American agribusiness Cargill said Tuesday that it is adopting a new target to lower the greenhouse gas emissions of its supply chain by 30% per ton by 2030. The company will use the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard to achieve the reductions. Scope 3 was launched in 2011 as a method for companies across the globe to gauge their progress on lowering emissions in their value chains. To meet its goals, Cargill plans to work with farmers on improving soil health and p...
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As the COVID-19 pandemic brings major economies to their heel under lockdown, there is mounting concern that the global trade and supply chain system could buckle within weeks. Collapsed supply and demand, transport frictions, labor shortages and, in some cases, early signs of protectionism, are making it increasingly tough for suppliers to keep goods and services flowing across global value chains. While the depth of the crisis may be unprecedented, the authors of an April 6 report for the Worl...
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Fetch Robotics, a leader in cloud robotics and on-demand automation, today announced the immediate availability of Workflow Builder, the company’s new drag-and-drop development toolkit that allows shippers to implement flexible automation in existing manufacturing, distribution and fulfillment facilities without the time, expense, and inflexibility of fixed automation or traditional autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). Based on Blockly, the language used to teach non-programmers to code, Workf...
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BackboneAI, an intercompany data automation platform, announces today the launch of "Accelerate," a new product suite that brings greater efficiency and transparency to supply chains. The company, which launched in early March, builds frictionless data networks that seamlessly automate intercompany data processes. BackboneAI's new product suite transforms supplier and customer relationships through real-time data synchronization, fast API connectivity, and regulatory integration, b...
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In a black swan event such as the pandemic, ensuring business continues to flow not only means mitigating volatility of today. For many businesses along the global supply chain, it may also mean introducing changes that will affect how trade is done well into the future, too. In its recent B2B Payments: COVID-19 Impact Report, a collaboration with American Express, PYMNTS digs into some of the most dramatic and immediate shifts within global supply chains as a result of COVID-19. Unsurprisi...
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Coyote Logistics said on Wednesday that it is launching dynamic route optimization (DRO), improving weekly routing plans and promising carriers consistent weekly miles, despite recent market volatility, in a range of 2,100-2,700 miles. The machine-learning algorithm is designed to provide fleets with efficiencies and consistency in load deliveries, Coyote officials said. The software will guide drivers to and from home bases by combing over factors such as region, drivers' hours, costs,...
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