SCM Research

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

New research published in Science ( Poore & Nemecek, 2018 ) analyzes land use in food supply chains. An astounding 3.1 billion ha reduction in land use could be possible by excluding animal products from current diets. That is an area equivalent to Australia + China + European Union + United States. The author also shows that animal products use about 83% of the world’s farmland and contribute about 57% of food’s different emissions, despite providing only 18% of our calories.

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CargoBarn

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

Transportation and logistics never stays the same for long. The increases we have seen in 2018 is not larger than expected but it is occurring earlier in the year. Although there are several factors shifting the costs of shipping we will focus on the TOP 5 REASONS SHIPPING RATES ARE CHANGING & WHAT TO EXPECT. 1. Driver Shortage. According to All Trucking there are only around 3.5 million professional truck drivers in the country.

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