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Power Your Business Sustainably Through Solar Energy

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The country also plans to boost its solar capacity to at least 2GWp by 2030, which is enough energy to power some 350,000 households. Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong said in February that Singapore’s carbon tax rate will be revised from S$5 per tonne of carbon to $25 in 2024, $45 in 2026, before reaching $50 to $80 per tonne by 2030.

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Report Indicates Apple India iPhone Output is Now $7 Billion

Supply Chain Matters

Our commentary reiterated that over the last three years there were reports indicating that Apple was instructing its contract manufacturers to begin evaluating and seeking out new hardware sourcing outside of China , specifically India and Vietnam , with the former garnering the most attention.

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Last Mile has the Potential to Evolve From Cost Center to Revenue Driver: Nishith Rastogi, Founder & CEO, Locus

Locus

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. Speed is of the essence as the number of stock-keeping units continues to grow while shelf space remains the same.

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Trends 2021: Megatrends, Part Two

Enterra Insights

They suggest looking at Mexico, Poland, Turkey, Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines. German automotive behemoth, Audi, has plans to invest around $16 billion in its autonomous vehicles by 2030.”[8]. … High and growing inequality hampers economic growth and slows poverty reduction.

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How Southeast Asian manufacturers can use ERP to realign the supply chain

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

According to BCG, opportunities like these would make it easier for SEA businesses to leverage different advantages and skills across the region and as a result, could generate up to $600 billion a year in additional manufacturing output by 2030 as well as $22 billion in foreign direct investment and 140 000 new jobs. Digital skills gap.

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Enter RCEP: The World’s Largest Free Trade Agreement

Logistics Viewpoints

In line with these pandemic times, while the ASEAN meeting was nominally held in Hanoi, Vietnam, it was a virtual signing ceremony that saw 15 countries in Asia Pacific become part of what is now the world’s largest free trade agreement, representing 30 percent of global gross domestic product and encompassing almost 2.3 billion people.

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