Trends

Trends

Project44

Software, Trends

Project44’s Yard Solutions supports smart loading and unloading

Supply chain visibility platform Project44 has launched Yard Solutions, a comprehensive set of dock, yard and asset capabilities. Yard Solutions consists of three components: Slot Booking, Yard Visibility and Yard Management. Unlike traditional yard solutions …

Lego

Trends

Thomas Geurts needs 10,000 votes for his Lego warehouse

There is a chance that Lego might start producing a warehouse based on a Dutch design by Thomas Geurts, Customs Admin at logistics provider Arvato Supply Chain Solutions. For a chance of actually getting his …

car industry

Trends

War in Ukraine deals a new blow to the German car industry

These are tough times for the German automotive industry. First the coronavirus pandemic caused a severe dent in car sales, then there was a shortage of microchips, and now the war in Ukraine is causing …

women

Trends

Pandemic leads to higher productivity, but also more stress among women

In the workplace, do women have the same opportunities as men? And how did men and women feel about working from home during the pandemic? On the day after International Women’s Day, Boom! – an …

Recording

Planning, Software, Trends, Webinar Recording

Recording webinar ‘Sales are from Venus; Operations are from Mars’

S&OP is the ‘silver bullet’ that all the gurus preach about. So why isn’t it working for you? The answer is simple. People are motivated by what they are measured on. For Sales Directors, this means …

Jan van der Burg

Planning, Software, Trends

Future-proof and boost your business with a software-driven supply chain

Accurate and demand-driven forecasting has never been more important than in the past two years. Companies that rely mainly on their experience and gut feeling inevitably hit their limits during the covid pandemic. By Jan van …

Kees-Jan van Wees

Trends

Kees-Jan van Wees, Zeelandia: “Better continuity thanks to focusing on least rather than lowest cost”

Besides successful financial results and continuity, the primary goal of bakery ingredients supplier Zeelandia – which was founded in 1900 by Herman Johan Doeleman – is to keep the company in family hands for the …

supply chain bottlenecks

Trends

Manufacturers are relying on their inventories again in the face of supply chain bottlenecks

Supply chain bottlenecks are testing European manufacturing companies to their limits on a daily basis, and the situation has worsened significantly over the past year. These conclusions come from an international survey by the German …

control tower

Trends, Visibility

A control tower starts with a solid foundation

How can you create maximum supply chain visibility? By laying a solid foundation for communication and collaboration with all partners in the digital supply chain ecosystem. Without that, according to Tesisquare, it is impossible to …

assessment

Self-assesment, Trends

Free end-to-end supply chain self-assessment

Supply Chain Media has developed a practical self-assessment tool for end-to-end supply chain visibility. It's particularly useful for companies during the current corona pandemic because it enables them to screen their entire supply chain. The …