The country, and the world, have been losing diesel refining capacity for many years and can’t just ramp up production to fill the shortages.
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Point-to-point rocket delivery could cut down on transportation times. But engineers will need to figure out how to integrate rockets into current transportation systems.
The Gironde wildfires reveal how logistics are key in firefighting. Emergency operations in the French region are twofold: providing relief and evacuating large populations.
For shoppers tying to avoid Amazon, its expansion into shipping and logistics for thousands of companies makes that choice more difficult.
Many Formula 1 innovations have made their way from the racetrack to regular roads. But technological improvements can only go so far toward limiting greenhouse gas emissions.
Diesel powers most freight trucks. As oil prices spike, electric trucks are looking more attractive – if upfront cost and charging barriers can be overcome
If growth is the metric that counts, this is not yet the turning point that will deliver rising living standards and jobs for all.
The optimal and safe use of agricultural inputs to increase food production is key to achieving global food security.
Ethiopian migrants in Johannesburg have reused buildings, densified commercial space and developed networks.
If you’ve noticed Australia’s roads are worse for wear, you’re not alone. Extreme weather and climate change are already taking their toll.
Climate-proofing Australia’s 29 rail networks won’t be easy – but here’s how it can be done.
Lost pallets come at a cost to both businesses and consumers.
Australia Post’s letter business has been in terminal decline, but its ‘community service obligations’ mean it has to find a way to keep delivering them.
Workers say strict performance targets based on “engineered standards” increase stress and may reduce safety.
The space missions of the future will need to coordinate multiple satellites and spacecraft − and figure out how to refuel, repair and even replace them in orbit.
We don’t yet know the full cost and scale of the damage, or how long it will take supply chains to fully recover.
African countries require efficient infrastructure networks to boost trade within the region and with the rest of the world.
The electoral commission had only four months for work which normally takes two to three years. In the end, the election succeeded because the nation wanted it to succeed.
A pre-World War II US Navy plan for a modular floating platform has developed into a key lifeline in Gaza and at disaster sites around the world.
Life is full of hidden bottlenecks that result from logistical trade-offs between efficiency and your unique needs and desires. AI promises to change this taken-for-granted equation.
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Associate Dean, School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Operations Management, Interim Director of Keele Business School, Keele University
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Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Wollongong
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PhD Candidate, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, RMIT University
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Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Professor of Health Service Operations, School of Pharmacy & Medical Sciences, University of Bradford
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Bernard T. Ferrari Professor of Business, Johns Hopkins University
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management, Curtin University
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Subject Area Coordinator - Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Queensland University of Technology
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Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies, UMass Amherst
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Professor in Sustainable Production and Consumption, Anglia Ruskin University
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Emeritus Professor of Industrial Relations, UNSW
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Professor of Marine Transport and Logistics, Newcastle University
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Lecturer in Procurement and Digital Supply Chain Initiatives, University of Sydney
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Chair in Science Communication & Future Media, University of Salford