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Confronting the ESG Imperative in Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

SupplyChainBrain is presenting its first issue devoted entirely to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)-related topics — with insights from industry experts engaged directly in the effort to forge ethical supply chains, and in a position to offer practical advice on how others can follow their example.

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How Australian manufacturers can achieve the net-zero deadline

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

For example, the manufacturing sector in Australia is one of the top three heaviest carbon emitters within the country. Achieving this environmental mandate presents an opportunity for manufacturers in Australia and beyond to increase their innovation, competitiveness, and resilience. The pressure to confront climate change.

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Fleet Route Optimisation in the Past, Present, and Future

Logistics Bureau

Indeed, the transition has taken place so swiftly that some companies may still need to fully grasp the present or future possibilities to exploit distribution performance as a competitive advantage. Such a system can enable planners to create routes and transmit them directly to drivers via an in-cab display or mobile device.

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From Push-Cart to Cutting-Edge Robotics: China Skips Traditional Warehouse Automation

Logistics Viewpoints

Although I do not have formal confirmation, I believe that warehouse robotics may be an area where China’s government is supporting research and development efforts to accelerate the country’s competitiveness. Government subsidies would certainly support domestic development of warehouse robotics.

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The Overturning of the Chevron Doctrine: Implications for the Supply Chain and Logistics Industry

Logistics Viewpoints

States and local governments are likely to step in to fill the void, imposing their own rules on emissions, freight operations, or autonomous vehicle use. Furthermore, the absence of clear federal direction may lead to regulatory fragmentation. Additionally, this shift incentivizes innovation in compliance strategies.

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Strategic risks and the vulnerability of the munitions supply-chain

Logistics in War

One example is the Australian Strategic Domestic Munitions Manufacturing contract, which allows industry access to government-owned/contractor-operated (GOCO) facilities to produce the most critical explosives and ordnance. The forms of the munitions industrial base take up many forms and depend on the country. Transportation.

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Supply Chain AI: 25 Current Use Cases (and a Handful of Future Ones)

Logistics Viewpoints

Paying the right tariffs is necessary to avoid government fines and calculate the true landed cost of products. For example, if you want to train a vision system to recognize a dog’s image, you will start by using humans to look at tens of thousands of images of animals. The computer is then presented with those images.