Trends

Trends

logistics service providers

Trends

Half of all logistics service providers expect coronavirus outbreak to put dent in profits

Dutch logistics service providers are already expecting the coronavirus pandemic to have a significant impact on their business, according to an online survey conducted by Supply Chain Media last week. When asked about the effect …

Savoye

Software, Trends

Acquisition takes French WMS vendor Savoye into retail stores

Savoye, a French vendor of warehouse management system (WMS) software, has acquired fellow French company SoCloz, a provider of digital omnichannel platforms (SaaS) for bricks-and-mortar stores. The takeover adds omnichannel retail solutions to Savoye’s already …

Besi

Trends

Besi CEO remains calm in face of coronavirus crisis

Richard Blickman is not panicking about the coronavirus crisis just yet. He has been at the helm of Besi, a company that makes machines for the chip industry, for the past 25 years and is …

Francesca Gamboni

Sustainability, Trends

Francesca Gamboni, Groupe PSA: “It’s my ambition to get supply chain represented on the board”

“The automotive industry is very challenging. It is extremely complex with a huge diversity in products and it’s very demanding from a cost management perspective. All in all, that makes it very exciting,” says Francesca …

coronavirus

Trends

Coronavirus impact felt by 86% of supply chains

The effects of the coronavirus outbreak are being felt by 86% of supply chains in the UK, according to a survey by the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS). This has prompted a major rethink …

Zencargo

Sustainability, Trends

Supply chain start-up in the spotlight: Zencargo

Zencargo was founded in London, UK, by Alex Hersham (CEO, pictured), Richard Fattal (CCO) and Jan Riethmayer (CFO) in 2017. The start-up is on a mission to build ‘a world with smarter trade’ by synchronizing …

returns

Sustainability, Trends

Returns often not worth the effort for online retailers

When consumers want to return goods, online stores regularly refund the money without asking for them to be sent back – even if there is nothing physically wrong with the product. This surprising finding emerged …

smart supply chain

Content, Reports, Trends

Companies are lagging behind in smart supply chain investment

Over three quarters of all companies lack the skills and capabilities to further digitalize their supply chains. As a result, they risk missing out on major benefits, such as better alignment with customer demand, significant …

British retailers

Trends

Coronavirus causing supply challenges for British retailers

Almost a quarter of British retailers are reporting severe disruption to their supply of goods as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. They are starting to struggle to maintain supplies of some products, according to …

Supply Chain Movement Innovation and Change

Exclusively in magazine, Magazine, Reports, Trends

Supply Chain Movement issue 36 | Innovation & Change

Contents Supply Chain Movement 36: Innovation & Change – 2020 Q1 Publication Date: March 6, 2020 In this issue the theme Innovation & Change will be central. During conferences or interviews, chief executives can regularly be heard …