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This Is Not the Time to Downgrade Supply Chain Sustainability

MIT Supply Chain

Pressure from various stakeholders to make supply chains more sustainable has grown steadily over the last three years and shows no signs of abating. by David Correll and Ken Cottrill The uncertain economic and political outlook might persuade some companies to dial back their efforts to improve the sustainability of their supply chains.

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Smart Mobility Projects: Shaping the Future of Logistics

TMC

Commonly called “smart mobility” projects, the work aims to improve both the safety and efficiency of transportation, balanced with improved environmental sustainability. This March, for example, the Wyoming DOT selected a vendor to supply advanced vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications equipment for a pilot project.

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Smart Mobility Projects: Shaping the Future of Logistics

TMC

Commonly called “smart mobility” projects, the work aims to improve both the safety and efficiency of transportation, balanced with improved environmental sustainability. This March, for example, the Wyoming DOT selected a vendor to supply advanced vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications equipment for a pilot project.

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Smart Mobility Projects: Shaping the Future of Logistics

TMC

Commonly called “smart mobility” projects, the work aims to improve both the safety and efficiency of transportation, balanced with improved environmental sustainability. This March, for example, the Wyoming DOT selected a vendor to supply advanced vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications equipment for a pilot project.

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

In 1902 he moved to Kemmerer, Wyoming, in order to become a one-third owner of a general store called Golden Rule. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business at Georgia Tech, his alma mater. This was Georgia Tech’s sustainability center, so these were supersmart engineering hippies,” he said. But no hands went up—not one.

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Champions of Sustainability: W. Edwards Deming

QAD

Sustainability has become both a strategic and operational objective for manufacturers globally. Sustainable business practices are not only good for the environment, they can increase company viability in the long term through growth, global competitiveness and customer satisfaction. How Deming’s 14 Points Impact Sustainability.

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The Electric Power Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

There are large variations by state with Wyoming, West Virginia, and Kentucky power dominated by coal, but South Dakota takes the crown for renewable power from wind, while Washington, New York, Vermont, and California are the leaders with carbon free power mostly due to hydro and/or nuclear.