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Autonomous Driving and Logistics: The Effects

20Cube Logistics

This technology is set to change the dynamics of how goods are shipped over long distances. Automated trucks replacing truck drivers have been a part of the future plans of the logistics industry in India for several years now. Cargo Ships. As you can anticipate, this change will be a ground-breaking advancement. Fork Lifts .

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Hitendra Chaturvedi’s Reality Check

Resilinc

One of those voices is Hitendra Chaturvedi, professor of practice in supply chain management at Arizona State University’s W. It’s full of lively anecdotes, including many from his experience building a 3,000-employee appliance refurbishing company in his native India. Carey School of Business. How do you see this situation evolving?

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

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Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Cotton production in India could dip 4% from 2021, down to 34 million bales in the 2021/2022 marketing year. Following a March 2022 surge of Covid-19 in Shanghai, shipping company A.P. Famous Pacific Shipping Group ).

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Takeaways from the 2018 Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference

Kinaxis

I just returned from the highly engaging and inspiring Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. Direct to consumer online shop launched with fully functioning billing, payment, shipping capabilities. Plastic shampoo sachets in India are now being recycled into building panels.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

FedEx Express initiates EV trials in India. FedEx Express announced that it will initiate electric vehicle trials in India as part of its larger plan to achieve carbon neutral operations by 2040. Imports are tumbling at the nation’s busiest container port complex even as the backup of ships waiting to unload breaks records.