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De-Carbonising Road Freight Operations: Bridging the Know-Do Gap

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In Europe, more than 500,000 road carriers are in the market, 99% of them with less than 50 employees. Also, more than half of the carriers use transport route optimization and track their drivers’ performance. Most of the shippers procure their transport through long-term contracts with selected carriers.

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Amazon Supply Chain Innovation Continues

Logistics Viewpoints

According to sources, the incubator is not about tackling the challenges of today’s capacity crunch. The company has ordered more than 700 compressed natural gas class 6 and class 8 trucks so far, as it looks to introduce new sustainable solutions for freight transportation. million shares of Air Transport Services Group (ATSG).

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COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict Global Supply Chain News Capsule March 23 2022

Supply Chain Matters

lawmakers had expressed concerns that with supply chains already highly constrained, the CP Rail stoppage would create an added transportation crisis for import as well as export flows. Surface Transportation Board on the merger with Kansas City Southern. . In 2021, rail links between China and Europe reportedly moved upwards of 1.4

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Sustainable procurement: Everything You Need to Know

Precoro

For example, Unilever, a consumer goods company, has a responsible sourcing policy that includes human rights due diligence and requires suppliers to adhere to its human rights principles. The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is a widespread framework that provides a comprehensive set of guidelines for sustainability reporting.

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The Sustainable Supply Chain – What is it and how to execute it

Unleashed

National and international guidelines will specify how employees should be treated and what their rights are, including that workers should be: Treated with dignity and respect. It lets customers know which businesses are using methods like wind and solar energy, and how much of their energy is derived from these sources.

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Putting the Supplier Experience at the Forefront of Strategic Procurement

HICX Solutions

Just establishing these security guidelines and more controls, more quality controls internally, and externally, and making sure that employees are aware of what’s going on when going into the dialogue with the supplier,” has increased the urgency in this area. The other one is in the area of safety.

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Navigating Troubled Waters: The Red Sea Crisis and the Vulnerability of Global Supply Chains

ModusLink Corporation

A container ship passes beneath a suspension bridge as it departs for Europe. Collaborate with logistics partners to establish diversified and flexible transportation plans. Collaborate with regulatory authorities to contribute to the development of effective and practical guidelines.