Ikea Amsterdam

Trends

Innovative solution at Ikea Amsterdam eliminates need for external warehouse

Ikea Amsterdam no longer needs an external warehouse thanks to an innovative solution for Click & Collect orders. Two large pick-up machines as well as pick-up lockers have been installed in the thoroughly renovated branch, …

GenAI

Trends

Gartner: half of supply chain organizations want to implement GenAI this year

Half of supply chain leaders plan to implement generative AI (GenAI) in the next 12 months. A further 14% are already in the implementation phase, according to research from analyst firm Gartner. The data further …

anthill

Blogs, Trends

The world is an anthill

Since the COVID-19 pandemic and the start of the war in Ukraine, with the ensuing geopolitical tensions, the entire world seems to be balancing on the brink of chaos. Global supply chains are also pretty …

disruptions

Trends

Decrease in disruptions in global supply chains

Global supply chains have stabilized over the past year. The number of disruptions decreased by 5% year-on-year, according to a report by Resilinc on the leading causes of supply chain disturbances. The data was collected …

Recording

Trends, Webinar Recording

Recording webinar ‘Supply Chain Innovation & Start-ups’

Why do some businesses prefer to work with a supply chain start-up rather than an established software vendor? Besides innovation, the start-up’s drive and the ability for the customer to influence the final software solution …

Philip Morris

Trends

Philip Morris wins Supply Chain Management Award

Tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI) won the Supply Chain Management Award 2023 from Logistik Heute, Strategy& and PwC in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The theme of the contest was ‘Mastering tomorrow’s challenges through business-led …

anthill

Blogs, Trends

The emergence of meta networks

There are various signs that a new era of collaboration is dawning for companies: not only with partners in their own supply chain, but also with industry outsiders. In a recent conversation, a supply chain …

FedEx

Trends

FedEx continues to fine-tune its network

FedEx transports some 14.5 million parcels a day worldwide. And that number is a lot higher in December. In order to deliver all parcels and pallets on time, at home and abroad, the express carrier …

CO2 emissions

Sustainability, Trends

CO2 emissions per parcel down 56% over last five years

The CO2 emissions of a parcel in the last mile have dropped by 56% compared to 2018, to an average of 100 grams. This is according to research by Thuiswinkel.org in collaboration with Topsector Logistiek …

logistics employees

Trends

Half of Dutch logistics employees worked more hours to cover living expenses

Almost half (46%) of Dutch frontline workers in service sectors such as logistics worked more hours last year to fund their cost of living. This is according to recent European research on the impact of …