How to visualize the world and its increasing complexity? Many companies are still struggling with the unforeseen consequences of the coronavirus crisis and the war in Ukraine. Martijn Lofvers urges them to run through scenarios and …
Dutch tech start-up Mithra-Ai Solutions aims to transform the strategic procurement function across multiple industries. By optimizing direct and indirect spend, its technology can help procurement teams to save millions. The start-up has recently secured a …
With the help of RFID partner Nedap, Lululemon is making its inventory data available in the cloud. The sportswear and accessories company aims to improve its customers’ omnichannel shopping experience across its network of more …
Bicycle parts manufacturer Shimano is outsourcing its distribution to logistics service provider Kuehne+Nagel. This will result in the closure of the company’s own warehouse in the Dutch town of Nunspeet. Starting later this year, Kuehne+Nagel …
Experience tells us there are several common functions in the supply chain where shrink can occur, and the solution is not fixing one of them, but ALL of them. Supply chain auditing is about making …
Spot rates for container shipping seem to be on the up again, since the Drewry World Container Index finally indicated a rise in its first listing of 2023. The index closed at $2,135, up 0.7%. …
90% of companies’ publicized sustainability promises will not be met by 2025 due to their reliance on single-use plastic packaging. This claim was made by Simon Bailey, vice president of analyst firm Gartner, on the …
In 2022, influencers dominated consumer product marketing on social media. Emerging seemingly out of nowhere, they promoted products on Instagram and other social media channels and turned them into unexpected successes. Nowadays, established brands make …
After a year of sustained growth, the tide is turning in the instant grocery sector. In the Netherlands, just over 270,000 consumers now regularly order from a rapid grocery delivery service. This is a sharp …
Taiwan-based computer chipmaker TSMC, which supplies to customers including Apple, is putting as much as US$40 billion into building two production sites in the USA. The investment appears to be triggered by the ‘chip war’ …
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