supply chain visibility

Trends, Visibility

Supply chain visibility really does improve profit

Investments in supply chain digitalization really do improve the bottom line. Research by PwC shows that digital champions’ investments generate 8% additional revenue and reduce costs by 7%. And it is a similar story for …

logistics-service

Blogs

Wolves and ships

Are logistics matching platforms a wolf in sheep’s clothing for freight forwarders? That’s the question posed by Rob Zuidwijk, Professor of Global Supply Chains & Ports at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, in a recently published …

software decision

Planning, Software, Trends, Visibility

Software decision should depend on maturity

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain management is at the top of the management board’s priority list, second only to employee safety. Most companies have been hit hard on both the supply side and …

Recording

Trends, Visibility, Webinar Recording

Recording webinar End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility

Supply Chain Media and PwC organized a webinar about End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility. End-to-end visibility across the entire supply chain — from materials to customers and back, and all the steps in between — is a …

Lox

Trends

Supply chain start-up in the spotlight: Lox

According to Lox, 1.3 million parcels are incorrectly invoiced every day in Europe alone due to carrier invoicing being such a complex and still largely manual process. That was the reason for Dylan Hirsch, Melvil …

small carriers

Sustainability, Trends

Crucial role small carriers in decarbonization process

Small carriers in particular need to strengthen their current efforts to improve supply chain sustainability. Small carriers account for 99% of the companies in the European road freight sector, so they have a key role …

risks

Software, Trends

Even risks like COVID-19 can be foreseen

The first ‘Webinar Wednesday’ of February 2021 was all about supply chain risk and resilience. It is a topic that needs urgent attention because many companies do not have an effective approach to supply chain …

Budbee

Trends

Budbee expands fossil-free parcel delivery to the Netherlands

Budbee, a fast-growing logistics start-up from Sweden, is now offering its fossil-free parcel delivery service in more than 30 towns and cities in the Netherlands. Budbee’s solution is based on a network of cargo bikes …

Recording

Trends, Webinar Recording

Recording webinar Supply Chain Risk & Resilience

Supply Chain Media organized a webinar about Supply Chain Risk & Resilience. Despite the knowledge of the importance of risk management for supply chains, the reality often looks different. As previous studies on supply chain risk management …

Recording

Trends, Webinar Recording

Recording webinar ‘Multi-Echelon Inventory Management’

Supply Chain Media and Logility organized a webinar about Multi-Echelon Inventory Management. Supply chain executives worldwide face an ongoing dilemma: improve customer service levels but don’t create excess or obsolete inventory when doing so. It’s a …