Investments in supply chain digitalization really do improve the bottom line. Research by PwC shows that digital champions’ investments generate 8% additional revenue and reduce costs by 7%. And it is a similar story for …
The coronavirus pandemic seems to have been far from detrimental to Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, over the past year. In the fourth quarter of 2020, the Danish company’s gross operating profit (EBITDA) …
Are logistics matching platforms a wolf in sheep’s clothing for freight forwarders? That’s the question posed by Rob Zuidwijk, Professor of Global Supply Chains & Ports at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, in a recently published …
Planning, Software, Trends, Visibility
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain management is at the top of the management board’s priority list, second only to employee safety. Most companies have been hit hard on both the supply side and …
Trends, Visibility, Webinar Recording
Supply Chain Media and PwC organized a webinar about End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility. End-to-end visibility across the entire supply chain — from materials to customers and back, and all the steps in between — is a …
Despite companies being aware of the importance of risk management for supply chains, research shows that the reality often looks different: supply chain risk management (SCRM) is often only rudimentarily implemented and sporadically operated. However, …
According to Lox, 1.3 million parcels are incorrectly invoiced every day in Europe alone due to carrier invoicing being such a complex and still largely manual process. That was the reason for Dylan Hirsch, Melvil …
Small carriers in particular need to strengthen their current efforts to improve supply chain sustainability. Small carriers account for 99% of the companies in the European road freight sector, so they have a key role …
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