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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 initiatives launched at COP26 will significantly reshape the transport and logistics ecosystem, its fleets, its infrastructure and its practices. COP26 has received more attention than previous summits.

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o9 Solutions Supports the MIT Global SCALE Network Supply Chain Challenge and Awards Winners for Second Consecutive Year

o9 Solutions

In order to prepare current and future supply chain and business leaders to tackle those challenges, the MIT Global SCALE Network and the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL) hosted their annual Supply Chain Challenge in the first few weeks of 2023. by solving real-world problems.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain tech April 14 2023

Supply Chain Matters

This tech provider was more recently named as the Fast Company World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023. Venti Raises $29 Million in Series A Round Autonomous logistics technology and industrial hubs provider Venti Technologies announced that it has secured $28.8 million in Series A financing.

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The Supply Chain Response to India’s Second Wave of Covid!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Luxembourg and Sweden sent 58 and 120 ventilators respectively. Apart from this US Private sector companies like Google, Microsoft , Apple, the US Chamber of Commerce offered assistance to India in several ways. DHL and FEDEX played a major role in inbound logistics and distribution.

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Home Delivery World Europe

Supply Chain Movement

The event for the home delivery value chain: from retail to logistics. Returns and reverse logistics. Speakers include: Brian McCarthy, Logistics Director, DREAMS. Grant, Professor of Logistics, UNIVERSITY OF HULL. Brian Andersen, Head of Ecommerce, THE MASAI CLOTHING COMPANY. Helen Smith, Head of Logistics, TFGM.

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Where Governments Fall Short in Combating Forced Labor in Supply Chains?—?And How They Can Improve

MIT Supply Chain

Companies’ efforts to tackle the problem through improved supply chain visibility and the introduction of audit programs are laudable and have deterred some bad actors. should further amplify the issue for every company. Increasingly, companies?—?global global fashion brands in the case of the Uyghur people abuses?

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Supply Chain Experiencing High Rate of Terrorist Attacks

Material Handling & Logistics

When companies have to unexpectedly divert or reroute shipments the costs can reach massive figures. These additional procedures have often slowed the movement of freight and increased shipping costs, and companies have frequently responded by rerouting cargo or modifying shipping arrangements, further driving up costs.