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Is Sustainability Really a Problem with Matt McLelland

The Logistics of Logistics

Is Sustainability Really a Problem with Matt McLelland. Matt McLelland and Joe Lynch discuss is sustainability really a problem. It operates through four segments: Expedited, Dedicated, Managed Freight, and Warehousing. Key Takeaways: Is Sustainability Really a Problem. About Matt McLelland.

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Manufacturing ERP Plays a Key Role for Sustainability

QAD

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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TMS Growth: E-Commerce and Better Technology

Logistics Viewpoints

A TMS helps companies move freight from origin to destination efficiently, reliably, and cost-effectively. Planning and execution is focused on freight moves involving a carrier. Fleet Management involves freight moves with transportation assets owned by the company. The primary reason companies buy a TMS is for freight savings.

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Sustainable Logistics: Quantifying Sustainability Measures of Your Logistics

GlobalTranz

WorldShipping.org cites data from The Network for Transit and the Environment that shows that measured by grams/kg/km air freight as the largest carbon footprint impact and steamships as the lowest. Creating more sustainable logistics is even more important for the trucking industry. Waste is resulting from damage in transit.

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Lingering Port Congestion with Paul Brashier

The Logistics of Logistics

Having been featured in CNBC, the Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, Bloomberg, The Loadstar, CBS News, Freight Waves, and Transport Topics, Brashier lends his expertise on US and global supply chain matters. They specialize in serving industries such as ecommerce, retail, food and beverage, and manufacturing. The Greenscreens.ai

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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

Sustainability continues to be top of mind for companies. aims to have at least 25 percent of all beverages globally across its portfolio of brands sold in refillable / returnable glass or plastic bottles, or in refillable containers through traditional fountain or Coca-Cola Freestyle dispensers. By 2030, the Coca-Cola Co.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 17 – 23)

Logistics Viewpoints

As my colleague Steve Banker pointed out earlier this week, billionaire egotism trumps sustainability, as Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and others battle it out to get to space first. Uber Freight to acquire Transplace. Uber Freight is making a big push to grow its business, carve out more market share, and become profitable.