Garvis

Planning, Trends

Garvis integrates ChatGPT into its planning tool

An enthusiastic audience of more than 600 supply chain professionals from around the world discovered that ChatGPT is much more than an amusing and somewhat unreliable plaything during Webinar Wednesday on 12 April. Coffee producer …

unintended side effects

Blogs, Trends

The growing battle for space in logistics

The Dutch province of North Brabant recently decided to temporarily suspend the construction of new large-scale distribution centres in most of its locations, and dozens of counties have imposed similar moratoriums in the USA. In …

‘Dining in the dark’ of supply chain risks

Trends, Visibility

‘Dining in the dark’ of supply chain risks

I’ve always wanted to try the ‘dining in the dark’ concept, so when I saw an advertisement for a pop-up ‘dining in the dark’ event in my hometown I jumped at the chance to make …

Q8Oils

Exclusively in magazine, Planning, Trends

Q8Oils: ‘A plug & play solution without a long selection process’

Lubricants producer Q8Oils was hard hit by disruptions in the supply chain and volatile customer purchasing behaviour. It had to constantly adjust its production and inventory planning, and suppliers demanded hard forecasts. That was when …

Recording

Trends, Webinar Recording

Recording webinar ‘Industry 4.0 and Blockchain & IoT in Supply Chain’

Companies face five main challenges in establishing and executing digital transformations. One is making the right choices among disruptive technologies. The top three transformative business technologies cited are advanced artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and the …

burnout

Trends

High burnout rate calls for supply chain leadership

Today’s supply chain superheroes are getting tired. Since the pandemic started two and a half years ago, they have been working almost nonstop to keep the world’s supply chains running. But the heavy workload is …

Replan-S&OE-S&OP-Ebook-500sq

Planning, Trends, Whitepaper

eBook: The journey to world-class S&OP and S&OE

S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) and S&OE (Sales & Operations Execution) processes help synchronise decision making across all this complexity to infuse agility and resilience. It gives planners and decision-makers a sense of calm and …

dissatisfied with own supply chain

Trends

Majority of Dutch companies are dissatisfied with own supply chain

Almost all Dutch businesses are dissatisfied with their own supply chain, according to research by SAP. To improve this, most companies are looking for ways to make their supply chain more local. They also want …

Mindmap Involvation - Continuous Learning

Mindmap, Trends

Mindmap for Continuous Supply Chain Learning

Driven by big and global developments and specifically in supply chain management, continuous learning should be seen as a continuous process. Since each individual and organisation is unique, developing and implementing effective learning programs is …

Checklist optimizing the co2 footprint

Checklist, Sustainability, Trends

Checklist: Optimizing the CO2 footprint

In order to limit global warming, CO2 emissions must be substantially reduced by 2030. Since the logistics sector accounts for 24% of the total CO2 footprint, supply chain and logistics professionals have an important responsibility …