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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In respect to logistics and transport something remarkable happened at COP26. Realizing the zero emission ambition requires cross-industry coordination. The initiatives launched at COP26 will significantly reshape the transport and logistics ecosystem, its fleets, its infrastructure and its practices.

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o9 Solutions Supports the MIT Global SCALE Network Supply Chain Challenge and Awards Winners for Second Consecutive Year

o9 Solutions

In order to prepare current and future supply chain and business leaders to tackle those challenges, the MIT Global SCALE Network and the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL) hosted their annual Supply Chain Challenge in the first few weeks of 2023.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain tech April 14 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Venti Raises $29 Million in Series A Round Autonomous logistics technology and industrial hubs provider Venti Technologies announced that it has secured $28.8 Our autonomous vehicles have industrial grade precision in everyday operating environments and are already successfully in use. million in Series A financing.

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Where Governments Fall Short in Combating Forced Labor in Supply Chains?—?And How They Can Improve

MIT Supply Chain

Forced labor is found in many industries globally, including apparel, mining, palm oil, seafood, and others. At its worst, forced labor involves modern slavery and human trafficking where victims are taken from their home countries and restrained from leaving foreign worksites.

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Supply Chain Experiencing High Rate of Terrorist Attacks

Material Handling & Logistics

In 2016 a total of 346 attacks took place, against a wider range of industries and modes of transport than in any other year. The report also found that in 2016 terrorists targeted a wider range of industries and modes of transport than in any other year. Corporations must take notice and prepare their organizations accordingly.

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What Supply Chains Can Learn From Switzerland

RFgen

Many companies learn from other industry leaders and apply their ideas to reach business success. Luxembourg. Of course, it is not only the top-performers that industry leaders could stand to learn from. This is especially important among the food and beverage industry. The Importance of Supply Chain Resilience.

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What Supply Chains Can Learn From Switzerland

RFgen

Many companies learn from other industry leaders and apply their ideas to reach business success. Luxembourg. Of course, it is not only the top-performers that industry leaders could stand to learn from. This is especially important among the food and beverage industry. The Importance of Supply Chain Resilience.