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The Three Pillars of Sustainability in Supply Chain and Logistics: A Strategic Guide

Logistics Viewpoints

In today’s interconnected global economy, sustainability within supply chains and logistics has become a necessity rather than an option. Regulatory demands, rising consumer expectations, and global challenges such as climate change and social inequality have made sustainable practices a strategic priority.

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The Importance of Energy Transition and Sustainability in the Logistics and Supply Chain Industry

Logistics Viewpoints

The transition to renewable energy and the adoption of sustainable practices are now essential for reducing environmental impact, ensuring regulatory compliance, and maintaining competitiveness. Retrofitting existing infrastructure with energy-efficient technologies further enhances sustainability efforts.

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Pairing Rooftop Solar with Warehouse Robotics – Harnessing Synergy Between Technology and Sustainability

Logistics Viewpoints

The synergy between warehouse robotics and rooftop solar energy presents a compelling opportunity for warehouses to enhance operational efficiency, cost savings, and sustainability. Robotic arms handle repetitive and intricate tasks such as picking and placing items, whereas drones are employed for inventory management and surveillance.

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The Counterintuitive Truth About Inventory Optimization

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Equally perplexing is inventory optimization. Many assume that increasing inventory is necessary to improve service levels. But businesses that get inventory optimization right can boost service levels by 3-5% while reducing overall inventory by 15-30%. Doesnt reducing inventory hurt service levels? Wait, what?

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The Current and Future Use of Gen-AI in Supply Chains

From demand forecasting to inventory optimization, risk mitigation to sustainability — AI is set to transform everything. AI isn’t the future. It’s here, now. 30% of businesses have invested in AI. Another 57% will do it in the next 12 months*.

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Supply Chain Sustainability Gathers Steam

Logistics Viewpoints

There’s been little room for long-term planning, and supply chain sustainability has mostly been an afterthought, a “nice-to-have” initiative that is not of critical importance. Customers are asking companies to make supply chain sustainability a priority, and younger logistics employees are making the push from the inside.

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The Costly Oversight: Why Your Inventory Rebalancing Strategy Is Failing You

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Are you making the fatal mistake of underestimating the importance of inventory rebalancing? Many retailers treat inventory management as a mundane task rather than a strategic lever for success. It’s about strategically adjusting your inventory levels across locations and products in response to real-time customer demand.

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Your Supply Chain Challenges, Solved!: 5 Guides

The guides include: reducing transportation costs, improving customer satisfaction, optimizing inventory management, increasing workforce efficiency, and achieving sustainability and ESG goals. Featuring testimonials from: Cardinal Health, Kimberly Clark, Bayer, Dollar Tree, T-Mobile, Ace Hardware Download now!

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TMS+: Go Beyond Transport to Optimize Cost, Service, & Resiliency

Flawless execution relies on strategic planning; cost-effective operations require flexibility and agility to mode-shift and access a full cost-to-serve picture beyond transport; high customer service levels rely on being capable to promise factoring inventory levels and availability across all domains into transport planning and execution.

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Geopolitical & Regulatory Issues: The Path Forward in Supply Chain & Logistics

Speaker: Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD - President of LMA Consulting Group, S&OP Expert, and Speaker

In this session we will cover: How geopolitical tensions are heating up and how they will reshape the configurations of future supply chains Regulations are also heating up, requiring more innovation and resilience The conundrums and conflicts of interest in achieving sustainability goals, looking at the big picture, and evaluating the geopolitical (..)