consultancy firms

Trends

Consultancy firms as breeding ground for innovation

Nowadays, a consulting project doesnโ€™t end with the delivery of a report. Companies want concrete solutions that are based on their own data โ€“ solutions that will actually have an impact. This means that even โ€ฆ

ConnAct

Trends

Supply chain start-up in the spotlight: ConnAct

Munich-based start-up ConnAct provides a solution for efficient cross-enterprise and cross-organizational collaboration. The solution stems from the foundersโ€™ strong belief that most industries and sectors are at a breaking point when it comes to digitalization โ€ฆ

Cargill

Sustainability, Trends

Cargill launches Sustainability Hub for supply chains

Cargill is setting up a Sustainability Hub to boost its sustainability-related activities. With initiatives including the launch of a South American sustainable soy policy, a commitment to human rights and an updated forestry policy, the โ€ฆ

logistics real estate

Reports, Trends

Outlook for European logistics real estate: sunny with a few clouds

Demand for logistics real estate (e.g. warehouses and distribution centres) will continue to grow over the next three years, fuelled by moderate economic growth and a further acceleration in e-commerce revenues. This sunny outlook is โ€ฆ

Alibaba

Software, Trends, Visibility

Alibaba to use blockchain technology for international supply chain

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba plans to use blockchain technology for its international supply chain. Liu Song, vice president of Alibaba, regards the technology as being the perfect solution for the online retailerโ€™s complex supply chains. Blockchain โ€ฆ

LoadFox

Trends

Supply chain start-up in the spotlight: LoadFox

LoadFox GmbH was jointly founded by MAN Truck & Bus AG and the Boston Consulting Group in Munich, Germany, in 2016. The supply chain start-upโ€™s aim is to address the problem of low profitability caused โ€ฆ

Amazon

Trends

Amazon introduces Shipment Zero initiative

In a recent blog, online giant Amazon has unveiled an initiative aimed at making at least 50% of all its shipments emission-free or โ€˜net zero carbonโ€™ by 2030. The project name is โ€˜Shipment Zeroโ€™. Shipment Zero โ€ฆ

Honda

Trends

Honda to cease production in United Kingdom

Car manufacturer Honda will cease production in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022. However, the Japanese company claims that the proposed closure of its Swindon plant has nothing to do with Brexit, according to a โ€ฆ

Content, Reports

Supply Chain Movement issue 32 – Start-ups & Consulting

Contents Supply Chain Movement 32 - 2019 Q1 Date of appearance: March 1st, 2019 6 | News & background What is the best approach to innovation in the current era of digitalization? A number of high-profile keynote speakers โ€ฆ

Trends

Call for applications Digital Supply Chain start-ups

The Innovatorsโ€™ Pitch is theย path-breaking competition for early stage startups in Europe. Bright entrepreneurs get the chance to present their innovative products and prototypes to a high-level jury and an expert audience. Joining forces with โ€ฆ