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no-deal Brexit

Trends

Few British companies prepared for no-deal Brexit

Less than one in five British companies (18%) are currently prepared for a no-deal Brexit. Meanwhile, more than half of Dutch and Flemish logistics service providers are concerned about the UK leaving the EU; 48% …

road freight capacity

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Road freight capacity on spot market declines to lowest level since 2017

Road freight capacity on the European spot market has dropped to its lowest level since 2017, according to a report by transport logistics software vendor Transporeon. The findings are based on the data in Transporeon’s …

Princes

Sustainability, Trends, Visibility

Princes uses blockchain to create end-to-end transparency in tuna chain

Princes, one of Europe’s largest food and beverage groups, is using blockchain technology to provide transparency into its tuna chain. The digital platform called 'Check je Vis' gives Dutch consumers insight into the entire journey …

CargoX

Trends, Visibility

Supply chain start-up in the spotlight: CargoX

CargoX Ltd, founded in Ljubljana, Slovenia, in 2018, is specialized in document transfer solutions based on blockchain transactions and an ownership validation platform. The core team of founders brings together more than a hundred years of …

itelligence

Software, Trends

Itelligence wins European hackathon with flawless vaccine distribution

Six talented young coders from the Dutch software consulting company called itelligence have come up with a solution for safely transporting the future COVID-19 vaccine, which will have to be distributed in line with strict …

Joost Bous

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Joost Bous, Action: “New supply chain must facilitate growth”

Despite lacking both supply chain and retail experience, Joost Bous joined a rapidly growing retail chain that needed to completely overhaul its supply chain. The traditional method of replenishing stores by ordering products from the …

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Exclusively in magazine, Magazine, Reports, Sustainability, Trends

Supply Chain Movement 38 | Sustainability & Trends

The main theme of the Q3 issue of the quarterly Supply Chain Movement is Sustainability & Trends. How will the current worldwide recession affect companies' progress on their unavoidable sustainability journey? Will a focus on …

How omnichannel can inspire a circular revolution

Sustainability, Trends

How omnichannel can inspire a circular revolution

As omnichannel business models evolve in an extraordinary year, the public and private sector now have a really unique opportunity to build a circular economy. By Carlos Cordon When it comes to sustainability, shopping online divides opinion. …

BOX ID Systems

Trends

Supply chain start-up in the spotlight: BOX ID Systems

BOX ID Systems GmbH was founded in 2018 close to Munich, Germany. The company develops cost-efficient positioning, localization and identification systems for containers, load carriers and other mobile assets, offering complete industrial supply chain visibility …

Unilever

Sustainability, Trends

Unilever to eliminate fossil fuels from its products

Unilever is to stop using fossil fuels in its laundry and cleaning products. By 2030, the British/Dutch multinational intends to use only renewable and recycled carbon sourced from plants, air, marine sources or waste materials. …