Recording

Trends, Webinar Recording

Recording webinar ‘Onboarding resilience: Jabil’s game-changing strategy’

What do the 300 of the biggest global brands have in common? They all use Jabil. The electronics manufacturer operates 100 sites across 30 countries and collaborates with over 36,000 suppliers to make components that …

unintended side effects

Trends

Bearing the burden of supply chain finance

As many of you no doubt know, for the past 12 years I have been doing a lot of research into the retail supply chain in developing countries. The poorest three billion to four billion …

Recording

Trends, Webinar Recording

Recording webinar ‘Supply chain network design using location risk analysis’

With many locations in your global network, the risk these might become (temporarily) unavailable is increasing. Factors such as global warming, human conflicts and evolving trade regulations contribute to this risk. As a supply chain …

Mindmap-DCSA-Digital-Shipping-Standards

Mindmap, Trends, Visibility

Mindmap Digital Shipping Standards

The container shipping industry is rapidly evolving, and stakeholders must embrace digitalization to remain competitive. The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) and Supply Chain Movement have collaborated to create a practical and concise mindmap that …

Mission Command

Exclusively in magazine, inNOWvate, Trends

Mission Command improves supply chain agility and resilience

Due to increasing uncertainty and unpredictability, supply chains require a new type of leadership. At Supply Chain Media’s inNOWvate Supply Chain Event, it became apparent that the military is an example of how that leadership …

AI

Trends

AI could widen the gap between big and small companies

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 …

Otrium

Sustainability, Trends

Otrium launches repair programme for returned garments

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 …

S&OP

Software, Trends

Speeding up the S&OP software selection process

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 …

DB Schenker

Software, Trends

DB Schenker injects extra capital into warehouse visualization software

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 …

anthill

Blogs, Trends

It’s the bullwhip, stupid!

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 …