Recording

Webinar Recording, Trends

Recording webinar ‘Democratizing Design’

For too long, supply chain design has been limited to a few people in the organization running ragged responding to continuous questions and project requests. What if you could deploy the power of supply chain …

Kärcher

Sustainability, Trends

Scouting start-ups is a continuous process at Kärcher

Cleaning equipment manufacturer Kärcher firmly believes in the power of start-ups to keep innovating. The German multinational even has a department that continuously scans new companies’ offerings and thus also discovered Carbmee’s carbon management tool. …

Leaderboard SCM Webinar Wednesday Carlos Cordon 25-11 tm 04-12-2024
CO2 efficiency

Sustainability, Trends

CO2 efficiency of Dutch industry worse than European competition

Dutch manufacturers perform worse on CO2 efficiency than their European competitors. Between 2021 and 2023, CO2 emissions per unit of product increased among the 282 manufacturing companies covered by the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU …

real estate industry

Trends

Boxification debate forces real estate industry to be realistic and creative

In the logistics real estate industry, there is a growing realization that resistance to XXL distribution centres is here to stay. Not only because of the amount of space they take up and their environmental …

Leaderboard e2open 28-10 tm 24-11-2024
downtime

Trends

Logistics employees waste 4.3 hours a week due to downtime

Dutch logistics companies lose over four hours of productivity per week due to faltering equipment and systems. This downtime leads to extra stress for 36% of employees, and to 34% having to work overtime. This …

legislation

Exclusively in magazine, Sustainability, Trends

Legislation forces companies to dive into their supply chains

European legislation such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) is forcing companies to work on sustainability. Many efforts focus on mapping Scope 3 emissions. Calculating or …

Leaderboard Gryn 14-10 tm 27-10-2024
Magne Setnes

Exclusively in magazine, Sustainability, Trends

Magne Setnes, Heineken: “We now do more cross-border shipments to counter disruptions”

Magne Setnes joined Dutch brewery giant Heineken 25 years ago. He just completed a PhD in artificial intelligence, long before most of us had heard of it. His task was to collect and analyze data …

cargo theft

Trends

Strong rise in cargo theft

Cargo theft is increasing rapidly. A new case of truckload theft is now reported almost daily, whereas there were only a few cases per month up until recently. Consequently, transport insurers are increasingly deciding to …