More women at the top in supply chain
A growing number of women are in supply chain leadership roles at the highest level (C-level). This year the figure stands at 19%, up from 15% last year. However, women currently account for 21% of …
Homerr and Metapack partner up to make e-commerce more sustainable
Parcel service Homerr has integrated Metapack’s Delivery Manager Platform, allowing retailers to offer consumers a more sustainable method of receiving and returning parcels. This partnership also gives consumers more control and certainty over the delivery …
Millions spent on supply chain technology fail to deliver
Companies are spending millions of euros on new technologies, but are seeing little to no improvement in their supply chain performance in return. During a recent Webinar Wednesday, Peter Schram from Breakthrough Advisory suggested that …
Shoeby pursues flexible shipping strategy
Retailer Shoeby is collaborating with shipping platform Sendcloud to take the consumer delivery experience to the next level. An exclusive partnership between Divide, an omnichannel e-commerce platform for retail organizations, and Sendcloud will make it …
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David Boulanger, Arla Foods: “As a cooperative we can make bold moves much faster”
David Boulanger joined European dairy cooperative Arla Foods in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Just when COVID-19 appeared to be behind us, war broke out in Ukraine. And prior to that there were Brexit …
The digital planning gap between vision and reality
Thou shalt… define a clear goal and make choices Digital planning is high on the agenda of chief supply chain officers (CSCOs), but many companies struggle to fulfil the potential of their initiatives. The degree of …
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More sustainable transport starts with measuring carbon emissions and using biofuel
Every supply chain manager knows that one of the most obvious ways to reduce carbon emissions in the supply chain is through transport. However, few take action because it’s regarded as a lot of hassle, …
Most companies lack visibility into suppliers’ ESG data
Companies suffer from considerable blind spots in their supply chains when it comes to environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) objectives, which also makes it impossible to achieve them. For example, 73% of companies do …
