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Digital and the Supply Chain—How Far Have We Come?

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The impact was across manufacturing plants, transport networks, warehouses, and retail outlets. Source: IDC 2021—Digital Analysis: Manufacturing. Source: IDC Manufacturing Iansights APeJ Industry 4-0 Survey. For many organisations, this change was forced upon them so they could continue to run their businesses.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

This year the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP26) was held at the SEC Centre in Glasgow, United Kingdom, from 31 October to 13 November 2021. In respect to logistics and transport something remarkable happened at COP26. The first Z – Zero emission road transport: Global MOU for ZE-MHDVs .

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Geopolitical Risks and Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

A survey conducted in the United Kingdom by the Institute of Directors (IoD), a 120-year-old British political organization, found that the larger a company is the more likely it is to be adversely affected by geopolitical tensions. ” Resiliency and Geopolitical Risk What constitutes a geopolitical risk?

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2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains- Prediction One

Supply Chain Matters

However, the lessons garnered during the pandemic will likely drive inventory management toward less of a dependency on global-wide sourcing and more toward product postponement sourcing and customer fulfillment strategies. Truck and rail transportation movements across the Mexico and U.S. and the United Kingdom.

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The Backorder, March 20 2024

Unleashed

Audit overhead costs such as rent, utilities, insurance, and transport. Are you paying for pre-covid levels of space, when half your workforce is now remote? Maybe it’s time to change premises. Do you pay for parking? Walk outside now and count any empty spaces – you may be paying for something you just don’t need.

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September and Q3 Global PMI Levels Remain in Contraction

Supply Chain Matters

The three specific regions of concern remain the Eurozone, United Kingdom, along with Taiwan. The regions reported as having the most declines in production volumes were noted as Brazil, Canada, Japan , and the United Kingdom. The open question is when the new dawn occurs. in September compared to the 43.0

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This Week in Supply Chain Tech- January 19 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Treasury Department along with governmental agencies in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and the European Union. location, facilitating delivery of lithium inputs and shipment of battery-grade lithium products over multiple transportation routes. governmental agencies to include U.S. Customs and Border Control, the U.S.