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Ease the Burden of Labor Shortages and Increase Supply Chain Resiliency 

Logility

The labor supply is shrinking in Germany, Poland, Russia, and Japan, and contraction is expected to quicken. Solving the labor crunch also means exploring new sources of supply. Transition programs for prisoners and veterans’ programs can be good sources of labor. It’s a global problem. million to 75.3 million by 2030.

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From the Barley in the Fields, to the Beer in Our Hands: Carlsberg’s Sustainability Journey

BlueYonder

Carlsberg has also introduced electric trucks and established a specialized transportation control tower in Poznan, Poland. as siloed entities will not only yield less accurate data and a failure to promise deliveries to consumers, but it will probably incur more costs for less returns while taking much longer.

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Using Weather and Climate Data to Improve Demand Forecasting

ToolsGroup

But weather data adds a more granular time-sensitive signal. But it is amenable to machine learning , which can crunch enormous amounts of data. You input the data, and let the machine “understand” the demand latency depending on product and area. Source: NYCCSC. Good weather data is becoming increasingly available.

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5 Steps to Address the Rising Geopolitical Risks to Your Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Shift in the centers of gravity of the demand: As of the beginning of April 2022, about four million Ukrainians have left the country for neighboring countries such as Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary and Moldova. Here are some ways supply chains are being impacted by the situation in Ukraine. This further adds to lead times.

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Building A Guiding Coalition for Change

Supply Chain Shaman

The focus is on the last mile, but what about the first mile where Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) and Transportation Planning (TMS) operate on different data models with fixed, often outdated, parameters? Centers of excellence evolved in countries like Guatemala, Ecuador, Poland, Singapore, and China. Imagining The Future.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

The number of supply-chain jobs open for application at beverage-alcohol manufacturers rose more than 50% in the first half of 2023, data suggests. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton was the company operating in the alcohol sector most interested in filling supply-chain positions, the data shows. That’s all for this week.

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Global PMI Levels in August Remain Sluggish

Supply Chain Matters

From our lens, the August data further reflects ongoing shifts in production sourcing within specific industry sectors. The lowest production performance and associated supply chain activity levels were reported as that of Germany , Austria , Czech Republic , United Kingdom and Poland. Commenting on the August data, Timothy R.