Need for due diligence in assessing supply chain substance

February 1, 2020

Demonstrating compliance for a variety of regulations and requirements can be a relatively challenging process. It usually begins with data collection, followed by a comparison against regulatory and industry requirements before companies conduct an assessment using comprehensive test and analytical protocols. However, substance regulations do not typically reference comprehensive and standardized testing protocols explicitly, which poses additional challenges and requirements for manufacturers and their downstream partners.

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AFS, the recognized leader in freight audit and shipping software, partners with clients to cover the entire shipping lifecycle with improved transparency and limited interference; delivering shipping costs reductions to companies in LTL, Parcel, Truckload, and Ocean logistics. From shipment execution and tracking to invoice audit and payment to analytics and freight claims, AFS provides comprehensive logistics strategy services, protecting companies from hundreds of millions of dollars in shipping costs each year.

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Enterprise Software Defined Block and Object Storage- Built for Change Fujitsu Storage ETERNUS DSP series

whitePaper | January 17, 2023

In architecting the ETERNUS DSP series the fundamental goal was to provide customers the ability to autonomously adapt and compose the infrastructure to precise application needs, via the unique ability to concurrently and seamlessly manage heterogeneous hardware and media, present or future, unlike any other storage system in the market. We enable customers the ability to “live” change the system in response to both failures, and more importantly, events that improve the applications that ETERNUS DSP series is supporting. Enterprise storage software must strike a balance between delivering availability, performance and scalability along with data agility and developer velocity. This white paper describes the choices, advantages and trade-offs we made in delivering the attributes of Enterprise Storage while revolutionizing the ability to scale, manage and change the system.

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Four Ways that Technology is Remolding the Digital Supply Chain

whitePaper | December 16, 2019

Supply chains are a prominent cog in delivering what we need in our daily lives. Almost everything around us has passed through various links in the supply chain. Supply chain efficiency is therefore vital to keeping customers happy — and loyal. And the importance of supply chain excellence is hypercritical given the growing demand for more personalized products and services, delivered exactly when and where customers specify, quickly and at exceptionally low cost.

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Supply and withstand: The case for Supply Chain Intelligence

whitePaper | November 28, 2022

The global supply chain is in a constant state of flux. It requires intelligent, resilient and sustainable solutions to meet demand, no matter how quickly or dramatically it changes.

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Delivering sustainable transport for housing developments

whitePaper | November 1, 2022

The need to improve the integration of planning and transport is certainly not a new issue, but numerous attempts to encourage their incorporation have seen limited progress. The UK needs developments that embed sustainabletransport from the outset, not for it to be an afterthought.

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SUSTAINABILITY WHITEPAPER LNG AS MARINE FUEL

whitePaper | July 29, 2022

The adoption of the “Initial International Maritime Organization (IMO) Strategy on Reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from Ships” by IMO Resolution MEPC.304(72) in April 2018 demonstrates IMO’s commitment to support the Paris Agreement. The IMO strategy includes initial targets to reduce (as compared to 2008 levels) the average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per “transport work” by at least 40 percent by 2030, aiming to pursue 70 percent reduction by 2050; and an ambition to reduce the total annual GHG emissions from shipping by at least 50 percent by 2050. Technical approaches, operational approaches and alternative fuels may be used to achieve these goals.

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THE RELIABLE SOLUTION TO INTERNET CONNECTIVITY AT SEA TECHNICAL WHITEPAPER

whitePaper | April 3, 2022

Reliable connectivity is fast becoming essential for today’s maritime industry. It has many crucial benefits associated with it, including efficiency, morale boosting and safety. However, given the remote, mobile nature of the maritime environment, it’s not all smooth sailing when you want to establish connectivity at sea. Eutelsat ADVANCE Maritime solves this challenge by providing powerful, extensive coverage for maritime services around the world. It offers total flexibility on industrial bandwidth requirements while providing guaranteed performance, customised service and SLAs for high-end vessels. Today, it is the only solution that provides full regional coverage, with a unique, flexible commercial approach, making operations possible for a greater range of service providers worldwide.

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AFS Logistics, LLC

AFS, the recognized leader in freight audit and shipping software, partners with clients to cover the entire shipping lifecycle with improved transparency and limited interference; delivering shipping costs reductions to companies in LTL, Parcel, Truckload, and Ocean logistics. From shipment execution and tracking to invoice audit and payment to analytics and freight claims, AFS provides comprehensive logistics strategy services, protecting companies from hundreds of millions of dollars in shipping costs each year.

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