Tesco

Trends

Tesco Direct website to close due to high fulfilment costs

In an announcement on 23 May, UK grocery giant Tesco has partly blamed high fulfilment costs for its decision to close down its non-food website Tesco Direct. After conducting a detail review of Tesco Direct, …

inNOWvate Supply Chain Event

inNOWvate, Reports, Trends

Supply chain professionals searching for innovation at inNOWvate event

What are the latest innovations in the field of supply chain management? And how can these innovations be applied in practice? Find the answers to these – and other – questions at the first-ever edition …

Stockspots

Sustainability, Trends

Supply chain start-up in the spotlight: Stockspots

Founded in 2017 by Coen de Lange and Remko Been, Stockspots connects organizations that need warehousing space and services with organizations that have surplus space and labour availability. From a single platform, users can manage …

cultural intelligence

Blogs

Building strong relations through innovation & co-creation in China

Design thinking can help SMEs to improve their attractiveness to Chinese business partners. And innovation and co-creation can save companies up to €200,000 and ten weeks of product development work. How? Heidi Larsen reveals all …

consulting

Trends

Consultants being swept along by wave of digitalization

The digitalization of supply chains is posing new challenges for companies. What possibilities does digitalization offer? Which technologies should they implement? How can they utilize the data they gather to add value? For the answers …

Roberto Canevari

Trends

Roberto Canevari: “It’s in Burberry’s DNA to act responsibly and with integrity”

Burberry has pushed the boundaries on innovation and design since Thomas Burberry invented gabardine in 1879. This waterproof, breathable material formed the basis for the iconic trench coat that was first worn by military officers …

Iiyama

Trends

Iiyama outsources European logistics to Geodis

Iiyama has entered in a long-term strategic partnership with logistics service provider Geodis, who will provide the Japanese manufacturer of computer monitors with an end-to-end solution in the Netherlands. From now on, Geodis is taking care …

Xeneta

Trends

Supply chain start-up in the spotlight: Xeneta

Founded in Oslo (Norway) in 2012, Xeneta has grown into a leading data source for shippers worldwide, enabling them to compare container shipping rates against market averages and market highs and lows. The company provides …

LuckaBox

inNOWvate, Trends

European Supply Chain Start-up Contest attracts 26 entrants

The first-ever edition of the European Supply Chain Start-up Contest has got off to a flying start, attracting entries from no less than 26 participants from all over Europe. Despite the considerable diversity among these …

Planning, Software, Trends

S&OP Mindset Study (2): The key elements of an effective S&OP mindset

Most of us like to achieve high performance consistently and at any time. However, often we can be highly effective at one time, and other times we’re very unproductive. Research shows that there are five …