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Driving Sustainability in the Age of Supply Chain Disruption

Logistics Viewpoints

The global pandemic has created a watershed moment for global supply chains. Emerging technologies play a role in managing disruption and are driving change in the transportation and logistics industries. Business logistics costs as a percentage of GDP is currently 7-8% in United States.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 31 – August 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

That streak came to an end in its first match, a 3-0 loss to Sweden, which happened to be the last team to defeat the US. And now on to this week’s logistics news. As a result, Ford is revamping its supply chain operations to focus on “built-to-order” vehicles.

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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). The transport and logistics industry has started to engage differently in the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference. All job roles in the logistics sector are expected to experience some level of change.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

While this is not exactly the best news to hear, it’s time to move on to this week’s logistics news. The company created Project Gigaton in 2017 to engage suppliers and other stakeholders up and down the supply chain to reduce carbon emissions. Walmart in the news: Walmart, suppliers continue sustainability collaboration.

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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 respect to logistics and transport something remarkable happened at COP26. The initiatives launched at COP26 will significantly reshape the transport and logistics ecosystem, its fleets, its infrastructure and its practices.

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MediaMarkt Sweden looks to Relex to transform its supply chain

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

MediaMarkt Sweden has selected Relex to automate and optimise its supply chain. Relex, whose retail planning solutions have delivered impressive results for customers worldwide, will replace the retailer's largely manual supply chain management processes.

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Tesla Raises Wages for German Production Workers

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights recent developments involving Tesla’s Germany and Sweden operational workers in efforts to seek a labor union voice. © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Audi, Volkswagen and Ford. Stay tuned. All rights reserved.

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