Recording

Trends, Webinar Recording

Recording webinar ‘Stories of Leadership in Supply Chains’

While the increase in the frequency and severity of global disruptions are impacting supply chains, often leading to drastic financial losses for organizations, supply chains can adapt new strategies to build greater resilience. The growing …

disruptions

Reports, Trends, Visibility

BDO: ‘Customers want service, not excuses’

Customers want service, not excuses for disruptions, cautions R.J. Romano, Global Supply Chain Executive & Consultant at US-based BDO Supply Chain Advisory. That’s why visibility technology is vital for manufacturers, he says. Companies that let difficult …

leaderboard Descartes WW 04-11 tm 17-11-2024
Sweep

Sustainability, Trends

Supply chain scale-up in the spotlight: Sweep

Sweep wants companies to see carbon not as a limitation, but rather as a creative force for innovation and positive growth. Therefore, it is helping customers to confront carbon to get their unique climate journey …

BISCI

Sustainability, Trends

BISCI: Joining forces for circularity

The fact that achieving a circular society is primarily a matter of joining forces was underlined during the event ‘Dare to be circular’. This event, organized by the Brightlands Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (BISCI) …

Leaderboard e2open 28-10 tm 24-11-2024
women in supply chain

Trends

Number of women in supply chain is growing, but painfully slowly

The importance of International Women’s Day became especially clear during a recent Webinar Wednesday, which revealed that the share of women in supply chain is growing, but only very slowly. Within today’s male-dominated workplaces, too …

Glenn Koepke

Trends

Glenn Koepke: ‘Global supply chains could be in for a major overhaul’

A year since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, supply chains in both countries are being adversely affected – especially in and around the war zone, where safe transport is the biggest concern for …

Leaderboard SCM Bubbles of Bogus 12-11 tm 17-11-2024
Allianz

Reports, Trends

Allianz: The increase in strikes, riots and protests is testing business resilience

Companies worldwide would be wise to remain vigilant about the threat of strikes, riots and civil commotion (SRCC). In addition to causing costly property damage to buildings or assets, they can severely disrupt operations, resulting …

Max Thinius

Trends

Futurologist Max Thinius: ‘Digitalization is driving a shift to decentralized structures’

Companies like Ikea and PPG are experimenting with local production. This is one of the consequences of today’s digital age, argued futurologist Max Thinius during material handling specialist Dematic’s European Customer Day. “Globally, we are …