Contents Supply Chain Movement 29 – 2018 Q2 Date of appearance: May 25th, 2018 6 | News & Background 8 | Snapshots 10 | IT Subway Map 2018 12 | Profile Sabine Simeon-Aissaoui, Schindler Group: “Avoid making a transformation sound too …
“It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning.”Henry Ford (30 July 1863 …
The increasing fragmentation of today’s markets implies that supply chains need to handle very different products and serve customers with different needs.Nevertheless, a lot of companies still work based on the ‘one-size-fits-all’ principle. In reality, …
“Trade has been a cornerstone of our growth and global development. But we will not be able to sustain this growth if it favours the few and not the many.”Barack Obama (born 4 August 1961) …
Delivery reliability plays a key role in improving customer service. In the context of containerized cargo, demurrage and detention are two crucial cost items that can become a huge problem for customers if they do …
“In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.”This quote is attributed to Sun Wu or, as he is best known in the Western world, Sun Tzu (an honorific which means ‘Master Sun’). He was …
Bill Gates once said: “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” William (‘Bill’) Henry Gates III (born 28 October 1955) is an American entrepreneur best known as the principal founder of Microsoft Corporation, …
Founded in Oslo (Norway) in 2012, Xeneta has grown into a leading data source for shippers worldwide, enabling them to compare container shipping rates against market averages and market highs and lows.The company provides …
Bergzeit, a German online retailer of outdoor and mountaineering equipment attracting over 1.5 million visitors per month to its online shop, has opened a newly constructed central warehouse in Otterfing, Bavaria, Germany. The warehouse complex …
UK-based retailer Marks and Spencer (M&S) has selected supply chain technology company Zetes to help transform visibility and fulfilment across its fresh food supply chain. Thanks to the ZetesOlympus supply chain visibility platform, the retailer …
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