scenario planning

Trends

Capacity problems affect production of artillery shells for Ukraine

The European Union’s commitment to supply Ukraine with at least one million artillery shells over the next year is proving more challenging than expected due to insufficient capacity in EU countries. A frantic search has …

supply chain visibility

Visibility, inNOWvate, Trends

Supply chain visibility: from data insights to decision-making insights

Ever since the world’s supply chains became massively disrupted three years ago, it's no longer necessary to explain the need for supply chain visibility. However, simply raking in a huge mountain of data on the …

SCM Q2 2023 Martijn Derks - Fulfilment IT

Exclusively in magazine, Magazine, Reports

Supply Chain Movement 49 | Fulfilment & IT

The main theme of the Q2, 2023 issue of quarterly Supply Chain Movement is Fulfilment & IT.Β  Publication Date: June 2, 2023 12 | Profile Martijn Derks, Global Supply Chain Resilience Director, Mars What with natural disasters due …

technology

Planning, inNOWvate, Trends

Supply chain technology is thriving, but is not the answer to everything

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has provided a huge boost to supply chain planning solutions. At Supply Chain Media’s annual inNOWvate Supply Chain Event, vendors showcased the latest developments, but also warned against setting …

start-ups and scale-ups

inNOWvate, Trends

Start-ups and scale-ups open people’s eyes at inNOWvate

In almost every supply chain, the same actions are performed day after day without question. The six young companies that were invited to pitch their solutions at the inNOWvate Supply Chain Event in the Dutch …

Large Language Models

Trends

How will Large Language Models impact supply chains?

Everyone is talking about Large Language Models (LLM), such as ChatGPT, and the supply chain community is no different. But beyond amusing posts and news chatter, IMD professor Ralf Seifert and supply chain researcher Richard …

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events

inNOWvate Supply Chain Event 2024

inNOWvate Supply Chain Event 2024 is a conference organized by Supply Chain Media, which brings together supply chain professionals, experts and thought leaders from across Europe to discuss the latest trends and innovations in supply …

Checklist for Footprint Strategy

Checklist, Trends

Checklist for Footprint Strategy

Over 60% of European and US companies expect to reshore some of their production activities from Asia back to Europe or the US over the next three years. That is the main conclusion from the …

crippling decision-making

Blogs, Trends

One supplier or several?

Many supply chain executives have been able to prove their worth since the early 2020s, during disruptions including factory shutdowns in China, the obstruction of the Suez Canal, the shift to online shopping (and back …

inNOWvate Supply Chain Event 2023

inNOWvate, Trends

Best of inNOWvate Supply Chain Event – May 11, 2023

The sixth edition of inNOWvate Supply Chain Event, at movie theatre PathΓ©, Ede, the Netherlands, was a great success. The theme of the 2023 edition of this event was β€˜Which mountain to climb?’, letting delegates …