?? Sustainability, Coca-cola and truck parking: what's happening in Supply Chain this week?

What's happening in the Supply Chain world this week?

? ?Supply Chain Disclosure Could Aid Sustainability Suits

Numerous companies nowadays want to promote their products and practices as sustainable. However, these assertions must be unambiguously defined to avoid deceiving stakeholders and prevent legal action from consumers. Supply chains can further complicate the task of providing stakeholders and consumers with a precise idea of a company's environmental and social impact. Learn more here.

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??? ?Coca-Cola turns to Microsoft’s AI services for its supply chain

The beverage giant signed a $1.1 billion deal as it explores the use of AI to streamline operations, boost efficiency and more.?Coca-Cola previously signed a five-year deal in 2020 for $250 million to use Microsoft’s cloud and business software.

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?In other news:

?? AI: ?AI Attacks Are Becoming More Common in the Logistics Industry. What To Do About Them?

?? Warehouse: ?Sportsman’s Warehouse invests in inventory management tech to boost in-stock reporting

?? Supply Chain:? Germany's struggle to clean up its supply chains has lessons for Europe

??? Parking Your Truck Is As Easy As 1, 2, 3

Calling all truckers! ??It takes the average trucker almost an hour to find parking after every shift – and that extra driving time really adds up.But, with Truck Parking Club, you can instantly find available space near you – with just the click of a button. ??Evan K Shelley ???????, co-founder and CEO, tells us all about it on today’s episode. Tune in to find out:?? How Evan used his real estate expertise to solve the parking shortage problem – and which state tried to shut him down ???? The collaborative process of developing an app that truckers actually want to use?? The true story of how TPC helped one man truck all the way to his daughter’s wedding!

Watch episode 404 here!

Upcoming Events

• ??? May 3rd: Logtech Live: Shippers' Tech Secrets: Control or Data?
• ??? May 7th: Thoughts and Coffee: Digitalizing Logistics and AI Inventory Monitoring Unleashed!
• ??? May 7th: RELEX Talks Wholesale
• May 13th: Embracing Cross-Border Markets: Why Digitizing is Key to Scaling Success
• May 15th: Future-Proofing FMCG Supply Chains through Data-Centricity

In-Person Events:

• ??? May 15th -16th: Manhattan Momentum Conference
• ??? June 5th:? Home Delivery World
• ??? June 5th-7th: Global Supply Chain Marketing Summit
• ??? June 9th-11th: The Logistics Marketing & Sales Conference Promotion

In case you missed it:

??? THOUGHTS & COFFEE SHOW ??? ?Special guest hosts Dyci Manns Sfregola, CSCP, and Eric Johnson unpacked the fusion of traditional AI with generative AI and gave an update on the Baltimore Key Bridge collapse? Check out the recap here!

?? Firmament?Supply Chain Symposium: Sarah spent two?wonderful?days in Miami, FL, attending and moderating two-panel discussions. The first one with Dave?Broering,?Kurtis Minder,?Mal Vivek, and?Ken Fleming?addressed vulnerabilities?in?supply chain.?And the second one?Andrew?Nunez,?Larry Cuddy, Jr., Vignan Velivela, and?Weston?LaBar?discussed the role of small businesses?in the supply chain sector.?One of her biggest takeaways was from?Bill Hale?who?shared that while we believe we've done?a good?job on cybersecurity (and we have done a lot)?companies?are still getting 1-1.5 million attacks PER DAY! Check the photo dump here!?

Best of Socials

That is it for today!

As always, thank you for reading and being with us this week!