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Trends

Gartner: top companies use AI to rapidly optimize processes

The best-performing supply chain organizations are investing in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to optimize their processes at a rapid pace. The pace is even more than double that of low-performing peers, according …

Pelt8

Sustainability, Trends

Start-up Pelt8 helps gather sustainability data from supply chain partners

Swiss-based Pelt8, founded three years ago, offers companies a SaaS tool to easily collect sustainability data from supply chain partners. From the tool, reports can automatically be created that comply with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting …

due diligence directive

Sustainability, Trends

EU countries vote against corporate due diligence directive

European Member States unexpectedly voted against the corporate sustainability due diligence directive. This EU directive would require businesses to vet their supply chains for abuses such as child labour or environmental pollution. Back in December, negotiators …

Recording

Webinar Recording, Trends

Recording webinar ‘How S&OP can boost your resilience’

S&OP has a proven track record of balancing demand and supply, increasing supply chain efficiencies and reducing costs. But today’s supply chains must be more resilient to cope with numerous disruptions and increasing uncertainty and …

women in supply chain

Trends

Companies looking to grow need more women in supply chain

Around International Women’s Day, Supply Chain Media draws attention to the position of women in supply chain. This is badly needed, figures show. The proportion of women is growing only slowly. Especially high up in …

Tesisquare makes AI pragmatic

Trend visions, Trends

Trend Vision: Tesisquare makes AI for supply chain management pragmatic

Tesisquare provides supply chain software for leading companies such as Ducati, Tod’s and Whirlpool. Gianluca Giaccardi and Lorenzo Bollani observe that, due to disruptions, sustainability regulations and the unparalleled advancement of AI, the world has …

Anne van de Poel, Bonduelle

Sustainability, Trends

Anne van de Poel, Bonduelle: “Supply chain facilitates our growth strategy”

Rooted in the land, producing vegetables together with partner farmers and in close proximity to consumers – that has been the strategy of French family-owned company Bonduelle since 1853. This approach preserves the freshness of …

Checklist for supply chain command centre

Checklist, Software, Trends

Checklist for supply chain command centre

According to Gartner, decisions have become 65% more complex since 2020. Executives spend nearly 40% of their time making decisions – and they believe most of that time is poorly used. Analyst firm IDC noted …

Checklist for denied party screening

Checklist, Software, Trends

Checklist for denied party screening

Successfully implementing a screening tool helps reduce the risk of fines, minimize audits, fosters sustainable practices, and stay compliant. However, the ROI of sanctions compliance itself is a challenge to measure, as there isn’t always …

Recording

Trends, Webinar Recording

Recording webinar ‘Female supply chain leadership in disruptive times’

Women have made a strong comeback at nearly every level of supply chain leadership in 2023. Especially good progress has been made at the C-suite and executive levels, with women now holding 26% of CSCO/SVP/EVP/CPO …