The fashion industry is responsible for about 10% of global CO2 emissions, making it a bigger polluter than aviation and the maritime sector combined. In addition, the industry accounts for 20% of global wastewater pollution, …
Women have made a strong comeback at nearly every level of supply chain leadership in 2023. Especially good progress has been made at the C-suite and executive levels, with women now holding 26% of CSCO/SVP/EVP/CPO …
Your objective is a supply chain which is optimally aligned with market demand. Hence, sales & operations planning (S&OP) is crucial. But what does S&OP really contribute to your company's performance? Is S&OP delivering demonstrable …
Only 37% of businesses in the Benelux region have a sustainable IT strategy, according to recent research by Paessler AG. The survey of 1,051 IT managers across a hundred countries also revealed that 60% of …
Software, Sustainability, Trends
Why do some businesses prefer to work with a supply chain start-up rather than an established software vendor? Consultant Peter Schram had posed that question to several companies, and shared his findings during a recent …
As people are doing more of their shopping online, e-retailers are coming under greater pressure to focus on sustainability. Research by Manhattan Associates shows that nearly six out of ten Dutch consumers value transparency about …
Lidl has become the first supermarket in the Netherlands to receive a 3-star Lean & Green rating for reducing CO₂ emissions in its logistics operations. Over the past seven years, Lidl’s carbon emissions have decreased …
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Online sales are declining, while logistics costs are rising rapidly. This is clearly putting pressure on e-commerce companies, who are responding by increasing their delivery and returns charges. Is this just the anticipated market correction …
Major Vietnamese shoe maker PouYuen Vietnam, which makes sports shoes for the likes of Nike and Adidas, is to cut thousands of jobs again as the company receives far fewer orders. So reports Vietnamese media. …
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For Famille Michaud, a French specialist in natural sweeteners, forecasting in Excel was becoming increasingly problematic. The company could not adequately anticipate future demand and was losing sales. Supply Chain Manager Jean-Baptiste Duguié started looking …
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