Looking to data science for explanations
Data science can add value in almost every part of the supply chain – not only in demand planning, but also in transportation and warehousing. So when it comes to deploying data science, where should …
Executives were overconfident about their preparedness for supply chain disruptions
Senior managers initially thought they were well-prepared to deal with supply chain disruptions, according to pre- and post-COVID-19 research conducted among 203 executives by DuPont Sustainable Solutions. In 2019, more than eight out of ten executives …
H&M launches click & collect service with Budbee
Swedish fashion group H&M has introduced its own click & collect service in the Netherlands. It is the result of a partnership with the Swedish technology company Budbee, which has designed the new click & …
Uncertainty creates need for continuous design using digital twins
Most companies’ supply chains are focused on cost efficiency. But the world they were originally designed for has since changed dramatically, meaning that today’s supply chain professionals are constantly fire-fighting. During a recent Webinar Wednesday, …
Recording webinar with Heidi Rosendal Larsen
Supply Chain Media and Heidi Rosendal Larsen organized the webinar ‘How to fit your supply chain to growth – in an ever changing world’. Never before has risk mapping, equity and supplier relationship management meant so much …
Recording webinar ‘Outsmart disruption’
Supply Chain Media and Coupa organized the webinar ‘Outsmart disruption: Protecting and future-proofing your supply chain’. Supply chains have been hit hard with multiple crises and disasters in recent years. Protecting and future-proofing your supply chain from …
Megafactory for prefabricated modular homes to be built in Germany
Daiwa House Modular Europe and real estate investor Capital Bay have announced plans to jointly open a megafactory to build prefabricated modular homes in Germany. The factory, which will be constructed to the east of …
Start-up ChainCargo raises €1.75 million for more sustainable road transport
The Eindhoven-based start-up ChainCargo has raised €1.75 million in a new investment round. The funding will be used for further development of the platform’s digital tools, which provide insight into the available capacity in existing …
Lola Ruiz, Photobox: ‘‘Arranging our own exports to the UK was the best choice’’
Brexit is forcing companies exporting to the UK to make strategic choices. As a manufacturer, should you outsource customs handling or do it yourself? The company Photobox, a producer of personalized photo products and gifts …
First European manufacturing and distribution centre for Weber Barbecues
Weber Barbecues has opened its first manufacturing and distribution centre outside the USA in Zabrze, Poland. The new facility is aimed at streamlining Weber’s European production capacity as well as reducing its transportation footprint. “Our new …
