platforms

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New platforms with personalized service

The rise of digital platforms started in the European transportation sector about five years ago. Start-ups from across Europe and beyond promised to make arranging transport as easy as booking a taxi. Nowadays, many platforms …

The Netherlands

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The Netherlands is the world’s most globally connected country

The Netherlands is once again the world’s most globally connected country, followed by Singapore and Belgium. This is according to the DHL Global Connectedness Index 2022, a new in-depth report on the state of globalization. …

Visual checklist Mission Command

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Checklist for Mission Command leadership

In 2010, Professor Stephen Bungay proposed that companies could apply the military concept of Mission Command leadership as a way of coping with the challenges imposed by the fast-changing and unpredictable dynamics in business environments. …

new skills

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Supply chain requires new talent and new skills

Supply chains are largely back to normal following the pandemic, apart from one thing: a strong need for new talent and new skills, according to a recent study by Korn Ferry. Nearly eight out of …

Sean Culey

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Sean Culey: Current crisis is the prelude to a new golden age

The mass layoffs at Facebook, Google and Amazon and the bankruptcy of Silicon Valley Bank are all signs that we have reached a tipping point, beyond which lies the dawn of a new ‘golden age’ …

anthill

Blogs, Trends

River of demand

We’re not living in an era of change, but in a change of era. This has been the firmly held belief of Jan Rotmans, Professor of Transition Studies and Sustainability at Erasmus University Rotterdam, for …

Frederic Brut

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Frederic Brut, MSD: “Execution is key, I believe you need to act and think like a start-up”

Frederic Brut describes himself as a chameleon and an inclusive leader, adapting with speed and agility to a continuously changing world. “We live in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world where the only thing …

Software, Trends, Whitepaper

Whitepaper: Transition to a more sustainable supply chain

From January 1st, 2024, large companies in Europe must report transport emissions, including companies that outsource transport. Companies must report on CO2, CH4, and N2O emissions, from Scope 1 to Scope 3 emissions, upstream and …

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Whitepaper: Boost your performance with demand planning

Sales forecasts (or demand planning) is a strategic element for companies facing stock or replenishment issues. A sales forecasting process is a combination of different steps in order to define what will be the demand …

disruptions

Reports, Trends, Visibility

BDO: ‘Customers want service, not excuses’

Customers want service, not excuses for disruptions, cautions R.J. Romano, Global Supply Chain Executive & Consultant at US-based BDO Supply Chain Advisory. That’s why visibility technology is vital for manufacturers, he says. Companies that let difficult …