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Standing on the Frontlines of Logistics Change and Volatility Armed with Tech-driven Resiliency

CH Robinson Logistics

March 2007 John F. History has defined resiliency as being strong and resolute, but the new definition of resiliency will be those who understand vulnerability and prioritize agility. And in this new era of innovation, where increasing supply chain resiliency and agility is key, we cannot stand idle. exabytes of data was produced.

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The Holidays and The Logistics Crunch: It’s all about the Planning & a Fun Comparison of Logistics & A Successful Turkey Day!

GlobalTranz

Consumers: Spending more, Traveling More.the Holiday Crunch for Planning Transportation is HERE! To pull off logistics effectively, it takes a lot of expert planning, assembling the right mix of people, communication, working together, and of course, if something goes wrong, contingency planning. from last year to 41.3

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Capacity Issues? Collaborate! Aggregate! Don't Stagnate!

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I am up in Toronto today and tomorrow participating in a course for Transportation and Logistics' professionals. Capacity Issues - Discussion Points - January 31, 2006 - Toronto Today's capacity crisis is a perfect storm of volume limitations spanning three major modes of transportation: truck, rail, and ocean.

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4 Important Benefits of a Sustainable Reverse Logistics Strategy

GlobalTranz

In fact, the EPA asserts that up to 40% of “tossed” computers were recycled in 2013, which has risen significantly from a startling 18% in 2007. For example, a single business who engages in reuse and recycling can take advantage of the mass-following of the Green Movement. Return on Investment…Again.

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IMO 2020 is coming: Why and How to Reduce CO2 Emissions in the Logistics Sector

Forto

However, logistics and transportation is one of the world’s biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Over the past decades, maritime transport has grown steadily worldwide. In 2015, around 10 billion tons of ocean freight were transported worldwide by around 50,000 cargo ships. degrees Celsius. share of global emissions).

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MIT’s Sheffi on Supply Chain Sustainability

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Gilmore Says… In a great example of the balance in this book, Sheffi notes the actual evidence of consumer preference for Green products is tenuous at best. In fact, after reading Sheffi’s examples, I’m surprised more companies haven’t been forced to be zealous advocates.

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Will Robots Take All the Supply Chain Jobs?

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An off-cited analysis from McKinsey in late 2017, for example, found automation could destroy as many as 73 million US jobs by 2030, about one third of all jobs in the country. For example, in a story I remembered that we ran in 2014, a company called Parkdale Mills had recently re-opened a factory near Gaffney, SC that now produces 2.5