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transportation management

Trends

Transportation management gives companies a competitive edge

There is a clear link between the value companies place on transportation management strategies, tactics and technologies, and the financial success and growth of those companies. That is the main conclusion from new research by …

women at the top in supply chain

Trends

More women at the top in supply chain

A growing number of women are in supply chain leadership roles at the highest level (C-level). This year the figure stands at 19%, up from 15% last year. However, women currently account for 21% of …

Homerr and Metapack

Sustainability, Trends

Homerr and Metapack partner up to make e-commerce more sustainable

Parcel service Homerr has integrated Metapack’s Delivery Manager Platform, allowing retailers to offer consumers a more sustainable method of receiving and returning parcels. This partnership also gives consumers more control and certainty over the delivery …

supply chain technology

Trends

Millions spent on supply chain technology fail to deliver

Companies are spending millions of euros on new technologies, but are seeing little to no improvement in their supply chain performance in return. During a recent Webinar Wednesday, Peter Schram from Breakthrough Advisory suggested that …

Shoeby

Software, Trends

Shoeby pursues flexible shipping strategy

Retailer Shoeby is collaborating with shipping platform Sendcloud to take the consumer delivery experience to the next level. An exclusive partnership between Divide, an omnichannel e-commerce platform for retail organizations, and Sendcloud will make it …

David Boulanger, Arla Foods

Exclusively in magazine, Trends

David Boulanger, Arla Foods: “As a cooperative we can make bold moves much faster”

David Boulanger joined European dairy cooperative Arla Foods in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Just when COVID-19 appeared to be behind us, war broke out in Ukraine. And prior to that there were Brexit …

digital planning

Planning, Trends

The digital planning gap between vision and reality

Thou shalt… define a clear goal and make choices Digital planning is high on the agenda of chief supply chain officers (CSCOs), but many companies struggle to fulfil the potential of their initiatives. The degree of …

transport

inNOWvate, Reports, Sustainability, Trends

More sustainable transport starts with measuring carbon emissions and using biofuel

Every supply chain manager knows that one of the most obvious ways to reduce carbon emissions in the supply chain is through transport. However, few take action because it’s regarded as a lot of hassle, …

supply chain planning

inNOWvate, Planning, Reports, Software, Trends

Speed is a crucial factor in supply chain planning

Today’s numerous supply chain disruptions are forcing companies to re-evaluate their sales & operations planning (S&OP) or integrated business planning (IBP) processes. How effective are they at helping to solve the current challenges? Suppliers of …

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