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 …

Colruyt

Trends

Colruyt converts shop into DC for online Collect&Go service

The Belgian grocery chain Colruyt has converted a temporary store in Auderghem into an e-distribution centre (DC) for its online service called Collect&Go. The coronavirus outbreak caused a huge surge in the number of online …

Shop Apotheke Europe

Trends

Shop Apotheke Europe moves to state-of-the-art logistics hub

Shop Apotheke Europe is moving into a new office and logistics centre in Sevenum near Venlo (the Netherlands). The site will be the main hub for the European distribution network of the rapidly growing online …

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

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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 …

David Prinselaar

Planning, Trends

David Prinselaar, AkzoNobel: “IBP has helped us collaborate in a structured way”

David Prinselaar joined AkzoNobel in 2015 as the company was formulating a vision to transform the supply chain. While enthusiastic to make change, implementing a major transformation was, at that time, not straightforward. A thwarted …

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

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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 …