carbon reduction

Sustainability, Trends

Carbon reduction and reshoring go hand in hand

Redesigning their production network is the most important measure companies are taking – or plan to take – to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Relocating production capacity from China and Asia to Western Europe (‘onshoring’) or …

Checklist for Supplier Risk Management 2023

Checklist, Software, Trends

Checklist for Supplier Risk Management

According to Deloitte’s 2023 Global Chief Procurement Officer Survey, over 70% of respondents believe that supply chain disruptions have increased procurement-related risk over the past year, bringing forth new complexities. In today’s rapidly changing landscape, organizations …

Risk profile assessment 2023

Self-assesment, Trends

Risk profile assessment 2023

Supply chain risk management is becoming increasingly important for companies. Natural disasters such as the volcanic eruption in Iceland, the earthquake and tsunami in Japan and the floods in Thailand have demonstrated how substantial the …

Recording

Webinar Recording, Trends

Recording webinar ‘Decentralization & Decarbonization Survey Results’

Is the era of long global supply chains really over in light of sustainability? Supply Chain Media and supply chain consultancy BCI Global have asked 143 supply chain executives from manufacturing companies in Europe and …

Q3 Cover - Ferry Bakker - Henkel - 2023

Exclusively in magazine, Magazine, Reports, Trends

Supply Chain Movement 50 | Sustainability

The main theme of the 50th issue (Q3, 2023) of the quarterly magazine Supply Chain Movement is Sustainability.  Publication Date: September 29, 2023 12 | Profile Ferry Bakker, Corporate Vice President Supply Chain, Henkel Today's world is more …

SCM WisDome

Trends

Self-learning knowledge base SCM WisDome offers tailored supply chain articles

Supply Chain Media is launching the online content platform SCM WisDome with advanced technology. The content consists of original editorial articles published in the print magazine Supply Chain Movement since 2011, along with additional news …

Whitepaper Where is the real value in visibility

Trends, Visibility, Whitepaper

Whitepaper: Where is the real value in visibility?

Visibility is what it’s all about for supply chain and logistics managers. Having real-time visibility and insights into your supply chain leads to all kinds of benefits. Performance improves, costs fall, and customers are happier. …

PCTO

Sustainability, Trends

PCTO solves pallet handling challenges

Pallet handling is a difficult logistical problem. The new Pallet Control Tower Online (PCTO) should change that. The platform enables the collection, delivery and matching of Europallets, both physically and virtually, thanks in part to …

Nestlé

Sustainability, Trends

Nestlé tests rail container using double-stacked pallets

In an attempt to further reduce its carbon emissions, food group Nestlé is conducting tests in the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland with a new type of rail container. The container has double-stacked pallets, making …

online learning

Trends

New forms of learning take the supply chain by storm

COVID-19 has dramatically increased the demand for online learning, as demonstrated by the success of Supply Chain Media’s webinars. And in view of the meteoric rise of artificial intelligence (AI), the way of learning will …