river of demand

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Riding the wild river of demand

The value of external data as input for supply chain planning has been a topic of discussion for some time, but there is now growing evidence that outside-in planning has become a must. Without external …

Recording

Trends, Visibility, Webinar Recording

Recording webinar ‘Inventory management across remote and dispersed locations’

A compelling webinar with Josh Fraughton, Vice President at R7 Supply, as he discusses his ground-breaking spare parts management strategy and approach to digitizing assets in a difficult context with wide-spread, fragmented renewable energy asset …

Checklist for S&OP Software

Checklist, Trends

Checklist for S&OP Software

When it comes to supply chain IT investments, sales & operations planning (S&OP) software has consistently scored highest for several years. One major pitfall when selecting S&OP software is becoming blinded by its functionality. The …

How to measure and strengthen sustainability all along the supply chain

Sustainability, Trends

How to measure and strengthen sustainability all along the supply chain

To properly address supply-chain risk, multinationals should be doing due diligence on every supplier and cascading action down through the value chain.  By Carlos Cordon  As multinational corporations try to cut their carbon emissions and tackle other social ills, they are coming …

ChatGPT

Trends

GPT-4 is set to radically change supply chain network design

The advent of ChatGPT will radically change the nature of supply chain professionals’ work. That became evident during Supply Chain Media’s webinar in collaboration with AIMMS, during which the supply chain network design specialist showed …

container shipping

Trends

Decline in container shipping poses threat to safety and vital investments

The falling freight rates in container shipping pose a threat to future investments and could affect maintenance levels and risk management budgets, according to insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) in its Safety …

DHL

Sustainability, Trends

Digital twin helps DHL to reduce transport flows

DHL customers flew to Valencia from around the world to spend two days immersed in the topic of sustainability. The company revealed impressive figures on its investments into ‘greening’ all its transportation operations. However, this …

Cargors

Sustainability, Trends

Supply chain start-up in the spotlight: Cargors

Cargors was emerged from the frustration of Najeeb Qazizada and Tim Bosman by the fragmentation and lack of automation in the traditional world of logistics, which they felt only worked to the advantage of brokers. …

Unilever

Trends

Unilever shifts focus to African suppliers as currency market pressures intensify

Amidst pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions, rising costs and increasing currency volatility, Unilever is shifting its focus to African suppliers. By sourcing more locally, the multinational hopes to improve the self-sufficiency of its operations on the …

anthill

Blogs, Trends

Strategic trends

Many companies around the world are currently in the midst of a strategic repositioning. The choices they make will determine whether they survive the coming decade of innovations, uncertainties and changes, or will be obliterated …