COVID-19 has accelerated the digitalization of value chains

Blogs

COVID-19 has accelerated the digitalization of value chains

For me, the year 2020 will always be a turning point in history due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 caused a seismic shift that put supply chain management in the spotlight worldwide. The …

Scex

Trends

Scex wins first-ever SCM Global Pub Quiz

Which movie hero was involved in a lengthy escape from a warehouse? Which military commander was the inventor of modern logistics? And in which city was the kick-off of the SCM Professionals Club held? 36 …

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container shipping

Trends

Chaos in container shipping: lack of empty containers plus shortage of ships

Container shipping is in chaos. The coronavirus pandemic has considerably disrupted the supply chain of containers, resulting in many of them now being on the wrong continent or not being unpacked. On top of that, …

Digital twin

Blogs

Digital twin

A digital twin – who wouldn’t want one of their own? A virtual copy of yourself that effortlessly takes care of the tax returns and other boring administrative activities. Then you could spend more time …

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SCM Webinar with Oracle December 2020

Trends, Webinar Recording

Recording SCM Webinar ‘The new reality for Integrated logistics’ with Oracle

Supply Chain Media and Oracle organized the webinar 'The new reality for Integrated logistics' on Thursday December 3rd.  Today’s organizations have a huge opportunity to more effectively manage the complexities of a global network of trading …

SCM Webinar 'Supply Chain Resilience: Hype or Lifestyle?' with Involvation

Trends, Webinar Recording

Recording SCM Webinar ‘Supply Chain Resilience: Hype or Lifestyle?’ with Involvation

Supply Chain Media and Involvation organized the webinar 'Supply Chain Resilience: Hype or Lifestyle?' on Wednesday December 2nd. The word ''resilience'' suddenly seems to be cropping up everywhere – and not only in relation to …

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Brexit

Trends

Growing concerns about impact of Brexit on supply chains

Logistics service providers and customs agents are being inundated with questions about Brexit. In the run-up to a webinar about Brexit, for example, Belgian logistics service provider H. Essers received no less than 600 questions …

Cyber Monday

Software, Trends

Cyber Monday generates unprecedented peak in parcel volumes

This year’s Black Friday was expected to be busy, but according to the latest figures it broke all existing online records. Dutch shipping platform Sendcloud reports processing 136% more parcels on Black Friday than on …