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Innovation in the Supply Chain’s Last Mile

Enterra Insights

Increased e-commerce sales during the pandemic brought last mile logistics into the limelight. The staff at GlobalTranz notes, “Last mile logistics is among the most misunderstood parts of transportation networks. In addition, growth in e-commerce is radicalizing how shippers view last mile logistics.”[1]

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Innovation in the Supply Chain’s Last Mile

Enterra Insights

Increased e-commerce sales during the pandemic brought last mile logistics into the limelight. The staff at GlobalTranz notes, “Last mile logistics is among the most misunderstood parts of transportation networks. In addition, growth in e-commerce is radicalizing how shippers view last mile logistics.”[1]

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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. The first Z – Zero emission road transport: Global MOU for ZE-MHDVs . In 2018, according to data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) road transport accounted for three-quarters of transport emissions. Most of this, 45.1

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Greener Shopping and Shipping: The Rise of Carbon Neutral e-Commerce Delivery

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

This has sparked a trend for more transparency around the carbon impact of their e-commerce home delivery, and in Europe and the US specifically, ‘green’ delivery options are being made available. It’s widely expected that this trend will reverberate around the globe as consumers learn more about the threat of global warming.

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The Global Trade Compliance Market is Crazy!

Logistics Viewpoints

Many multinationals have engineered their global supply chains to minimize taxation by creating subsidiaries in low taxation nations like Switzerland, Ireland, and Singapore. Secondly, one core supply chain application is a transportation management system. That approach to taxation engineering is less potent than it used to be.

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Digitization in the Making – A reflection post-pandemic frenzy!

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Supply chain and logistics is often labeled as a digital laggard with a high level of inertia. Imbalances in ocean transport, port congestion and equipment shortages, with surging freight rates became the new normal. What is it that is holding the supply chain and logistics industry back? It needs to be understood.

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The Current WMS Market Gets More Focus by Supply Chain Execs: Here’s Why

GlobalTranz

According to Warehouse Logistics , there are more than 170 vendors located in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Today, the market statistics are almost impossible to identify. GET YOUR COPY HERE. Download White Paper.