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Is fulfilment still a FMCG core competency?

Why some companies are outsourcing delivery and what that says about the future Over the past several years, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies have looked more and more to third party logistics providers (3PLs) to …

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Blockchain

Talk of the Blockchain is everywhere. According to Gartner, Blockchain is currently at the peak of the emerging technology Hype Cycle, generating headlines declaring it to be ‘as big as the Internet’ - all for …

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The India supply chain revolution

ADJUSTING TO A NEW TAX REGIME India is on the cusp of a supply chain transformation that may end up being nothing short of a major game changer. At IMD, we often discuss the distribution footprint …

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Blockchain unleashed

What impact could blockchain have on supply chains? In my opinion, a very big one. In principle, this encryption technology that enables data to be shared securely has the power to finally solve two major, …

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Innovation strategy

Logistics service providers should innovate more,’ is a commonly heard complaint by shippers. This innovation-related discrepancy reared its head once again following an international study by Supply Chain Digest published earlier this year. 69 percent …

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Small Data Analytics

Nowadays, big data is a ubiquitous topic in the business media; everywhere you look, the financial newspapers and magazines are filled with articles telling you how big data can be transformed into valuable insights. Over …

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Has China lost its relevance as a production location?

China’s position as a production location is currently a hot topic amongst global thought leaders in supply chain. The general price level of products made in China is rising rapidly, and it has been claimed …

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Project supply chains – a different world

The overlooked supply chain model Companies are increasingly investing in their sales and operation planning (S&OP) process and tools. Gartner, an American technology research and advisory firm, considers demand planning accuracy at the top of the …

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The Rise of the Personal, Automated and Local Value Chain

Ever since the financial crash a decade ago (yes, it’s been that long), investment has increasingly moved from speculation in financial products to supporting the activities of start-ups and entrepreneurs who are hard at work …

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Learn from the Vikings

When the phone rings at my company Plus 7, it’s usually for one of two reasons: either the caller wants to establish a business venture with a Chinese partner and has no idea how or …

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