delivery options for packages.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. According to UPS, “Roadie often provides service for shipments not compatible with the UPS network because of their size and perishable nature, and often because they are in shopping bags without the packaging required to move through the UPS system.” Talk about a cool concept.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 11, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. 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. For any sports and / or music fan, I recommend the trip. FedEx, the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 14, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Offering a secure, temperature-controlled and internet-connected outdoor receptacle, the Smart Box enables unattended delivery of fresh groceries and packages directly to consumers’ front doors. The post This Week in Logistics News (January 8 – 14) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Locus

JUNE 16, 2023

The biggest challenge that logistics providers face is rising last-mile carrier delivery costs. Retailers and logistics providers should not shift the burden of costs on the consumers as it makes them unhappy and leads to churn. What do you mean by last mile delivery costs in logistics?

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Material Handling & Logistics

APRIL 21, 2017

Wal-Mart has identified six areas where suppliers can focus their clean energy efforts: agriculture, waste, packaging, deforestation, and product use and design. read more.

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Kinaxis

JULY 19, 2017

None is feeling the effects more pointedly than those in consumer packaged goods (CPG), as all this new technology has fundamentally altered the way consumers research and shop for products. In the way that Uber has transformed passenger transportation, similar companies are doing the same thing for product and package delivery.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

For illustrative purposes, I will discuss some efforts by consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies currently underway. billion over the next five years as part of its long-term goal to cut in half its emissions by 2030 and reach net-zero emissions by 2050.”[5] Danone, in February 2020, announced plans “to invest $2.18

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Ware2Go

APRIL 11, 2023

Many argue that eCommerce is actually more sustainable than the traditional brick-and-mortar shopping model due to efficiencies in fulfillment and logistics. The eCommerce boom is expected to increase the number of final mile delivery vehicles on the road by 36% and increase greenhouse gas emissions by 30% overall by 2030.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

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. Practitioners know that inefficient logistics activities increase the supply chain carbon footprint for no reason.

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Ware2Go

APRIL 20, 2022

Many argue that ecommerce is actually more sustainable than the traditional brick-and-mortar shopping model due to efficiencies in fulfillment and logistics. The eCommerce boom is expected to increase the number of final mile delivery vehicles on the road by 36% and increase greenhouse gas emissions by 30% overall by 2030.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 26, 2023

Faced with ongoing supply chain crises, shippers are desperate to get a leg up on their logistics. between this year and 2030), it becomes clear that proactive visibility is essential for a crowded logistics marketplace. This way, shippers can be proactive rather than reactive in response to logistics crises.

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Locus

APRIL 7, 2022

As delivery times become shorter, logistics providers are faced with increased volumes of goods, high delivery costs for customers, less flexibility with delivery time slots and more traffic on the roads. Covid-19 drove the demand for deliveries and in 2020 alone, the last-mile delivery logistics market size amounted to 2.54

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 27, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Amazon has launched Amazon Air , its dedicated air cargo fleet, in India as the e-commerce giant bulks up its logistics infrastructure in the key overseas market where it has deployed more than $6.5 India is the third market where Amazon has launched its freight service.

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AFFLINK

JULY 26, 2017

However, the term “waste” in the supply chain is also used to identify other wasteful factors, including extraneous worker time, packaging waste, and storage waste. Packaging waste happens when the wrong type of good in the wrong packaging is produced or excess inventory must be repackaged. Value-stream processing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 28, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Apple calls on global supply chain to decarbonize by 2030. Last year, Amazon delivered more than 100 million packages to customer doorsteps in Europe using electric delivery vans and other zero-emission vehicles, per its sustainability report. decline in the volume of packages.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Packaging and agriculture are big areas of focus for the company. We established a 2030 goal to take regenerative practices to those 7,000,000 acres.” The post PepsiCo’s Massive, Complex, and Difficult Greenhouse Gas Initiative appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. The company has tens of thousands of suppliers globally.

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Locus

JUNE 13, 2022

He recounted how a World Economic Forum (WEF) report noted that effective data-based solutions such as dynamic rerouting can reduce emissions by 30% and delivery costs by 25% by 2030 when compared to a “do nothing” baseline. In the process, Locus has saved fuel to power more than 2,400 missions to Mars.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The logistics provider has already deployed 3,000 AMRs globally with over 2,000 in North America. The logistics provider will use the expanded fleet to improve worker productivity, order accuracy, speed, and efficiency. Utilizing the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure package, the U.S.

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