Trends

Trends

scenario planning

Trends

Capacity problems affect production of artillery shells for Ukraine

The European Union’s commitment to supply Ukraine with at least one million artillery shells over the next year is proving more challenging than expected due to insufficient capacity in EU countries. A frantic search has …

supply chain visibility

inNOWvate, Trends, Visibility

Supply chain visibility: from data insights to decision-making insights

Ever since the world’s supply chains became massively disrupted three years ago, it's no longer necessary to explain the need for supply chain visibility. However, simply raking in a huge mountain of data on the …

carbon emissions

Sustainability, Trends

Finding the optimal balance between costs and carbon emissions

There are countless ways you can reduce carbon emissions in your supply chain. But which measures deliver the greatest results? And do they outweigh the costs of implementing them? During a webinar by Supply Chain …

logistics employees

Reports, Trends

More than half of logistics employees have considered a career move

Over half (58%) of logistics employees have recently considered making a career move. For 45% of them, the most important reason was a lack of growth opportunities. 72% said they would be willing to stay …

technology

Planning, inNOWvate, Trends

Supply chain technology is thriving, but is not the answer to everything

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has provided a huge boost to supply chain planning solutions. At Supply Chain Media’s annual inNOWvate Supply Chain Event, vendors showcased the latest developments, but also warned against setting …

start-ups and scale-ups

inNOWvate, Trends

Start-ups and scale-ups open people’s eyes at inNOWvate

In almost every supply chain, the same actions are performed day after day without question. The six young companies that were invited to pitch their solutions at the inNOWvate Supply Chain Event in the Dutch …

Large Language Models

Trends

How will Large Language Models impact supply chains?

Everyone is talking about Large Language Models (LLM), such as ChatGPT, and the supply chain community is no different. But beyond amusing posts and news chatter, IMD professor Ralf Seifert and supply chain researcher Richard …

Ewan Andrew

Sustainability, Trends

Ewan Andrew, Diageo: “All supply leaders are currently balancing cost, cash and carbon”

Ewan Andrew has worked for Diageo for more than 25 years. Having risen through the ranks, he knows how to deliver a world class supply chain for the global producer of brands such as Guinness, …

Recording

Trends, Webinar Recording

Recording webinar ‘Optimizing your supply chain design for carbon emissions’

"More than 90% of companies’ environmental impact comes from their supply chains." (EY, 2022) In today's world, sustainability has become a critical issue and organizations are now seeking ways to minimize their carbon footprint. This is …

Checklist for Footprint Strategy

Checklist, Trends

Checklist for Footprint Strategy

Over 60% of European and US companies expect to reshore some of their production activities from Asia back to Europe or the US over the next three years. That is the main conclusion from the …