In today’s volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world, data is crucial to help supply chain professionals recognize, analyse and manage operational challenges, among other things. The availability and generation of data within companies is …
The current economic climate has created a perfect storm of issues, combining a series of supply side disruptions and cost rises with an almost unprecedented level of demand volatility. Planning has become almost impossible, causing …
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Sourcing commodities tends to be a shrewd business of supply and demand aimed at paying the lowest possible price. However, Dutch chocolate manufacturer Tony’s Chocolonely is keen to pay cocoa farmers a higher price aimed …
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Supply Chain Media is organizing the European Supply Chain Start-up & Scale-up Contest as part of the inNOWvate Supply Chain Event in the Netherlands for the fifth consecutive year on 19 May. In preparation for …
Companies are under increasing pressure to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions, but as much as 60% of those emissions are caused by suppliers and transport partners upstream in the supply chain. So what can you …
French start-up Livejourney is a software editor company that has developed a process mining solution designed for supply chain aimed at achieving operational excellence. The company claims that, as businesses have digitized every aspect of …
Picnic and Tony’s Chocolonely have at least one thing in common: they are both achieving success with a supply chain design that is radically different from their competitors. So what’s their secret? The supply chain …
HappySoaps, a Dutch producer of 100% plastic-free and natural personal care products, has raised €800,000 through crowdfunding. The company intends to use the money to launch at least 20 new product lines and make HappySoaps …
How can you manage the supply chain effectively in the face of strongly fluctuating demand? Blue Ridge’s supply chain software has helped Norwegian foodservice wholesaler Servicegrossistene to significantly improve its forecast reliability and inventory levels. …
An unusual ‘disruption’ occurred at a Mercedes-Benz plant in India recently when a stray leopard strolled into the factory in Chakan. The unexpected arrival caused considerable panic and halted production for nearly six hours. After the …
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