DS Smith

Trends, Visibility

Real-time visibility gives DS Smith a tighter grip on paper flows

Packaging producer DS Smith has installed Sixfold’s tool to gain real-time insight into its transport flows. During a recent webinar by Supply Chain Media in collaboration with Sixfold and Transporeon, DS Smith’s Head of Logistics …

WMS

Software, Trends

Omnichannel approach requires a waveless WMS

Rather than being a necessary evil for retailers, the supply chain has now become a key success factor for greater customer satisfaction. According to Consafe Logistics during a recent Supply Chain Media webinar on omnichannel …

Leaderboard WW Descartes UK 4-4-2024
Cisco

Trends

Cisco retains top spot in Supply Chain Top 25

Cisco Systems has once again secured the number-one spot in analyst firm Gartner’s annual Supply Chain Top 25. Colgate-Palmolive is in second place and Johnson & Johnson is listed third. In fourth and fifth position …

autonomous supply chains

inNOWvate, Reports, Trends

Humans are the weakest link in self-driving, autonomous supply chains

The frontrunners in supply chain digitalization are busy creating self-driving supply chains, but the human brain cannot keep up with those developments. That was the conclusion of Sean Culey, author of Transition Point, at this …

Leaderboard Eurolog 15-21 april 2024
Dirk Holbach

inNOWvate, Reports, Sustainability, Trends

Dirk Holbach, Henkel: ‘‘Sustainability is the biggest challenge of the next decade’’

Henkel is one of the frontrunners in supply chain innovation. At this year’s inNOWvate Supply Chain Event on 18 May, Chief Supply Chain Officer Dirk Holbach shared his vision and experiences of innovation: “We’ve moved …

Visual Roadmap for collaboration in transportation management

Road Map, Trends

Roadmap for collaboration in transportation management

When it comes to effective, efficient transportation management, collaboration is key. As transportation networks grow in complexity, so too does the partner network; this increases the risk of leaving some partners disconnected. An ideal transportation …

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Supply network visibility and collaboration are crucial to reduce supply chain risks

Trends, Visibility

Supply network visibility and collaboration are crucial to reduce supply chain risks

Companies are facing an everbroader range of supply chain risks, from natural disasters to cyberattacks, yet many businesses are struggling to formulate a solid strategy in response. It is no longer possible to address all …

Wheel of Five

Trends

The Wheel of Five for Supply Chain Management: Absorb variation with stock and time

To help organizations recognize and effectively deal with good and bad variability, Involvation has developed the Wheel of Five for Supply Chain Management. This is Part 2 in a series of five. Of the five principles …

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