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The Greenest Mile: Planning’s Role in Supply Chain Sustainability

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PwC reports that almost half of assets under management are held by investment firms committed to decarbonization. Similarly, UPS has strong commitments to sustainability and invests in many options, such as alternative fuel vehicles, e-cycles in dense cities, and carbon offsets for purchase with shipping. Buffering creates waste.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 22 – 28)

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The company said that it used 85,916 metric tons of single-use plastic that year, an 11.6 Walmart announced that it will pilot agriculture technology with crop supply intelligence company Agritaskto get real-time information on crops and improve sourcing decisions around produce. percent decrease from 2021. billion in 2015.

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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Recently, CEVA Logistics joined the Singapore Changi Airport community in a humanitarian aid project to transport 14,000-kilogram of oxygen concentrators from Los Angeles to Jakarta via Singapore. CEVA Logistics and other Eco-Skies Alliance leaders will work with United Airlines to collectively purchase approximately 3.4

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Green Corridor: Counting Carbons

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Identifying sources of Carbon emissions. These are classified into sources of emissions as Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3. These are considered “indirect” greenhouse gas sources. Scope 3 emissions are the amount of carbon emitted by vendors and suppliers in your value chain, another indirect source. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Reimagine Supply Chain of the Future – agile, resilient, and balanced – LogiSYM July 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Most of the current repetitive processes like (forecasting, reports, purchase orders & Invoicing) will be automated using various technologies. Diversify supplier base : Supply chain should not be overly dependent on long lead-time or on a small pool of specific suppliers or sourcing regions. CONCLUSION.

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Custom Build or Off-the-Shelf or a mix?

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She explained that she owned a Warehouse Management System, purchased a Proof of Delivery Software as a Service, implemented a licensed-to-use Accounting & Distribution System, deployed a customised online Order Management System and that she is struggling with fragmented data and documents across these systems.

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Is Your Supply Chain Future-Ready for the New Normal?

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The McKinsey report “How COVID-19 is changing consumer behaviour – now and forever”, bluntly illustrates how this change occurred more quickly and seismically than anyone predicted – so fast that it’s apparent the capacity to adapt had always been there. . Chain Management from Cranfield School of Management in UK.