Trends

Trends

shipping

Sustainability, Trends

New initiatives to speed up sustainability in shipping

A number of initiatives within both inland shipping and maritime shipping are currently aimed at rapidly making this mode of transport more sustainable. For example, Heineken has recently launched the first inland shipping vessel to …

retailers

Reports, Trends, Visibility

Retail takes proactive approach to Internet of Things

More and more retailers are using new technologies to transform their businesses in order to remain relevant in today’s on-demand economy. The results of Zebra Technologies’ second Intelligent Enterprise Index show that retail organizations are …

Bumble Bee

Software, Trends, Visibility

Bumble Bee Foods uses blockchain to improve transparency of tuna production chain

North American food company Bumble Bee Foods is improving the transparency of the yellowfin-tuna production chain with the help of SAP Cloud Platform Blockchain. The company is using the SAP technology to give consumers greater …

Shipit.to

Software, Trends, Visibility

Supply chain start-up in the spotlight: Shipit.to

Shipit.to is a digital logistics platform using Internet of Things (IoT) and machine learning to analyse supply chain needs, predict risks and aid in the decision-making process to avoid those risks. It offers an affordable …

Sami Naffakh

Trends

Sami Naffakh, Arla: “Key tool is a line centric organisation with focus on shop floor”

Sami Naffakh joined Arla Foods in January 2018 at a critical moment for the dairy cooperative. With 25% of its business in the UK, and a portfolio affected by a disrupted dairy market, the organisation …

consultancy firms

Trends

Consultancy firms as breeding ground for innovation

Nowadays, a consulting project doesn’t end with the delivery of a report. Companies want concrete solutions that are based on their own data – solutions that will actually have an impact. This means that even …

Trends, Visibility

Is blockchain all hype? IMD professors discuss

Finance professor Arturo Bris and supply chain professor Carlos Cordon (pictured left), both from IMD Business School in Lausanne, discuss blockchain. Arturo Bris: “Have you ever watched footage from the early 1980s of people trying to …

Adidas

Trends

Supply chain shortages negatively impact sales growth for Adidas

Adidas is experiencing a strong increase in demand for mid-priced apparel, but will not be able to cope with that demand in full due to supply chain shortages. Consequently, growth is expected to be negatively …

ConnAct

Trends

Supply chain start-up in the spotlight: ConnAct

Munich-based start-up ConnAct provides a solution for efficient cross-enterprise and cross-organizational collaboration. The solution stems from the founders’ strong belief that most industries and sectors are at a breaking point when it comes to digitalization …

Cargill

Sustainability, Trends

Cargill launches Sustainability Hub for supply chains

Cargill is setting up a Sustainability Hub to boost its sustainability-related activities. With initiatives including the launch of a South American sustainable soy policy, a commitment to human rights and an updated forestry policy, the …

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