Supply Chain Movement Q4 - Resilience

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Supply Chain Movement 51 | Resilience

The main theme of the 51st issue (Q4, 2023) of the quarterly magazine Supply Chain Movement is Resilience.  Publication Date: December 1, 2023 12 | Profile Pauline Vink, VP Global Supply Chain, Corbion In the space of less …

antifragile supply chains

Reports, Trends

Gartner: Antifragile supply chains achieve growth even during uncertain periods

Is it possible to achieve revenue gains in uncertain times? Only 9% of supply chain organizations expect to do so. According to a new survey by analyst firm Gartner, however, companies that succeed in creating …

IBM

Trends

IBM: ‘Generative AI spells the end for control towers’

Thanks to generative AI, professionals can obtain answers to supply chain issues without needing to consult complex databases and dashboards. To gain more insight into the opportunities and threats associated with this technology, the Benelux …

disruptions

Reports, Trends

Businesses have faith in their resilience despite all the disruptions

Components shortages and supply chain chaos have become a fact of life in the Dutch manufacturing industry, with 83% of businesses still experiencing supply chain disruptions. Nevertheless, 88% are confident that their company is resilient, …

Amazon

Sustainability, Trends

Amazon skips outer boxes for parcel shipments

In the Netherlands, Amazon has started shipping goods to customers in the manufacturer’s original packaging, without an extra outer box. This new packaging initiative reduces carbon emissions by making transportation lighter and requiring fewer packaging …

financial planning and supply chain planning

Planning, Trends

Passionate plea for integration of financial planning and supply chain planning

How on earth can we expect supply chain agility when each department clings to its own planning processes? During Supply Chain Media’s S&OP Flavour Day, Bram Desmet issued a passionate plea for integrating financial planning …

SOP-Flavour-Day-November-15-2023

Trends

Best of S&OP Flavour Day 2023

The third edition of S&OP Flavour Day on November 15 at hotel Van der Valk in Utrecht, the Netherlands, was a great success.  Supply chain executives Danny van der Ster (VP & Head of Logistics at …

Albert Heijn

Sustainability, Trends

Albert Heijn introduces zero-emission deliveries and replenishment in major city centres

Dutch grocery retailer Albert Heijn (AH) has set itself the climate goal of being a zero-emission supermarket chain by 2050. Its own operations (stores, distribution centres and offices) have been entirely climate-neutral since 2021, mainly …

Jabil

Software, Trends

Improved purchase order visibility gives Jabil more grip on disruptions

How can you create supply chain resilience when you have more than 27,000 suppliers? Contract manufacturer Jabil was looking for a way to automate communication with all its suppliers – even those it only uses …

WMS-Demo-Day-9-october-2024

events

SCM IT Demo Day – Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

As a supply chain director, you are constantly looking for ways to improve your company’s performance. The search for software is a lengthy and challenging process. We shorten your selection process from about two years …