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supply chain advice

Software, Trends

Free supply chain advice during coronavirus crisis

Companies are being offered free supply chain advice and services from several sides during the current coronavirus crisis. Reveal USA and R&G are two consultancy firms sharing free-of-charge tips related to supply chain management, for …

crisis management

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‘In supply chain, crisis management should be focused on workforce, products and costs’

To mitigate disruption by coronavirus, supply chain leaders should focus their crisis management activities on three key impact areas: workforce, products and costs, according to a new report by research and consultancy firm Gartner. “Supply …

Impargo

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Supply chain start-up in the spotlight: Impargo

Impargo was founded in Berlin, Germany, by Gerhard Hänel and Julian Labeit in 2017. Their vision is to digitalize transport order management, from shipper to dispatcher to driver, and to become the largest autonomous freight matching …

stockpile

Planning, Trends

Thou shalt stockpile!

In supply chain management, the 5 P’s are ‘Perfect Preparation Prevents Poor Performance’. You should always be ready for what might happen – and stockpiling should be part of those preparations, because robust supply chains …

logistics service providers

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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

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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

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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 …