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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In respect to logistics and transport something remarkable happened at COP26. The first Z – Zero emission road transport: Global MOU for ZE-MHDVs . In 2018, according to data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) road transport accounted for three-quarters of transport emissions. Most of this, 45.1

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Russia’s Arctic Expansion: The Future of Global Shipping

SCMDOJO

Currently, the primary route for transporting goods from Europe to Asia is the Swiss Trade route. As a result, only specialized icebreaking ships can travel through these routes, making the cost of transportation much higher than other shipping routes.

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Struggling to innovate

Supply Chain Movement

Furthermore, a new collective labour agreement means that wages for road transport – which accounts for roughly half of the total operating costs – will rise by 5% this year. According to recent research, for example, labour shortages are standing in the way of growth for a third of the logistics companies in the Netherlands.

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Podcast: Roberto Reichard on Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Capital Projects

Requis

There is carbon present at all stages of the building, from producing the steel, to transporting the steel (and other materials), to erecting the building, and to operate the building, and eventually to the decommission stage. Finland, for example, has policy requirements concerning embodied carbon, and this is happening in Canada too.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

I’ve literally seen KPI “packs” the size of phone books, and even KPI sets circulated as a monthly magazine… that no one reads. If you’d like to read more about Supply Chain KPIs, you can download (free) a chapter from one of our Best Selling Books on the topic. Transportation. Remember what the K stands for!

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