Taiwan-based computer chipmaker TSMC, which supplies to customers including Apple, is putting as much as US$40 billion into building two production sites in the USA. The investment appears to be triggered by the ‘chip war’ …
Implementation of blockchain in supply chain seems to have reached an impasse. What’s next for the technology born from the world of cryptocurrency? Since it made the leap about six years ago from the then-obscure …
In 1994, the founder of Interface, a manufacturer of carpet, rubber and vinyl tiles, launched ‘Mission Zero’ and set himself the goal of eliminating the company’s negative impact on the planet by 2020. He succeeded, …
After two years of rising rates and severe pressure on capacity, the rapidly cooling ocean freight market appears to be heading for an “extremely challenging year” in 2023. That is the conclusion of the ocean …
Online supermarket Picnic has won the Dutch Logistics Award 2022, organized by the Netherlands’ Logistics Management Association (vLm). The professional jury praised Picnic’s delivery concept and exceptional performance, based on the high load factor and high …
Thou shalt... test and reimagine supply chain scenarios In recent decades, supply chains have become longer and more complex due to globalization. Access to global markets and the ability to manufacture in low-wage countries with low …
AP Moller-Maersk and IBM are discontinuing their blockchain platform TradeLens, which has failed in its ambition to revolutionize the shipping industry. The platform will go offline around the end of the first quarter of 2023. TradeLens …
Reckitt’s Sami Naffakh heads this year’s Top 28 Supply Chain Executives in Europe ranking. How do he and other supply chain leaders view supply chain-related topics and trends? And what skills are necessary to realize …
Planning, S&OP Selection Day, Software, Trends
Many large companies use SAP ERP software to support their business processes. SAP service provider GIB, which recently rebranded as IFM, has built an add-on especially for these companies. During Supply Chain Media’s S&OP Selection …
Planning, S&OP Selection Day, Software, Trends
Software company Oracle named three S&OP trends during Supply Chain Media’s S&OP Selection Day. The application of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) is one of the most important developments, according to Glen Campbell, …
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