Trends

Trends

Philips

Trends

Philips to transfer UK production activities to the Netherlands

Philips is planning to close its factory in the English village of Glemsford in 2020. Much of the production will be transferred to Drachten in the north of the Netherlands, where the company already has …

L'Oréal

Trends

L’Oréal plans to deploy inventory-taking drone

In the logistics hub of Cosmétique Active International (CAI), a division of L’Oréal Group, some of the annual stock-taking activities will soon be performed by an unmanned aerial vehicle (‘drone’) following CAI’s implementation of Hardis …

last-mile delivery

Content, Reports, Trends

Grocery retailers need to optimize last-mile delivery

Today’s consumer products firms and retailers in the food and grocery segment need to optimize their last-mile delivery processes in order to catch up with consumer demand while also mitigating associated profitability risks. That is …

cross-Channel ferry routes

Trends

New cross-Channel ferry routes to be added in case of no-deal Brexit

With little over two months to go until the official Brexit deadline, the UK government is preparing for the ‘worst-case’ scenario by awarding three new ferry contracts worth over GBP100 million. The extra freight capacity …

Chainstack

Trends, Visibility

Supply chain start-up in the spotlight: Chainstack

Chainstack was founded in Singapore in 2017 by Eugene Aseev and Laurent Dedenis (pictured) to address the challenges of enterprise blockchain adoption and integration. The start-up’s mission is to remove the technical and business barriers …

mining and metals supply chain

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Blockchain solution for global mining and metals supply chain

On 16 January, IBM announced it is working on a project in partnership with MineHub Technologies, a Canadian technology company specialized in the mining and metals industry, to build a blockchain-based platform for that sector. …

supply chain capabilities

Content, Reports, Trends, Visibility

Retailers’ digital supply chain capabilities are underprepared for core challenges

Board members (‘C-suite executives’) of retail companies are struggling to tackle core digital transformation challenges due to a lack of supply chain visibility and reliable data, according to a recent report. A survey has revealed …

Global Trade Network

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Transparency in the Global Trade Network

BluJay’s Global Trade Network (GTN) streamlines processes, creates new opportunities and improves the performance of companies, adapted in line with their unique supply chain requirements. Connecting all supply chain partners to the network increases transparency. …

control tower

Software, Trends, Visibility

Cloud-based control tower

Tesisquare Platform 6.0 has been enriched with a Tesi Control Tower. This cloud-based platform facilitates communication and integration between manufacturers, logistics service providers, carriers and customers, resulting in an online data-sharing community. The software manages …

end-to-end supply chain visibility

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Framework for end-to-end supply chain visibility

Rapid changes in demand and growing suppliers’ risks have made end-to-end supply chain visibility crucial for companies nowadays. To gain a clearer understanding of this concept, it is necessary to distinguish between strategic, tactical and …

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