Trends

Trends

upply chain network design

Trends

Supply chain network design requires more than just a smart tool

The need to evaluate supply chain design is increasing due to geopolitical conflicts, rising trade tariffs and climate change. But how should it be done? What competences do you need? And what are the prerequisites …

visibility

Blogs, Sustainability, Trends

Difficult choices about sustainability

In the past year, the European Union (EU) has adopted various sustainability directives, such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), …

work-life balance

Trends

Three quarters of logistics professionals are satisfied with work-life balance

An impressive three quarters (75%) of logistics professionals are satisfied with their current work-life balance. This is according to Protime’s survey of over 200 professionals in the logistics sector. Although a significant proportion of those …

crippling decision-making

Blogs, Software, Trends

Focus on process design

With the wave of consolidation among vendors of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and planning software, many supply chain improvement projects have now become more like software implementations. Central to this is that operational and …

Recording

Webinar Recording, Trends

Recording webinar ‘Starting Supply Chain Network Design’

Watch the recorded webinar of AIMMS and learn what it takes to implement advanced supply chain network design technology and when to expect results. This session will cover key topics, including: • Supply chain network design …

WMS

Software, Trends

Companies want a flexible WMS from a problem-solving vendor

During Webinar Wednesday on 18 September, the five participating vendors of Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) agreed on one thing: the differences between their systems are small. Each WMS has all the functionality that is indispensable …

home delivery

Trends

Low cost and punctuality of home delivery are more important than speed

Dutch consumers generally consider the lowest delivery costs (29%) and punctuality (28%) to be most important in home deliveries. This is followed by fastest delivery (18%), most convenient delivery (15%) and most environmentally friendly delivery …

Changing agri-food ecosystem

Ecosystem, Trends

Changing agri-food ecosystem

The agri-food ecosystem and its supply chains are undergoing rapid evolution, driven by factors such as technological advancements, climate change, shifting consumer preferences, inflation and regulatory changes. To facilitate necessary collaboration and digitalization within agri-food …

Checklist for Scope 3 for logistics

Checklist, Sustainability, Trends

Checklist for Scope 3 for logistics

Collecting data for Scope 3 reporting is one of the most complex and challenging aspects of CSRD compliance, posing significant difficulties for many companies. Solutions that automate this time-consuming task are increasingly in demand. Managing Scope …

deforestation-free products

Sustainability, Trends

Satellite images combined with data provide hard evidence for deforestation-free products

How can you prove that goods have not been produced on deforested land? Public satellite images do not provide sufficient proof of deforestation-free products, Satelligence believes. For that, those images need to be combined with …