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Supply Chain Movement issue 33 – From S&OP to IBP

Contents Supply Chain Movement 33 – 2019 Q2 Date of appearance: May 10th, 2019 6 | News & background The majority of European manufacturers are still only at the early stages of their digital supply chain journey, according …

digichain

inNOWvate, Sustainability, Trends

Carlos Cordon: “Supply chain digitalization has unexpected benefits”

According to Carlos Cordon, a professor at the IMD Business School in Switzerland, innovation can lead to surprising results. “Supply chain digitalization offers lots of benefits, but often not the ones we expected,” stated Cordon, …

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inNOWvate, Sustainability, Trends

Circular IQ wins second European Supply Chain Start-up Contest

The Dutch start-up Circular IQ has won the second edition of the European Supply Chain Start-up Contest during the inNOWvate Supply Chain Event which was held in Amersfoort, the Netherlands on 22 May 2019. This …

start-up contest 2019

inNOWvate, Trends

The 5 finalists in the 2nd European Supply Chain Start-up Contest 2019

From a total of more than 20 entries from across the continent, the five finalists for the second edition of the European Supply Chain Start-up Contest have now been selected. These companies are still in …

E2open

Trends, Visibility

E2open to acquire Amber Road

E2open – a provider of cloud-based networked supply chain solutions – is set to acquire Amber Road, a leading player in cloud-based global trade management software, trade content and training. The combination of E2open and …

Whirlpool

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Whirlpool opens SSC for supply chain

Whirlpool EMEA has opened a new shared service centre (SSC) for supply chain in Poland. The establishment of the new facility, which is located in Łódź, Poland’s third-largest city, follows detailed analysis of the appliance manufacturer’s …

blockchain fatigue

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Gartner warns of ‘blockchain fatigue’ in supply chain

Although blockchain remains a popular topic, leading companies are not yet managing to find suitable use cases according to research and consulting firm Gartner. Therefore, the firm predicts that 90% of the supply chain initiatives …

Pro Alliance

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Supply chain scale-up in the spotlight: Pro Alliance

The Belgian firm Pro Alliance is a collaboration hub designed especially for supply chains, where conversations happen, data is shared and decisions are made. It stems from the idea that siloed supply chains are static …

e-CMR

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First cross-border use of e-CMR

In a pilot project in February and March of this year, TransFollow’s e-CMR digital consignment note has been used in practice for the first time on the route between the United Kingdom, France and the …

Burberry

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Burberry shelves plans for large British factory

Burberry has abandoned its plans to set up a large manufacturing plant in Leeds. The new factory was a major part of the fashion house’s strategy to make all its trench coats at a single …

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