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Walmart has announced that it is to expand its ‘in-home’ grocery delivery service in the US, providing more evidence of the importance of alternative delivery solutions for retailers and e-commerce platforms.
Moving to a circular supply chain for electric vehicle batteries is essential to reduce tons of toxic waste ending up in landfill. However, it also has less obvious economic, security and ethical implications for supply chains.
At the COP26 event in Glasgow, the International Transport Forum (ITF), the OECD’s intergovernmental think tank, held a virtual fringe meeting entitled ‘Decarbonising Transport: Driving implementation in hard-to-abate sectors’.
It is still far from clear what form the global recovery from the Covid pandemic will take. Whilst many sectors are bouncing back well, debt levels are spiralling, prompting a warning from one of the world’s leading economists, Nouriel Roubini.
In a ‘State of the Union’ speech to the European Parliament, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, set out her vision of the future for the region and announced the ‘Global Gateway’ – the EU‘s response to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Regulators and labour organizations are taking aim at Amazon. This could eventually result in its logistics business being spun off as well as an increase in its operating costs.
Hydrogen is being regarded by ports around the world as offering the most potential as an alternative to fossil fuels.
As a result of the forecast economic boom, many economists are now warning of the threat of inflation.
Supply chain disruption can occur at many levels – from localized warehouse events, up to regional/global network failure caused perhaps by a major natural disaster or as, we know only too well, a pandemic.
In July 2020, the UK Government granted development consent for the re-opening of Manston Airport in Kent, closed since 2014. Although it’s proven controversial, in economic terms, there is a very strong case for a dedicated global air cargo hub for the UK.
Choosing the right supply chain execution system has been critical to the success or otherwise of warehouse and transport operations.
Covid-19 appears set to pause the adoption of EVs with potentially significant implications for governments seeking to transition to zero-emission economies
