rice trade

Sustainability, Trends

Blockchain platform for global rice trade

Fujitsu and Rice Exchange (Ricex) have collaborated to launch the first-ever global blockchain-based rice trading platform. It will increase transparency, efficiency and traceability when trading rice, which is the world’s largest agricultural commodity. It will …

SendCloud

Software, Trends

Supply chain scale-up in the spotlight: SendCloud

SendCloud was founded in the Dutch city of Eindhoven in 2012. At the time, the three co-founders, Rob van den Heuvel (CEO, pictured), Bas Smeulders (COO) and Sabi Tolou (CCO), were running an online store …

war for talent

Trends

”Becoming a learning organization helps in winning the war for talent”

The war for talent is far from over. How should your business tackle it? How can you ensure that your company continues to attract and retain the right people? Here, Alfons Willemsen and Hans van …

Coyote Logistics

Software, Trends

Coyote Logistics: ‘Strike a balance between technology and human expertise’

European shippers and carriers are facing many of the same challenges. Furthermore, both types of companies believe in striking the same balance between technology and human expertise in the supply chain. These findings come from …

supply chain planners

Planning, Software, Trends

Supply chain planners must develop an outside-in mindset to support business objectives

As supply chain planning becomes increasingly mature, planners must change their focus and develop an outside-in mindset. This means looking first at the business objectives of the company, and then aligning strategies and processes that …

Jumbo

Trends, Visibility

Jumbo introduces blockchain-based supply chain visibility for tilapia

Dutch grocery retailer Jumbo intends to use blockchain to provide visibility into the tilapia supply chain. Customers will be able to see how the fish travelled all the way from the fish farm in Indonesia …

The Blue Connection

Trends

The Blue Connection: tool for circular business transformation

The Blue Connection business simulation tool by Inchainge illustrates the importance of strategy and collaboration in ensuring successful transformation to a circular supply chain. Inchainge’s strategy game is aligned with the current trend in which …

electric trucks

Content, Reports, Trends

E-trucks to reach financial tipping point in 2028

For many companies, electric trucks will not become financially attractive until at least 2028. Nevertheless, the e-truck will break through sooner due to the introduction of zero-emission zones in 2025. By 2030, as many as …

MyFreight

Trends

Supply chain start-up in the spotlight: MyFreight

MyFreight was founded in the Netherlands in 2018 by David van der Stelt and Maarten Bos, who both have a strong background in logistics. Their idea was to improve the transparency of online freight management …

Brexit

Trends

Smart border system tested in run-up to Brexit

In preparation for a no-deal Brexit, a new smart border system between the United Kingdom and the European Union has been operationally tested in France. Geodis, a global expert in transport and logistics, partnered up …