Utilize digital transformation

Trend visions, Trends

Trend vision EyeOn: Utilize digital transformation to seize the existing opportunities

The world has become more complex and uncertain. This is clearly having repercussions and has exposed vulnerabilities in companies’ supply chains. As a result, many businesses are redesigning their supply chains and doing more scenario-based …

Wheel of Five

Trends

The Wheel of Five: Eliminate unnecessary variation in supply and demand

To help organizations recognize and effectively deal with good and bad variability, Involvation has developed the Wheel of Five for Supply Chain Management. This is the final part in the series of five articles about …

Recording

Trends, Webinar Recording

Recording webinar ‘How to deploy a digital supply chain network for accelerated value’

On September 15, 2021 One Network Enterprises and Supply Chain Media organized a webinar with the topic 'How to deploy a digital supply chain network for accelerated value'. Shirell James, VP EMEA at One Network …

e-commerce

Sustainability, Trends

The Statement: E-commerce will force the costly redesign of supply chains

Digitalization, globalization, sustainability and the current pandemic are all forcing companies to strategically reassess their business priorities. Supply Chain Media has asked a number of supply chain directors and high potentials for their reactions to …

Ikea

Trends

Post-Brexit supply chain problems worsen in UK

Tighter immigration rules since Brexit have compounded the labour shortage in the UK. Combined with the ongoing effects of the pandemic, this means that many companies are experiencing supply chain issues such as delivery problems …

container shipping

Trends

Chaos in container shipping forces changes in procurement strategy

The insanely high prices for container shipping are causing problems in countless supply chains, and the overheated market is not expected to cool off in the near future. Digital purchasing platform Shipsta is therefore encouraging …

Recording

Sustainability, Trends, Webinar Recording

Recording webinar ‘Sustainable & circular supply chains’

COVID-19 has a positive effect on the commitment to supply chain sustainability, according to a recent global study by MIT in Boston. But at the same time the necessary investments see a very limited growth. …

e-commerce

Trends

Tackling flow management challenges in fulfilment centres

Fulfilment centres are becoming increasingly complex. The same inventory is often used to fulfil orders in all shapes and sizes, from multiple pallets to single items, and the wide range of customer delivery options and …

Recording

Trends, Webinar Recording

Recording webinar ‘Why are major shippers moving to a multi-tender strategy?’

Ocean tender season is about to start! To keep up in today’s volatile market, industry leaders are adopting a new and powerful procurement strategy: multi-tender procurement. In this latest webinar, Shipsta was joined by Continental and …

in-store stock levels

Trends

Retailers should give shoppers online insight into in-store stock levels

If they are to survive on the high street, retailers need to make it even easier for their customers says Manhattan Associates, a technology leader in the field of supply chain and omnichannel commerce. But …