sustainability investments

Sustainability, Trends

Growing importance of sustainability in supply chain management

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, companies are continuing to work on sustainability initiatives. But the ball is now in the consumer's court, according to new research by Miebach Consulting. The study findings suggest that a successful …

visibility

Trends, Visibility

COVID-19 has accelerated the call for visibility

If there is one thing the COVID-19 outbreak has taught us, it is the importance of supply chain visibility. If you have access to real-time arrival time data, you only have to focus on deviations. …

Leaderboard SCM Webinar Wednesday Carlos Cordon 25-11 tm 04-12-2024
Bol.com versus Amazon

Blogs

Bol.com versus Amazon

In terms of their business models, Dutch web shop Bol.com and Amazon are very similar. But the strategy of Bol.com, the Netherlands’ e-commerce market leader, is fundamentally different from that of Amazon. This became clearer …

Alaiko

Software, Trends

Logistics scale-up Sendcloud raises €12.6m to accelerate growth

Sendcloud, one of the leading e-commerce shipping platforms in Europe, has recently raised €12.6 million to invest in the further development of the platform. The Dutch scale-up, which is based in Eindhoven, also plans to …

Leaderboard e2open 28-10 tm 24-11-2024
Dr. Oetker

Trends

Dr. Oetker to acquire beverage delivery company Flaschenpost

In an aim to become the leading player in Germany’s fast-growing beverage delivery market, food and drinks manufacturer Dr. Oetker is set to acquire a scale-up called Flaschenpost. The takeover is reportedly valued at €1 …

Unilever

Sustainability, Trends

Unilever tops the 2020 Leaders Survey – again

Unilever has once again emerged as the company with the best reputation for integrating sustainability into its business strategy. The consumer goods giant tops the ranking of the 2020 GlobeScan/SustainAbility Leaders Survey for the tenth …

Leaderboard Gryn 14-10 tm 27-10-2024
Trend Compass 2020

Sustainability, Trends

Trend Compass 2020: Digitalization is accelerating

The coronavirus crisis is clearly accelerating digitalization within companies in the Netherlands, according to Supply Chain Media’s extensive research for the Trend Compass 2020 study. The survey of 122 Dutch supply chain directors and managers …

SCM Webinar with Tesisquare: Knowledge sharing about the Next Supply Chain

Trends, Visibility, Webinar Recording

Recording SCM Webinar with Tesisquare: Knowledge sharing about the Next Supply Chain

Supply Chain Media and Tesisquare organized the webinar Network TMS on Monday November 9, 2020. The experiences of Auchan and Haier Europe An increasingly globalized ecosystem, more pressure on an omnichannel shift, compliance, sustainability regulations, and unpredictable …