article thumbnail

EPA: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Sink Over the Last Decade

NGT News

Since 2005, national greenhouse gas (GHS) emissions have fallen by 10%, and power sector emissions have fallen by 27% – even as our economy grew by 25%, according to the 2020 edition of U.S. This report highlights declining emissions trends since 2005, showing that the […].

Trends 105
article thumbnail

6 Manufacturing Trends to Watch Out for in 2016

GlobalTranz

As we close the year of 2015, we want to take a look at some manufacturing trends for 2016. Manufacturing Business Technology recently wrote the 5 e-commerce trends for 2016 for manufacturers to look at that include: Manufacturers will seek to increase their share of aftermarket parts sales. E-Commerce for Manufacturing.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Supply Chain Sustainability: A Byproduct of Efficiency

Talking Logistics

What is so special about October 23, 2005? That’s when Walmart’s CEO at the time, Lee Scott, gave a speech entitled Twenty First Century Leadership that arguably kicked off the supply chain sustainability era. Environmental loss threatens our health and the health of the natural systems we depend on,” said Scott.

article thumbnail

The Changing Face of Manufacturing: How US Manufacturers are Looking Homeward

GlobalTranz

” We have many manufacturing shipper customers, and we love to create content of value for them on such subjects as best practices in logistics or trends around the supply chain. Tomorrow, we will do more of the top areas or trends for manufacturers to look out for in 2015. Fall in the price of natural gas.

article thumbnail

7 Distribution Operations Issues Highlighted in Industrial Distribution’s 68th Annual Survey

GlobalTranz

This year the trend continues, as 83% of the surveyed group reports as MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations) carriers. In 2005, 73% of distributors were family owned. Finally, the trend seems to be moving toward expansion instead of specialization. Internet sales is still trending upward, up over 7% since 2013.

Survey 96
article thumbnail

10 Books Logistics And Supply Chain Experts Need To Read

Freightos

I threw in a healthy dose of interesting (globalization, shipping trends and the business of logistics), a dash of history (the evolution of longitude), a sprinkle of next generation manufacturing (lean manufacturing) and some great company success stories (FedEx, Walmart. I think you’ll like the list too. trillion dollars worth of goods.

article thumbnail

[INFOGRAPHIC] The Evolution and History of Supply Chain Management

GlobalTranz

By the 1960s, a clear trend had developed in shifting more time-dependent freight transportation to truck rather than rail. Academic research and education followed this trend to satisfy the growing industry recognition of the needs in this area. ” History of Supply Chain Management: The Future of Supply Chain and Logistics.