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Tech in Supply Chains

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December 15, 2021 By Mohammed BOUALAM

IoT: Enabling Sustainable Shipping and Warehousing

In recent years, every organization has been enormously concerned about the sustainability of its supply chain. In fact, according to McKinsey, a consumer company's supply chain, for instance, accounts for more than 80% of its greenhouse-gas emissions and beyond 90% of its impact on air, land,

Filed Under: Real Time Supply Chains, Supply Chain Technology, Sustainable Supply Chain, Tech in Supply Chains Tagged With: IoT, shipping, supply chain management, sustainability, warehousing

EV supply chains provide power and supplies to electric vehicles

October 6, 2021 By Mohammed BOUALAM

A Brief Overview of EV Supply Chains

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, 2020 was a successful year for the EV market and EV supply chains. Yes, the lockdown affected EV (electric vehicle) sales negatively. But, policy measures related to climate change in some countries, especially in Europe, financial incentives from governments, efforts

Filed Under: Manufacturing, Supply Chain Technology, Sustainable Supply Chain, Tech in Supply Chains Tagged With: electric vehicles, supply chain, supply chain management, supply chain strategy, sustainability, Technology

September 23, 2021 By Mohammed BOUALAM

Is the Future of Supply Chains Local?

If you still think that the globalization of supply chains is only beneficial, then it is the right time to reconsider your thoughts. Brief History of Globalization Globalization started a long time ago. The ancient Silk Road was one of the first global supply chains. Globalization has gone

Filed Under: Closed Loop Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Sustainable Supply Chain, Tech in Supply Chains Tagged With: circular economy, localization, supply chain, sustainability, Technology

picture of boxes being loaded into delivery van

June 18, 2021 By Mohammed BOUALAM

Introduction to Last Mile Delivery: Challenges and Solutions

After e-commerce became the new commerce, customer expectations for fast delivery of products have become a challenge. Last year, retail eCommerce had sales up to 4.28 trillion US dollars worldwide. With over two billion people purchasing goods online, customer behavior and expectations changed a

Filed Under: Supply Chain Technology, Sustainable Supply Chain, Tech in Supply Chains Tagged With: ecommerce, last mile delivery, logistics, shipping, supply chain management

screenshot showing Fantastic Corp supply chain simulation on map of the world

June 14, 2021 By Mohammed BOUALAM

Vertical Farming for a Better Food Supply Chain

One of the biggest questions in the food supply chain is this: Will our global food system manage to satisfy the demand of more than 9 billion people by 2050? This article is divided into three parts. First, we talk briefly about how the food supply chain works. Secondly, we explain the

Filed Under: Closed Loop Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Technology, Sustainable Supply Chain, Tech in Supply Chains Tagged With: circular economy, food supply chain, supply chain management, sustainability, vertical farming

May 11, 2021 By Mohammed BOUALAM

The Circular Economy: New Business Models and Supply Chains Needed

Here is a hard truth: Earth's resources are finite, and our planet's ability to absorb the waste and pollution we generate is decreasing inexorably year after year. You may already have heard about the circular economy or read some articles about it, but do you understand what it is? Do you know

Filed Under: Closed Loop Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Real Time Supply Chains, Supply Chain Technology, Sustainable Supply Chain, Tech in Supply Chains Tagged With: circular economy, closed-loop supply chain, supply chain management, sustainability

Maybe we need less fast fashion

April 26, 2021 By Mohammed BOUALAM

Moving from Fast Fashion to Slow, Circular Fashion

Fast Fashion - stylish and trendy clothing at affordable prices - is doing serious harm to people and to our planet! There's a big chance you are a fan of fast fashion, but do you know its dark side? Well, let's talk about that. The dark side of fast fashion Sustainability is not only about the

Filed Under: Closed Loop Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Sustainable Supply Chain, Tech in Supply Chains Tagged With: circular economy, clothing, fast fashion, supply chain

A satellite image of Burma with colored lines, arrows, and shapes on it. There are two data boxes in the picture.

April 22, 2021 By mhugos

Strategic Supply Chains – Improving Battle Strategies

Teams of Air Force officers studying military logistics at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) used simulations to recreate and redesign the supply chains that supported three critical campaigns of World War II. Those campaigns were: 1) British Army's campaign against the Italian and

Filed Under: Historical Supply Chains, Military Logistics, Military Logistics, Serious Games, Tech in Supply Chains Tagged With: logistics training, military logistics, mission planning, supply chain strategy

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