DHL

Sustainability, Trends

Digital twin helps DHL to reduce transport flows

DHL customers flew to Valencia from around the world to spend two days immersed in the topic of sustainability. The company revealed impressive figures on its investments into ‘greening’ all its transportation operations. However, this …

fashion retailer

Trends

Intelligent steering creates extra margin for fashion retailer

Many companies recognize the importance of digitalization, but struggle to digitally transform their supply chain. In a recent webinar organized by Supply Chain Media, consulting firm IG&H explained how companies can improve the success of …

Olena Vdovychenko

Trends

Olena Vdovychenko, Metro Ukraine: ‘‘Without empowering people you can’t accomplish anything’’

Nothing can prepare a CEO for a war in which your personnel go to the front line and some lose their lives. For Olena Vdovychenko, CEO of Metro Cash & Carry Ukraine, the last 15 …

Martijn Derks

Exclusively in magazine, Trends

Martijn Derks, Mars: ‘‘My goal is for supply chain resilience to become part of our DNA’’

Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) coming into effect in 2024, there is an urgent need for supply chains to be able to sway in the breeze rather than being toppled by the first gust of …

Descartes afbeelding whitepaper TMS

Sustainability, Software, Visibility, Whitepaper, Trends

Whitepaper: The 4 key points to take full advantage of a TMS

A transport management system (TMS) is the best way to keep a grip on your logistics supply chain. The software provides insight into transport flows, expected arrival times, transport performance and logistics costs. More comprehensive …

shipping containers

Trends

Fewer containers lost at sea in 2022

Worldwide, a total of 661 shipping containers were lost overboard last year. That figure is significantly lower than the annual average of 1,566 containers lost at sea, according to the latest annual report from the …

shipbuilders

Trends

European naval shipbuilders join forces

Shipbuilders, research institutes and naval supply chains from eight European countries have joined forces in the SEA Defence project to work together on the development of future naval ships. The key findings and recommendations for …

Getir

Trends

Partnership Jumbo and Getir comes to an end

Dutch supermarket chain Jumbo and Turkish on-demand grocery delivery company Getir are ending their partnership. The retailer originally started working with Gorillas in January 2022, but that delivery company has since been acquired by Getir. …

Recording & Slide Deck ChainPoint

Sustainability, inNOWvate, Trends

Recording & slide deck Jonatan van Groos, ChainPoint | inNOWvate Supply Chain Event 2023

Meet Tony’s Chocolonely and Closing the Loop. Two companies on a mission. Software solves a big part of their sustainability puzzles. In this presentation they take you along and explain how and why that is. Closing …

Recording & slide deck Elmer Spruijt, Descartes | inNOWvate Supply Chain Event 2023

inNOWvate, Trends, Visibility

Recording & slide deck Elmer Spruijt, Descartes | inNOWvate Supply Chain Event 2023

Visibility is a very important topic in the logistics industry the last few years, but many companies are still missing reliable and also actionable insights in their transport process. Having no reliable insight into your transport …