Trends

Trends

supply chain

Trends

Supply chains aren’t broken, it’s more a question of demand

Mainstream news reports are full of claims that supply chains are broken, citing widespread product shortages, overflowing ports and spiking freight costs. But perhaps there is another way to understand what is happening: supply chains …

Recording

Trends, Webinar Recording

Recording webinar ‘Conquering the aftermarket with superior logistics’

Conquering the aftermarket with superior logistics. Boost your sales results via Supply Chain Planning. Be inspired by Hesselberg Group. Learn how a leading distributor of construction machinery and trucks, founded in 1897, realized a 34% sales …

Trend vision Tesisquare afbeelding

Trends, Visibility

Trend vision Tesisquare: Whirlpool on track to achieve global supply chain visibility

Visibility is one of the biggest supply chain challenges faced by organizations, especially when they are working with numerous external suppliers in a wildly fluctuating market like consumer electronics. One such manufacturer is Whirlpool, which …

sustainability

Sustainability, Trends

Feasibility of many companies’ sustainability ambitions is questionable

Despite the fact that countless companies have pledged to become more sustainable, few of them appear to be in a hurry to do so, according to research by project developer and climate solutions provider South …

relationships

Trends

Supplier relationships can make or break the supply chain

The current supply chain crisis has further underlined the importance of good relationships with suppliers – on a personal level as well as a professional level. “The stronger the relationships are, the more resilient the …

Forto

Sustainability, Trends

CO2e emissions are offset for 50% of Forto’s ocean freight volumes

In the third quarter of 2021, 50% of Forto’s total ocean freight volume was shipped with a CO2e emissions offset. In the same period, 65% of customers chose to offset the emissions generated by their …

Wuunder

Trends

Wuunder opens City Fulfilment Centres to speed up parcel deliveries

In late September, transport management service Wuunder announced that it is opening City Fulfilment Centres: local warehouses that deliver online orders to customers within one to four hours. According to Wuunder, which provides e-fulfilment support …

innovation drivers

Trends

Supply chain trends: look at your innovation drivers

From blockchain to robotic process automation and from 3D printing to machine learning – which trends should you focus on to advance your supply chain? The advice of Martijn Lofvers, Chief Trend Watcher at Supply …

Tesla

Trends

Tesla delivers record-breaking number of cars

Tesla delivered a record-breaking 237,823 cars in the third quarter of 2021. This achievement is particularly impressive in view of the global chip shortage and the fact that the car manufacturer is still not able …

Darrell Rigby - Bain & Company

Trends

Supply chain in the scrum applying agile methods

Consultants from Bain & Company have published a book showing how the agile methodology can be applied to manage not just the IT department, but also the entire company – including supply chain. According to …

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