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There’s been a peculiar run of weather recently. Whether you’ve been suffering from a heat wave or summer floods , there’s a feeling that the climate is certainly changing. And everyone knows that bad weather (think of Thailand’s floods) pose a critical risk to the supply chain.

Ironically, the supply chain itself is partially the cause, as emissions from the logistics sector continue to rise. The environment has been off the agenda for many players in recent months, particularly since the ...

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  • niamh

    July 24, 2012 at 12:42 pm

    The companies are becoming more aware of environmental crisis.The companies can meet “green” goals directly through paper reduction and IT optimization, and indirectly through reductions in freight expediting, optimizations in production, lower safety stock and more.