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This Week in Logistics News (August 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

It’s taking semiconductor firms more than twice as long as their peers in other industries to hire personnel such as technicians or mechanical engineers, with the typical process stretching to about three months, according to an analysis of the top 50 chip producers in the US by Revelio Labs, a labor-market data analyst. FedEx, the U.S.

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3 Supply Chain Trends to Keep an Eye on in 2020

AIMMS

Pepsi announced that they are aiming to cut 20% of their emissions by 2030 and their U.S. Microsoft also announced they plan to be carbon-negative by 2030. . Dubbed YAFO, the modeling tool also helps users understand how forests will adapt to a changing climate, drawing on data from multiple European countries. .

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Building Relationships with Truckload Carriers

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This figure is forecast to hit 160,000 by 2030. Of course, slightly higher shipping rates are a small price to pay for the benefits you’ll enjoy from the relationship. A rolling forecast is a report that uses existing data to predict a business’ future performance over a specific period. Provide rolling forecasts.

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Cutting Emissions Through Better Transportation Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

Transportation is, of course, a major source of green house emissions. Oracle has set a target to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, and to halve their greenhouse gas emissions across their value chain by 2030. Rich Kroes – Oracle’s vice president of global sustainability – was also on the call.

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3 Supply Chain Trends to Keep an Eye on in 2020

AIMMS

Pepsi announced that they are aiming to cut 20% of their emissions by 2030 and their U.S. Microsoft also announced they plan to be carbon-negative by 2030. . Dubbed YAFO, the modeling tool also helps users understand how forests will adapt to a changing climate, drawing on data from multiple European countries. .

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Additive Manufacturing Is Emerging From Prototypes

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The number of production-ready additive manufacturing platforms that ship each year will increase more than 10 times by 2030, as the technology’s use in structural and mission-critical commercial applications comes to fruition. Then warehousing, inventory management and, of course, transportation arrangements.

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Leading the way for the Mobile Robot Takeover

Logistics Business Magazine

million by 2030. This of course includes Europe and the UK, where the number of companies understanding the productive power and cost efficiency of these platforms is ramping up. The AMRs produce standardised data, free from human error to feed AI and big data technology. Hikrobot’s first UK application is at Superdry.