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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). In Sweden, there are initiatives such as I.Hamn and SARGASSO. Part 1–Defining the moment. Even with all new Glasgow pledges for 2030, we will emit roughly twice as much in 2030 as required for 1.5

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world part 2

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Anchor Group & Mikael Lind, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE). Mikael Lind is the world’s first Professor of Maritime Informatics and is engaged at Chalmers, Sweden, and is also Senior Strategic Research Advisor at Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE). Part 2–Defining the execution.

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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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How Disruptive is Global E-Commerce? More Than You Think

Talking Logistics

We have heard similar stories in Sweden and the U.S. In the traditional model, products such as electronics sold into Europe would have entered in a container in bulk through ports like Antwerp or Rotterdam, been deconsolidated by a freight forwarder in the Benelux or transshipped further into Europe.

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Robots are Taking Over the Roads (and Everywhere Else)

Oracle SCM

In April, a convoy of semi-automated smart trucks completed their first European cross-border trip, journeying from Sweden and southern Germany and ending in Rotterdam. 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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