PeelPioneers

Trends

PeelPioneers to open Europe’s biggest peel processing facility

The scale-up PeelPioneers is developing Europe’s biggest peel processing plant in the Dutch city of Den Bosch. The company is receiving financial assistance in the shape of a €10 million investment from a consortium of …

CargoSnap

Trends

CargoSnap on continued path to growth thanks to Rotterdam Port Fund

The Dutch logistics start-up CargoSnap has progressed to a scale-up thanks to the Rotterdam Port Fund (RPF), which has taken an unspecified stake in the company. RPF’s investment will allow CargoSnap, which was founded in …

Active Ants

Trends

Active Ants automates using robots instead of conveyors

In the Dutch town of Roosendaal, e-fulfilment specialist Active Ants has opened a new fulfilment centre that includes 105 robots, 65 of which are used to transport boxes to and from the order picking stations. …

Albert Heijn

Trends

Albert Heijn suffers a run of bad luck

Dutch grocery retailer Albert Heijn (AH) has had a tough few weeks. First there was a problem with the website AH.nl which meant that some customers couldn’t order their groceries online. Then there was a …

#UnlockRetail

Trends

#UnlockRetail: nationwide last-mile delivery cooperative for retailers

Bringly and Packaly, two start-ups from Utrecht and Amsterdam that are both focused on the last-mile delivery sector, have launched a sustainable delivery cooperative called #UnlockRetail. The initiative helps retailers of all sizes to reach …

SCM Global Pub Quiz 2022

Trends

Supply Chain Media to mark tenth anniversary with a Global Pub Quiz

To celebrate its ten-year anniversary, Supply Chain Media is organizing an international pub quiz on 9 December. The event will take place both at the DRU Industriepark venue in Ulft, the Netherlands, and online. During …

Visual Roadmap The Path to Integrated Business Planning (IBP)

Planning, Road Map, Trends

Roadmap: The path to Integrated Business Planning (IBP)

Many organizations have a basic S&OP process in place and now want to take the next step to Integrated Business Planning (IBP) in order to maximize the benefits of the process. Supply Chain Media and …

Supply Chain Trend Event

Software, Sustainability, Trends

Supply Chain Trend Event: let’s push ahead! (part 2)

The coronavirus crisis presents not only significant challenges, but also opportunities. During the hybrid Supply Chain Trend Event 2020, six experts conveyed a common message: now’s the time to seize this opportunity! Invest in technologies …

Sendcloud

Software, Trends

Sendcloud’s UK expansion further simplifies cross-border shipping

Sendcloud, the comprehensive shipping platform for web shops, is now also available in the United Kingdom (UK). The aim of this expansion by the Eindhoven-based company is to further simplify cross-border shipping, partly in view …

Partner Presentation Oracle - Enrique Lopez-Tello

inNOWvate, Planning, Reports, Trends

Enrique Lopez-Tello, Oracle: ‘Getting to the next normal with IBP & Execution

The key supply chain lesson of COVID-19 is that when market conditions change fast, being prepared matters more than ever. Leveraging systems that support visibility, rapid decision-making, and flexible response. Because when an unexpected world …