Trends

Control towers prove their worth during coronavirus crisis

In the past couple of months, almost every supply chain has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Some companies have been forced to halt production, although others have been able to remain operational. Control towers, …

domestic production

Trends

‘More domestic production actually increases supply chain vulnerability’

The coronavirus crisis has strengthened the general support for domestic production, but not all companies are convinced that this is the right solution. In fact, high-tech companies in the Dutch region of North Brabant are …

logistics real estate

Trends

Huge decline in take-up of logistics real estate in Europe this year

The European logistics real estate markets are severely affected by the coronavirus crisis. If the situation returns to ‘normal’ by 1 October, take-up in the nine main logistics property markets will be 32% lower this …

transport innovation

Trends

Transport innovation aimed at saving 40 million truck kilometres

Chep Benelux – the global market leader in pallet and container pooling services – has joined a Dutch innovation programme to save 40 million truck kilometres annually by improving transport efficiency. Chep’s database of pallet …

Experience the power of remote supply chain learning

Trends

Experience the power of remote supply chain learning

Supply Chain Media and Involvation organized the webinar "Experience the power of remote supply chain learning" on Thursday May 28 2020. 62 Attendees joined the webinar live. Companies are currently in the “sense and respond” mode. …

Contact Tracer

Software, Trends

Contact Tracer protects warehouse employees

A new solution from Körber called the InSight Contact Tracer can help to mitigate the impact of coronavirus in distribution operations. Contact Tracer is a strategic supply chain tool that tracks the locations of people, …

Bristol

Sustainability, Trends

CEO keen to reduce Bristol’s dependency on China

Elise Vanaudenhove, CEO of the Belgian footwear and clothing company Euro Shoe Group, is looking beyond the coronavirus crisis. She believes that the group, which includes retail chain Bristol, has become too dependent on China. …

CPG

Content, Reports

Digital transformation in the CPG industry needs to accelerate

Even though a quarter of consumer packaged goods (CPG) factories have digital-ready infrastructure in place, only 2% are effectively using tech-augmented workforce or automated material flow, according to the newly released ‘Factory of the Future …

company closures

Trends

Temporary company closures are not without risks

Many businesses have had to shut down temporarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the risk consultants at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), however, some risks still remain, even when operations are halted …

truck monitoring

Trends, Visibility

Two free truck monitoring solutions for use during coronavirus crisis

During the coronavirus crisis, supply chain visibility is extremely important for all links in the chain. Truck monitoring can play a valuable role in transparency, which is why the German start-up Synfioo is offering a …