times of crisis

Planning, Trends

Better planning in times of crisis

The coronavirus outbreak has turned supply chains upside down. While medical equipment is almost impossible to get hold of, demand for many other products has declined and sometimes even completely evaporated. In the meantime, management …

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. …

pharmaceutical industry

Content, Reports, Software, Visibility

Even the pharmaceutical industry can no longer escape cost pressure

For many years, the pharmaceutical industry has not had to worry about supply chain efficiency thanks to sky-high margins. That period is now over, concludes consultancy firm Miebach on the basis of its ‘Pharma and …

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, …

Ahold Delhaize

Trends

Unprecedented first quarter for Ahold Delhaize

Supermarket group Ahold Delhaize, parent company of Albert Heijn, can look back on an “unprecedented” first quarter. The coronavirus outbreak sparked panic buying among many consumers, resulting in empty shelves. The retail company is now …

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. …

parcel delivery

Trends

Coronavirus crisis sparks peak in parcel delivery

Thanks to the coronavirus crisis, parcel delivery is experiencing an unprecedented peak in demand. The largest players on the Dutch market, PostNL and DHL, have already recruited thousands of extra workers to ensure they can …

Rituals

Trends

Agile supply chain is crucial for Rituals

Rituals’ sales revenue is growing at between 30 and 40% a year. For the home and body cosmetics retailer to be able to manage that growth successfully, its supply chain needs to be very agile. …

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 …

Every Angle

Sean Culey, Trends

Amazon finally makes its move in the grocery industry

I’ve written and spoken a lot about Amazon over the past five years, deep diving into their strategies, their culture and their mindset in order to understand why they are so successful. I have built …