Sustainability, Trends

Adidas adopts new supply chain transparency solution

TrusTrace, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company with a platform for product traceability and supply chain transparency within fashion and retail, has introduced TrusTrace Certified Material Compliance. This one-stop solution enables near real-time traceability at the material …

panic buying

Trends

Panic buying will worsen supply chain disruption from the war in Ukraine

Responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by overstocking and double-ordering supplies risks creating unnecessary disruption, says Professor Carlos Cordon. By Carlos Cordon From discussions I’ve had with supply chain managers over the past week, it is clear there …

AIMMS leaderboard checklist Network Design Tooling 18032024
Akuret

Trends

Supply chain start-up in the spotlight: Akuret

Akuret provides cloud-based software that helps retailers to achieve and maintain accurate inventory data and high on-shelf availability. ​The start-up was founded in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2019 by former Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) colleagues …

Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)

Planning, Software, Trends

Sales & Operations Planning: just jump in at the deep end

Despite significant efforts, sales and operations remain two completely different worlds within many companies. How can we bring them closer together? Richard Evans from Slimstock advocated a practical approach during a recent Webinar Wednesday. Instead …

Leaderboard WW TMS 3 april
Project44

Software, Trends

Project44’s Yard Solutions supports smart loading and unloading

Supply chain visibility platform Project44 has launched Yard Solutions, a comprehensive set of dock, yard and asset capabilities. Yard Solutions consists of three components: Slot Booking, Yard Visibility and Yard Management. Unlike traditional yard solutions …

Lego

Trends

Thomas Geurts needs 10,000 votes for his Lego warehouse

There is a chance that Lego might start producing a warehouse based on a Dutch design by Thomas Geurts, Customs Admin at logistics provider Arvato Supply Chain Solutions. For a chance of actually getting his …

SCM Consulting SWM leaderboard 15 maart 2024
car industry

Trends

War in Ukraine deals a new blow to the German car industry

These are tough times for the German automotive industry. First the coronavirus pandemic caused a severe dent in car sales, then there was a shortage of microchips, and now the war in Ukraine is causing …

women

Trends

Pandemic leads to higher productivity, but also more stress among women

In the workplace, do women have the same opportunities as men? And how did men and women feel about working from home during the pandemic? On the day after International Women’s Day, Boom! – an …

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