Maturity Matrix

Maturity Matrix

Updated Maturity Matrix 2019 of Supply Chain Start-ups

The supply chain start-up landscape in Europe is changing rapidly, which is why this is the second consecutive year that Supply Chain Media has developed a Maturity Matrix 2019 showing the most important start-ups. A …

sustainable economy

Content, Reports, Sustainability

The power of purchasing to drive a sustainable economy

To really improve sustainability, companies must look beyond their own in-house activities. On average, a company’s supply chain accounts for 5.5 times as many greenhouse gas emissions as its own operations. These figures come from a …

BuyCo

Trends

Supply chain start-up in the spotlight: BuyCo

BuyCo was founded in 2015 in Marseille, France, by Carl Lauron (pictured) in response to the lack of transparency that he saw in the international container shipping market. The start-up has a unique file-transport communication system …

Supply Chain Start-up Contest

Sustainability, Trends

Supply Chain Start-up Contest 2019 already attracting lots of interest

The European Supply Chain Start-up Contest is once again generating lots of interest! Supply Chain Media is organizing this contest for the second year in a row, giving start-ups the opportunity to pitch themselves to supply …

inNOWvate 2019

inNOWvate, Reports, Trends

Supply Chain Professionals searching for innovation at inNOWvate Event 2019

Where the importance of innovation is clear to everyone, the 'how' is often much more complicated. Research shows that most innovations at start-ups were devised by people who worked an average of 9 meters apart …

John Gattorna

Trends

John Gattorna: ‘The most successful supply chain approach is outside-in’

An outside-in approach is essential for an effective supply chain, according to John Gattorna. The Australian supply chain management expert and author of various respected books spoke during a webinar organized exclusively for members of …

inNOWvate

inNOWvate, Reports, Trends

International keynote speakers to discuss digitalization at inNOWvate

What is the best approach to innovation in the current era of digitalization? A number of high-profile keynote speakers from across Europe, including Professor Carlos Cordon (pictured) from IMD Business School, will be providing clear …

L'Oréal

Trends

L’Oréal plans to deploy inventory-taking drone

In the logistics hub of Cosmétique Active International (CAI), a division of L’Oréal Group, some of the annual stock-taking activities will soon be performed by an unmanned aerial vehicle (‘drone’) following CAI’s implementation of Hardis …

last-mile delivery

Content, Reports, Trends

Grocery retailers need to optimize last-mile delivery

Today’s consumer products firms and retailers in the food and grocery segment need to optimize their last-mile delivery processes in order to catch up with consumer demand while also mitigating associated profitability risks. That is …

cross-Channel ferry routes

Trends

New cross-Channel ferry routes to be added in case of no-deal Brexit

With little over two months to go until the official Brexit deadline, the UK government is preparing for the ‘worst-case’ scenario by awarding three new ferry contracts worth over GBP100 million. The extra freight capacity …