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legislation

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Legislation forces companies to dive into their supply chains

European legislation such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) is forcing companies to work on sustainability. Many efforts focus on mapping Scope 3 emissions. Calculating or …

Magne Setnes

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Magne Setnes, Heineken: “We now do more cross-border shipments to counter disruptions”

Magne Setnes joined Dutch brewery giant Heineken 25 years ago. He just completed a PhD in artificial intelligence, long before most of us had heard of it. His task was to collect and analyze data …

cargo theft

Trends

Strong rise in cargo theft

Cargo theft is increasing rapidly. A new case of truckload theft is now reported almost daily, whereas there were only a few cases per month up until recently. Consequently, transport insurers are increasingly deciding to …

Trend Vision Argon & Co

Trend visions, Trends

Trend Vision Argon & Co: Protecting transformations against idea overkill

Under pressure from the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the need for more sustainability and circularity, food & beverage companies must undergo radical transformations. But only 25 to 40% of these transformations are successful. …

upply chain network design

Trends

Supply chain network design requires more than just a smart tool

The need to evaluate supply chain design is increasing due to geopolitical conflicts, rising trade tariffs and climate change. But how should it be done? What competences do you need? And what are the prerequisites …

sustainability

Blogs, Sustainability, Trends

Difficult choices about sustainability

In the past year, the European Union (EU) has adopted various sustainability directives, such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), …

work-life balance

Trends

Three quarters of logistics professionals are satisfied with work-life balance

An impressive three quarters (75%) of logistics professionals are satisfied with their current work-life balance. This is according to Protime’s survey of over 200 professionals in the logistics sector. Although a significant proportion of those …

crippling decision-making

Blogs, Software, Trends

Focus on process design

With the wave of consolidation among vendors of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and planning software, many supply chain improvement projects have now become more like software implementations. Central to this is that operational and …

Recording

Trends, Webinar Recording

Recording webinar ‘Starting Supply Chain Network Design’

Join AIMMS for an insightful webinar and learn what it takes to implement advanced supply chain network design technology and when to expect results. This session will cover key topics, including: • Supply chain network design …

WMS

Software, Trends

Companies want a flexible WMS from a problem-solving vendor

During Webinar Wednesday on 18 September, the five participating vendors of Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) agreed on one thing: the differences between their systems are small. Each WMS has all the functionality that is indispensable …