shipping

Trends

Houthi attacks and drought significantly drive up container shipping prices

Container shipping prices are shooting up again. Extremely low water in the Panama Canal and ongoing attacks by Houthi rebels on ships in the Red Sea are to blame. Recent attacks by the United States …

anthill

Blogs, Trends

Toptalent.ai

The labour market is currently in substantial turmoil. On the one hand, there is a persistent shortage of staff, while on the other, companies are having to downsize due to the faltering economy. At the …

Supply Chain Companions

Trends

Executives join forces in advisory firm Supply Chain Companions

Seven globally recognized supply chain executives have joined forces to start advisory firm Supply Chain Companions. The consultancy specializes in strategic supply chain management and offers companies around the world tailored services to transform supply …

e-commerce

Trends

In e-commerce, supply chain and business strategy are merging

With a growing number of online retailers now offering to provide third-party logistics to vendors, the boundaries are blurring between e-commerce and logistics. In 2017 we identified a nascent trend in the consumer goods market …

Top 28 Supply Chain Executives

Trends

Top 28 Supply Chain Executives: storytelling increasingly important

What are the key trends and themes in supply chain? And what skills do supply chain executives need for this? Numbers 2 and 3 from the Top 28 Supply Chain Executives, Paul Campbell of PepsiCo …

custobots

Books, Trends

A detailed look at the future of custobots

In the recently published book ‘When machines become customers’, the reader is sucked into a new world. Something big is about to happen: IoT-enabled devices that order their own spare parts and AI-equipped purchasing systems …

Recording

Webinar Recording, Trends

Recording webinar ‘Discover the paramount skills for supply chain leaders’

Storytelling and change management are the most important skills for supply chain leaders. Even more important than the ability to think about strategy, transformation, resilience and scenario planning. Key challenges for supply chain executives include …

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Reports, Trends

Special Top 28 Supply Chain Executives Europe 2023

With the world in turmoil, companies and their supply chains are constantly facing diverse and unexpected disruptions. Storytelling and change management are the most important skills for supply chain leaders – more important even than …

Ewan Andrew

Trends

Diageo’s Ewan Andrew leads the Top 28 Supply Chain Executives Europe 2023 ranking

Ewan Andrew, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Diageo in the United Kingdom, has taken the number 1 spot in the 2023 edition of the Top 28 Supply Chain Executives Europe, climbing from seventh place in …

supply constraints

Trends

Research finds evidence of supply constraints

European manufacturers and suppliers are preventing businesses from sourcing goods abroad. In the Netherlands, such territorial supply constraints (TSCs) lead to higher prices for consumers, lower profit margins for businesses and limits on product ranges, …