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Charge Me Up! Energy Storage Development – A Fast Emerging Technology Needed for Sustainability

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

BBC reported recently on how this was being applied in Finland for storing wind and solar power in a community using 100 tons of low-grade sand and a giant, silo looking storage building. According to an article I read in Automotive News, this is driven by USA’s need for more battery raw materials from more secure origins.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

This article focuses on the most relevant initiatives, the five zero (5Zs) emission initiatives contributing to decarbonizing logistics and transport to place these initiatives into the industry context and reflect on them in light of the ongoing industry discussions and developments (see figure 1). About the Authors.

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Ukraine and the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

The real objective is the Finlandization of Georgia. … The Finlandization of Georgia would give Russia control of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, which is the only significant westbound route for Caspian Sea oil and gas that does not go through Russia. ”[13] That’s a steep price to pay for one man’s ego.

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Russia’s Arctic Expansion: The Future of Global Shipping

SCMDOJO

This article will explore Russia’s growing influence in the Arctic, the significance of shipping routes, and the Northern Sea Route as the shortest shipping option and discuss the opportunities and challenges of Russia’s Arctic expansion strategy.

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Ukraine Conflict Now Tops the List of Supply Chain Risks

Enterra Insights

Internationally, they should pursue a posture comparable to that of Finland. Under Article 5 of the military alliance’s charter, an attack on one member is an attack on all. ” I started out this article discussing the impact of war on supply chains, using the Russia/Ukraine conflict as an example.

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What would you do if you discovered modern slavery in your supply chain? The role of psychological distance.

NC State SCRC

In a recent article published in the Journal of Operations Management (“ The role of psychological distance in organizational responses to modern slavery risk in supply chains “), I along with a team of co-authors from Australia and Finland worked to understand how supply chain executives are able to distance themselves from the reality (..)

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ABB’s Daniel Helmig: “We are moving to virtual centres of expertise”

Supply Chain Movement

Focusing on the transport & logistics; we are establishing ten Transportation Management Centres (TMC) worldwide that will be located on the Arabic peninsular, China, Singapore, India, Poland, Italy, Switzerland, Finland, Brazil and the USA. If you want to read more …. please subscribe on tablet to read the full version>> or.