logistics real estate sector

Trends

End to the jubilant mood in Dutch logistics real estate sector

The mood of jubilation in the Dutch logistics real estate sector has come to an end. After the high demand for warehouses during the pandemic years, the expected demand for logistics real estate in 2023 …

Mars

Trends

Mars has the best supply chain according to Dutch supermarkets

Confectionery manufacturer Mars has the best supply chain in the Netherlands, according to Dutch supermarket chains. As part of a survey by the Dutch grocery trade magazine Distrifood, EFMI Business School and research agency IRI, …

supply chain resilience

Planning, Trends

A resilient supply chain requires action at every level

Creating a resilient supply chain is the key theme for 2023. During a recent webinar, Supply Chain Media discussed this topic with premium partners Chainalytics and Involvation. An important conclusion: those who want to make …

goat trail

Blogs, Trends

Goat trail

How can we recruit and retain supply chain talent? This question resonates with many supply chain managers, especially as the number of job openings in supply chain positions remains unchanged. In the past three years, …

software selection

Software, Trends

Software selection requires a race plan

Thou shalt... select planning software in line with thy future In a go-getting organization in which both planning and sport form part of its DNA, the one-liners and slogans regularly fly around your ears. One such …

software selection-Erik-Kriek

Exclusively in magazine, Planning, Software, Trends

Supply chain community seeks new tools

Supply chain disruption causes doubts and despair within companies. Many existing planning systems fall short in factoring in unpredictability and uncertainty. Therefore, more and more supply chain professionals are keen to find supply chain software …

Recording: Broadcast 'Trends in Supply Chain'

Trends, Webinar Recording

Recording: Broadcast ‘Trends in Supply Chain’

How to visualize the world and its increasing complexity? Many companies are still struggling with the unforeseen consequences of the coronavirus crisis and the war in Ukraine. Martijn Lofvers urges them to run through scenarios and …

Mithra-Ai

Software, Trends

Mithra-Ai’s cognitive spend intelligence platform enters proof-of-concept phase

Dutch tech start-up Mithra-Ai Solutions aims to transform the strategic procurement function across multiple industries. By optimizing direct and indirect spend, its technology can help procurement teams to save millions.Β The start-up has recently secured a …

Recording

Trends, Webinar Recording

Webinar recording β€˜The benefits of auditing stock throughout the supply chain’

Experience tells us there are several common functions in the supply chain where shrink can occur, and the solution is not fixing one of them, but ALL of them. Supply chain auditing is about making …

container shipping rates

Trends

Year-long decline in container shipping spot rates comes to an end

Spot rates for container shipping seem to be on the up again, since the Drewry World Container Index finally indicated a rise in its first listing of 2023. The index closed at $2,135, up 0.7%. …