Supermarket chain Lidl already had its own shipping company – Tailwind Shipping Lines – and has now added its own rail transport company: Tailwind Intermodal. The rail company is focused on the hinterland transport of …
Under ESG legislation, companies have to start recording a long list of sustainability data. In this context, standardization organization GS1 has an important task to fulfil. Moreover, by introducing a new QR code, as the …
Amazon is opening its first European Disaster Relief Hub (DRH) in Germany. The hub will be equipped with a thousand pallets of relief goods by the e-commerce giant. Amazon’s global logistics network can also be …
What will be the most successful application of artificial intelligence (AI) in the supply chain? Since IT vendor OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022, there has been a real hype around generative AI. According to …
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A year ago, Supply Chain Media launched a series of articles on companies partnering with start-ups. What is the current state of play? Are these companies managing to further roll out their start-up solutions? The …
Companies want to maximize their service levels while cutting costs at the same time, but these goals often contradict each other. How can you find the optimum balance when determining where to place facilities, their …
“Companies need to figure out now how to survive in the future by selling less.” That was the message Professor Janet Godsell conveyed to female supply chain executives at Supply Chain Superwomen. The event, organised …
Companies are missing out on transformation opportunities due to a combination of outdated technology platforms and a lack of understanding of the essential role of the composability of software applications in unlocking business data at …
As many as 76% of supply chain and logistics companies are affected by the labour shortage. In fact, 37% of them indicate that the impact is high to extremely high. This is according to research …
Research shows that job advertisements for Dutch supply chain and logistics positions score inadequately. The ads receive a rating of 4.1 on a scale from 1 to 10. This is just slightly lower than the …
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