The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
OCTOBER 17, 2022
For transportation and logistics – the revolution to decarbonize is likewise well underway. BBC reported recently on how this was being applied in Finland for storing wind and solar power in a community using 100 tons of low-grade sand and a giant, silo looking storage building. Electric Transportation.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
DECEMBER 21, 2021
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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Supply Chain Movement
MAY 16, 2019
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.
Supply Chain View from the Field
OCTOBER 29, 2013
This is due to the high cost of transferring freight, the cost of cars stuck in traffic, and damage and waste of goods in the channel. One measure is also the LPI Index which shows how transport costs down and freight costs go up as the index goes up. Supply Chain Management'
Logistics Viewpoints
JULY 22, 2022
Körber acquires enVista’s omni-channel and global freight audit and payment services. The two new prototypes are both based on the Hummingbird, which Wing says can carry about 2 pounds and has made hundreds of thousands of deliveries in Dallas suburbs, Virginia, Australia, and Finland. And now on to this week’s logistics news.
RELEX Solutions
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
Musti Group Nordic is the leading pet supplies and accessories retailer in the Nordics, with 121 Musti & Mirri stores in Finland, 127 Arken Zoo and Djurmagazinet pet stores in Sweden, and also 18 Musti stores in Norway. The stores are replenished from two distribution centers (DCs), main DC in Sweden and other one in Finland.
Freightos
JULY 4, 2016
The global freight market contracted in 2015 by 1.6%. “…the industry is likely to see more tie-ups between freight marketplace technology companies and 3PLs.” Mid-sized forwarders, threatened by recent acquisition activity, are even more set to reap the benefits of freight technology.
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