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inNOWvate

inNOWvate, Reports, Trends

International keynote speakers to discuss digitalization at inNOWvate

What is the best approach to innovation in the current era of digitalization? A number of high-profile keynote speakers from across Europe, including Professor Carlos Cordon (pictured) from IMD Business School, will be providing clear …

plastic waste

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Multinationals join forces against plastic waste

A group of 28 multinationals have agreed to work together to reduce the amount of plastic waste in the environment over the next five years. The Alliance to End Plastic Waste includes big names in …

doks. innovation

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Supply chain start-up in spotlight: doks. innovation

The German start-up called doks. innovation GmbH was co-founded in Dortmund in 2017 by Benjamin Federmann (CEO), Quang Hien Mike Becker (Senior Software Developer), Martin Fiedler (Senior Software Developer) and Martin Lang (Senior Engineer), some …

MediaMarkt

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MediaMarkt optimizes distribution with new DC in the Netherlands

Consumer electronics retailer MediaMarkt is adding a new 70,000 m2 distribution centre (DC) in Etten-Leur, the Netherlands. This new, state-of-the-art warehouse is aimed at centrally organizing and hence significantly improving the replenishment and distribution activities for …

Philips

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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

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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

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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. …

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