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The Approach to Effective Freight Procurement

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Approach to Effective Freight Procurement by LSCMS Shippers’ Council Container shipping procurement faces a multitude of challenges shaped by global events, industry shifts, environmental mandates, and technological advancements. To thrive in this ever-evolving landscape, shippers must embrace a flexible and responsive approach.

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Manufacturing ERP Plays a Key Role for Sustainability

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Sustainability has become increasingly important in recent years and is now a vital component of many organizations’ social, economic and environmental efforts. The Sustainability Movement in Business and Manufacturing. The Sustainability Movement in Business and Manufacturing. How Does an ERP System Support Sustainability?

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The Green Corridor: The Circular Journey

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The Green Corridor: The Circular Journey 3 conversations Needed for Asset Management in a Sustainable World by Timothy Foote, Founder of Susymbio Things degrade and deteriorate over time. The world takes its toll through use and natural degradation on assets: handles break, roofs weather, metal rusts.

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Few Companies Make the Hard Tradeoffs to Reduce Carbon Emissions

Logistics Viewpoints

Sustained climate change could lead to a world in which almost all firms perform worse. We therefore consider both governance and sustainability issues and publish clear expectations of companies in the portfolio.”. Systemic risks are so large that virtually every firm will be negatively affected if that class of risk manifests itself.

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The Evolution of Asset Management: Humans, Inventory and the Rise of AI

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The Evolution of Asset Management: Humans, Inventory and the Rise of AI by Jeroen Hendriks , Director at Art of Supply Chain Sdn Bh In the ever-evolving landscape of organisational success, the spotlight is now on asset management. In this article, we will focus on inventory and people as assets.

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Top Suppliers of Transportation Execution and Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

When it comes to executing mode-specific freight moves from origin to destination efficiently, reliably, and cost-effectively, transportation execution and visibility solutions play a critical role. Visibility solutions allow real-time asset tracking across the entire distribution network. million daily shipments. Infor Nexus.

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This Week in Supply Chain Tech- January 19 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Founded in 2016, Northvolt develops what is described as state-of-the-art sodium ion battery technology developed for the expansion of cost-efficient and sustainable energy storage systems worldwide. According to reporting from The Wall Street Journal , this funding: “ is one of the largest transactions for a clean energy in recent years.”