Planning, Visibility, Software, Trends
In unpredictable times, traditional methods of inventory management leave a lot to be desired. The huge number of empty supermarket shelves at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic made that all too clear. Companies like …
Road transport capacity fell sharply by 16.4% from November to December 2020, taking the European spot market availability index to 85.9 points. There was also significantly less capacity available on the market than a year …
A study is underway to explore the feasibility of a hyperloop network for freight in the Netherlands. A pilot route in the Randstad conurbation is intended to mark the first step towards a pan-European emission-free …
Demand volatility increases the payback period (ROI) of warehouse automation and decreases the service level, according to supply chain consultancy 4flow based on its recent in-depth study of warehouse automation and volatile demand. In their study …
Sustainability, Trends, Visibility
A notably large proportion of the supply chain start-ups in Europe use blockchain technology. Among other things, blockchain makes it possible to digitize documents and securely and reliably share sensitive data with supply chain partners. …
Supply Chain Media organized a webinar about blockchain in supply chain. Blockchain holds great promise, especially for supply chains. This technology could result in faster, more transparent and more efficient supply chains that are possibly fairer …
Supply Chain Media and Flowlity organized a webinar about cross-company stock optimization. The classical model for a company is to order components from a supplier, keep a stock of those components internally. The supplier also keeps …
In October 2020, French start-up Flowlity was named winner of the European Supply Chain Start-up Pitch organized by Supply Chain Media. Some people may have been surprised that the contest was won by a provider …
The COVID-19 pandemic created some degree of supply chain disruption for 56% of companies, according to certification body DNV GL Business Assurance’s survey of 1,142 organizations. The main causes of disruption were delays in supplies …
The road transport capacity on the European spot market rose sharply towards the end of last year but the increase was accompanied by falling transport prices, according to an update of the Transport Market Monitor …
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