river of demand

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Riding the wild river of demand

The value of external data as input for supply chain planning has been a topic of discussion for some time, but there is now growing evidence that outside-in planning has become a must. Without external โ€ฆ

Checklist for S&OP Software

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Checklist for S&OP Software

When it comes to supply chain IT investments, sales & operations planning (S&OP) software has consistently scored highest for several years. One major pitfall when selecting S&OP software is becoming blinded by its functionality. The โ€ฆ

How to measure and strengthen sustainability all along the supply chain

Sustainability, Trends

How to measure and strengthen sustainability all along the supply chain

To properly address supply-chain risk, multinationals should be doingย dueย diligenceย onย every supplier andย cascading action down through the value chain.ย  By Carlos Cordonย  As multinational corporations try to cut their carbon emissions and tackle other social ills, they are coming โ€ฆ

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 โ€˜greeningโ€™ all its transportation operations. However, this โ€ฆ

fashion retailer

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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 โ€ฆ

Olena Vdovychenko

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Olena Vdovychenko, Metro Ukraine: โ€˜โ€˜Without empowering people you can’t accomplish anythingโ€™โ€™

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 โ€ฆ

Martijn Derks

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Martijn Derks, Mars: โ€˜โ€˜My goal is for supply chain resilience to become part of our DNAโ€™โ€™

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 โ€ฆ

shipping containers

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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 โ€ฆ

Getir

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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. โ€ฆ

Recording & Slide Deck ChainPoint

inNOWvate, Sustainability, Trends

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

Meet Tonyโ€™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 โ€ฆ