Alaiko

Trends

Supply chain scale-up in the spotlight: Alaiko

Munich-based company Alaiko is aimed at revolutionizing global e-commerce logistics by digitizing and automating fulfilment processes to put the shopper’s experience first. Today’s consumers not only expect free shipping and next-day delivery, but also wish to …

RHI Magnesita

Trends

RHI Magnesita regains control of its freight transport thanks to global TMS

Tight control over global transportation activities is more important than ever nowadays. The Austrian/Brazilian company RHI Magnesita had actually decided to centralize and modernize its transportation organization even before COVID-19 arrived on the scene. During …

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ASML

Trends

Fire affects ASML’s computer chip machine building activities

A fire at an ASML chip machinery manufacturing plant in Berlin has affected the production of some of its key lithography equipment: the extreme ultra violet (EUV) machines that are used to make extremely small, …

DHL

Trends

DHL: ‘Vaccine and test-kit logistics would never have succeeded without standardization’

Despite all the supply chain disruptions, the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and test kits in Europe and beyond has gone well. Logistics provider DHL, who was responsible for this operation, attributes the smooth-running of the …

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end-to-end visibility

Trends, Visibility

Lack of trust is preventing end-to-end visibility

With companies facing severe shortages of raw materials and parts, not to mention lengthy transport delays, the importance of supply chain visibility that extends beyond the tier-one suppliers is more evident than ever. The only …

Recording

Trends, Webinar Recording

Recording webinar ‘Transforming logistics during a global crisis’

Supply Chain Media and Oracle organized a webinar about ‘End-to-end Transport Management’. The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented stresses on supply chains: the surge in freight costs, bottlenecks in human capital, transport and logistics issues, border …

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Bol.com

Sustainability, Trends

Bol.com to acquire Cycloon to improve own sustainability

Bol.com has announced plans to take over bicycle courier Cycloon so that it can deliver small parcels in a sustainable manner in the future. “By acquiring a majority stake in Cycloon, we are taking another …

C&A

Trends

C&A to start manufacturing closer to home

C&A is reshoring some of its jeans manufacturing activities from low-wage countries. The clothing retailer, which was originally founded in the Netherlands, is opening a new textile plant in Mönchengladbach, Germany, where it initially plans …