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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Anchor Group & Mikael Lind, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE). Subnational governments like Québec in Canada and Telengana in India as well as manufacturers and fleets like DHL, Heineken and Scania are endorsing the MOU and declared that they will align with the decarbonization effort.

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An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Opinion Editorial by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Operating Partner at Anchor Group and Mikael Lind, Senior Strategic Research Advisor at Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) and Professor at Chalmers University of Technology. An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport.

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This Week in Supply Chain Tech- January 19 2024

Supply Chain Matters

The cell has been validated for a best-in-class energy density of over 160 watt-hours per kilogram at the company’s R&D and industrialization campus, Northvolt Labs , in Västerås, Sweden. This supplier has plans to further expand a materials recycling facility located adjacent to the production facility.

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Robots are Taking Over the Roads (and Everywhere Else)

Oracle SCM

I attended the Gartner Supply Chain Conference in London a couple of weeks ago, and one of the topics that was discussed was the rise of robotics, especially in manufacturing and logistics. As technology companies develop driverless cars, the freight industry is working on the same for trucks and trains.

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Big changes coming to the supply line, just not where you thought they’d be

Kinaxis

When looking at the amount of freight moved just in America alone, there was 9.2 Sure, 3D printers might be able to print space habitats on Mars, but they can’t print everything and there will always be a need to transport an item(s) from one destination to another.

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Uberisation of Logistics – Are You Too Late?

Logistics Bureau

Already in 2013, DHL Freight in Sweden piloted a mobile app called “My Ways” to connect shippers with individuals willing to deliver packages along their daily routes in return for a small fee. Yet it would be a mistake to think that such a threat (or opportunity) is an entirely recent development. Accelerating Factors.

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

As a disclaimer, WebCargo , a Freightos Group company, does offers digital services to global forwarders and carriers, including online sales portals, digital eBooking, multimodal rate management and the Freightos.com freight marketplace. . The Freight Game of Thrones. The Maersk Shift: Where it started.