Unilever

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Unilever to build a new factory in Ukraine

Unilever will start building a new factory in Ukraine before the end of this year. The consumer packaged goods giant intends to produce personal care items in the country’s capital Kyiv, initially for the local …

3D printing

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Manufacturing companies struggle to adopt and scale up 3D printing

Manufacturing companies recognize the benefits of 3D printing, but face challenges when adopting and scaling up the technology for high-volume production. This is the key finding from research by Materialise. The study reveals that companies …

Recording

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Recording webinar ‘How ChatGPT Changes All Rules of Supply Chain Planning’

Many people are fascinated by the capabilities of ChatGPT. It allows us to interact naturally with huge amounts of information and provides answers that are easily understood and readily applicable. It's the iPhone moment all …

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. …

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Tracifier

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Supply chain scale-up in the spotlight: Tracifier

Tracifier is a product transparency ‘solution as a service’ powered by Web3 and NFTs. It was founded in Hamburg in 2019 by siblings Mina Kordi (pictured) and Javad Kordi. With their innovative approach, they are …

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 …