logistics

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Disruptions force manufacturers to rethink logistics outsourcing

Supply chain disruptions are forcing logistics service providers and carriers to make strategic choices. The most striking development is that ocean freight carriers are branching out into other areas of logistics. These and other changes …

battlefield

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When supply chain becomes a battlefield

Many of the challenges businesses are currently facing – shortages, volatile demand, inflation, sanctions and supply chain disruption – are also characteristics of a wartime economy. According to Roberto Crippa, Supply Chain Director at IWT …

S&OP Selection Day

Planning, S&OP Selection Day, Software, Trends

S&OP Selection Day debunks persistent myths

The fact that Sales & Operations Planning, or S&OP for short, is more popular than ever was underlined during Supply Chain Media’s S&OP Selection Day which took place in November. The venue in Utrecht was …

Visual Roadmap for decarbonizing your supply chain

Road Map, Sustainability, Trends

Roadmap for decarbonizing your supply chain

According to consulting firm McKinsey, active supply-chain decarbonization is becoming a licence to operate for businesses. But companies aiming for responsible sourcing are hindered by fragmented data pipelines. The task of evaluating millions of suppliers …

fashion industry

Sustainability, Trends

Fashion industry failing to reduce carbon emissions

The fashion industry continues to fall short of its 2030 carbon reduction goals. Data from Stand.earth’s 2022 Fashion Supply Chain Emissions Report shows that the sector’s CO2 emissions increased last year, despite pledges to reduce …

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Supply Chain Movement 47 | Resilience & Systems

The main theme of the Q4, 2022 issue of quarterly Supply Chain Movement is Resilience & Systems. Read this issue for free here.  Publication Date: December 2, 2022 10 | Profile Eline Oudenbroek In 1994, the founder of …

Checklist, Trends

Checklist for warehouse robotization

Last year, there were a record-breaking 490,000 vacancies in the warehousing and transportation sector, according to The Washington Post, and that number continues to rise. On the other hand, there are reports that robotics and …

supply chain maturity

Trends

Dutch companies achieve critical supply chain maturity breakthrough

After years of slow growth, the supply chain maturity of Dutch companies has now broken through a critical barrier. Internal collaboration has become a reality, and collaboration with external chain partners is making serious progress. …

Scania

Trends, Visibility

Scania explores tracking & tracing for incoming goods

Truck manufacturer Scania Group plans to start tracking & tracing incoming goods and is currently testing a solution by InnoTractor. This Dutch start-up is using Internet of Things (IoT) technology to help Scania gain insight …

robotization and AI

Trends

Only 40% of companies see logistics value of robotization and AI

Just 40% of the manufacturing, wholesale, large-scale retail and transport & logistics companies who see room for improvement in their logistics processes believe that robotization and artificial intelligence (AI) can add value. These findings come …