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Deliverect

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Deliverect raises $150 million for automation of online meal orders

Deliverect, a Belgian scale-up that simplifies the online management of meal deliveries, has raised US$150 million in a new round of funding. Deliverect’s SaaS platform seamlessly integrates online meal orders across various delivery channels. Over …

Signify

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Signify’s supply chain is back on track

The supply chain at Eindhoven-based lighting manufacturer Signify appears to be back on track. The company – formerly known as Philips Lighting – struggled for a while due to a parts shortage last year, but …

Renewi

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Renewi benefits from high recycling prices

Waste processing and recycling company Renewi is strongly benefiting from the continued high prices for recycled raw materials. Moreover, the company is also experiencing a sustained rise in demand for these secondary raw materials. Renewi was …

Recording

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Recording webinar ‘Supply Chain Start-ups in Europe 2022’

The corona pandemic has accelerated the search for supply chain start-ups. This is the conclusion of Ludwig Hausmann, Partner Travel, Logistics and Transport Infrastructure at McKinsey & Company. The annual survey for the Maturity Matrix …

Tesla

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Tesla supply chain: from cautionary tale to role model

Tesla’s full-year results show that it has navigated the supply chain challenges and chip shortages that have frozen the rest of the auto industry. This is a far cry from the electric car company’s embarrassing …

parcel shipments

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Five tactics for mitigating price increases in parcel shipments

The price of parcel and express shipments in Europe is expected to increase by between 4 and 7% this year (4-6% for domestic shipments and 5-7% for cross-border ones), according to the new Transport Monitor …

cyber hazards

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Cyber hazards pose a greater risk to businesses than coronavirus

Cyber hazards are currently regarded as the biggest business risk worldwide, according to the Risk Barometer 2022 by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS). The survey revealed that companies are more worried about the threat …

Alaiko

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Supply chain scale-up in the spotlight: Alaiko

Munich-based company Alaiko is aimed at revolutionizing global e-commerce logistics by digitizing and automating fulfilment processes to put the shopper’s experience first. Today’s consumers not only expect free shipping and next-day delivery, but also wish to …

RHI Magnesita

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RHI Magnesita regains control of its freight transport thanks to global TMS

Tight control over global transportation activities is more important than ever nowadays. The Austrian/Brazilian company RHI Magnesita had actually decided to centralize and modernize its transportation organization even before COVID-19 arrived on the scene. During …

ASML

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Fire affects ASML’s computer chip machine building activities

A fire at an ASML chip machinery manufacturing plant in Berlin has affected the production of some of its key lithography equipment: the extreme ultra violet (EUV) machines that are used to make extremely small, …