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Trend visions, Trends

Trend Vision EyeOn: How to become more flexible?

"Both internally and externally, companies are facing growing uncertainty," says André Vriens, Managing Partner and Senior Consultant at EyeOn. "Consumer demand has become even more volatile, and in addition there is increasing uncertainty in the …

Visual checklist for retail and wholesale stocktaking

Checklist, Trends

Checklist for supply chain accuracy

When you are looking at a complete supply chain that includes product suppliers, third-party carriers, distribution centres, consolidation centres and picking and packing, there is an endless range of challenges to ensuring stock file accuracy. Supply …

Visual Ecosystem for household products

Visibility, Ecosystem, Trends, Visuals

Ecosystem for household products

Due to numerous disruptions and rapidly changing needs, the market has evolved from traditional, largely stable linear supply chains into dynamic global supply chain ecosystems. During the pandemic, the market for household products experienced new …

late online deliveries

Software, Trends

Increase in delays: half of all consumers encounter late online deliveries

The logistics sector is feeling the effects of the labour shortage. The battle to recruit and retain staff has begun, with carriers now offering employment contracts to delivery drivers. Meanwhile, consumers are already experiencing delays. …

Mewa

Sustainability, Trends

Mewa: a pioneer in textile sharing

Mewa, a European producer of workwear and cleaning cloths, has won a string of awards for its commitment to sustainability. In 2021, for example, it received the Italian ‘Best Performer of the Circular Economy’ award …

sustainable deliveries

Sustainability, Trends

Consumers willing to wait longer for sustainable deliveries

Almost half of Dutch consumers (49%) are willing to accept longer delivery times from sustainable online retailers and, above all, for sustainable delivery options, according to research by Descartes Systems Group. Moreover, 49% are happy …

Amazon

Trends

Amazon to acquire robot builder Cloostermans

Amazon is acquiring the Belgian firm Cloostermans, a builder of mechatronics solutions including logistics robots, as part of its continued investment in supply chain automation. The e-commerce giant from the US has been using Cloostermans’ …

Picnic

Sustainability, Trends

Picnic halts deliveries of frozen products due to lack of dry ice

Online supermarket Picnic has temporarily stopped delivering frozen products. This is due to a shortage of dry ice which is used to keep the frozen products cool during transport to customers. The high gas prices …

Recording

Trends, Webinar Recording

Recording webinar ‘How to balance inventory in an uncertain world?’

The principles of supply chain success remain unchanged: the right stock, in the right place at the right time. But achieving this utopia has never been more challenging or costly. As businesses look ahead towards the end …

disruptions

Trends

Focus on the consequences of disruptions, not the causes

There’s little point in simply making a list of all the incidents that could disrupt the supply chain. There should be more focus on the impact of those incidents rather than on the incidents themselves. …

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