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Charge Me Up! Energy Storage Development – A Fast Emerging Technology Needed for Sustainability

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

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. He has also managed the supply chains for both bulk and consumer chemical companies. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – October 2022.

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Will Cloud Computing in Logistics Replace On-Premises Systems for Good?

Logistics Viewpoints

A popular application in logistics is data analytics: By continuously merging data from a wide range of systems – from machine control units, other IoT devices, WCS and WMS to TMS and ERP – the cloud service provides a clear overview of the complex processes in the systems as well as in the entire supply chain.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Very positively, these topics have not only been discussed at COP26 but multiple initiatives were launched with some of them having the potential to significantly contribute to decarbonizing the global supply chain network. The third Z – Zero emission technology: First Movers Coalition. Roughly half of .

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Swedish Cosmetics Retailer KICKS Reviews IT Portfolio and Chooses RELEX for Supply Chain Management

RELEX Solutions

KICKS , the Nordic region’s leading cosmetics and beauty product retailer, has teamed up with RELEX to give its supply chain operations a complete makeover. RELEX will provide a solution tailored to the needs of the retailer’s online channel and 250 stores across Sweden, Norway, and Finland. More information: www.kicks.se.

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The blockchain revolution: audit efficiency & trust in sustainably certified supply chains

Provenance

When it comes to providing trust in supply chains, organisations are facing significant challenges: supply chains are becoming more complex, audits are increasingly costly, and the relevance of some standards organisations is being questioned by businesses launching their own schemes. Selecting the pilot supply chain.

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Major organisational and cultural changes lie ahead for SCM

Supply Chain Movement

Recent european and international supply chain management conferences have been primarily characterised by their focus on strongly emerging trends and their impact on companies’ supply chains. He recently repeated a broad study of the status of supply chain management that he previously conducted in 1999.

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Podcast: Roberto Reichard on Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Capital Projects

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On episode 25 of Supply Chain Next, Richard Donaldson talks with Roberto Reichard about embodied carbon, climate change and taking control of our supply chains to move toward sustainability. Supply Chain Next · 025 – Roberto Reichard. I’m an engineer by training.