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Sustainability and due diligence laws force action

Logistics Business Magazine

In addition to the digitisation of industry and commerce, the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have also emphasised the importance of supply chain management and sourcing. Companies are increasingly considering how to implement circular economy strategies so that fewer products need to be destroyed.

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Mobilisation in the Information Technology Era

Logistics in War

This is the exciting world of three-D printing where production batch sizes can be small or on-demand without impacting production efficiency. With the fourth industrial revolution, units in the field, at sea or when deployed to distant bases could print their own spares, becoming semi-independent of the logistics supply chain.

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How To Survive The Decline in Warehousing Capacity

Blue Grace Logistics

The impacts of consumption shifts on the supply chain. As global supply chains continue to be disrupted, businesses have opted to increase inventory through forward distribution to accommodate e-commerce demand. Batch Size and JIT. What’s covered in this article: Capacity and labor shortages.