Executives expect to be using artificial intelligence (AI) across “core supply chain disciplines” within two years. However, there is a clear gap between big and small companies in terms of implementation. These findings come from …
Digital fashion outlet Otrium is launching a garment refurbishment and repair programme for damaged returns. The aim is to reduce the number of garments ultimately ending up in landfills or being destroyed. The initiative is …
Many European manufacturing and trading companies have the crucial sales & operations planning (S&OP) decision-making process high on their list of things to be improved. In view of this, the first edition of Supply Chain …
Dexory, a UK-based warehouse visualization software provider, has received additional investment from Schenker Ventures, the corporate investment arm of German logistics service provider DB Schenker. The extra capital injection will allow Dexory to focus more …
In August, China published disappointing trade figures showing that both imports and exports had fallen more sharply than economists had expected in the month of July. However, these figures came as absolutely no surprise to …
Private equity investors are well aware of the importance of a solid supply chain. This became apparent during the first SCM Private Equity Working Dinner on 21 September. Seated around five tables, investors and supply …
Cracks and gaps. They are everywhere and they are making your supply chain tougher. Are you leveraging the full potential of digitalization to close those gaps? As companies invest in different levels of digitization, how …
Sustainability, Trends, Whitepaper
Global megatrends in a dynamic economic context are presenting the manufacturing industry with considerable challenges. Ever-changing customer needs require shorter product development cycles and technical innovations from manufacturers. Take the electrification of the automotive industry …
Today’s world is more ‘VUCA’ than ever, with a rapid succession of disruptions: COVID-19, the war in Ukraine, material shortages, climate change, inflation… not to mention highly volatile demand and strong lock-in effects impacting on …
Road Map, Sustainability, Trends
Logistics operations are always sales-driven. This implies that logistics concepts and operations should follow sales concepts. With the advent of e-commerce, the sales trends such as combining B2C, B2B, D2B, D2C, cross-border, marketplaces and offline/online …
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