Agile supply chain is crucial for Rituals
Rituals’ sales revenue is growing at between 30 and 40% a year. For the home and body cosmetics retailer to be able to manage that growth successfully, its supply chain needs to be very agile. …
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Fast recovery for Chinese supply chains
The majority of Chinese manufacturers, retailers, e-tailers and logistics service providers are succeeding in getting back on track now that the country has passed the peak of the coronavirus outbreak. Two-thirds of them are already …
Temporary company closures are not without risks
Many businesses have had to shut down temporarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the risk consultants at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), however, some risks still remain, even when operations are halted …
Two free truck monitoring solutions for use during coronavirus crisis
During the coronavirus crisis, supply chain visibility is extremely important for all links in the chain. Truck monitoring can play a valuable role in transparency, which is why the German start-up Synfioo is offering a …
Amazon finally makes its move in the grocery industry
I’ve written and spoken a lot about Amazon over the past five years, deep diving into their strategies, their culture and their mindset in order to understand why they are so successful. I have built …
Transporeon provides free access to information about European freight transport
Transporeon is providing free-of-charge access to information about the latest developments in the European road transport market – including transport prices and freight capacity – for decision-makers in logistics, business and public administration. The company …
Interactive overview of software vendors and their solutions
Supply Chain Media has launched ITsubwaymap.com, a new website in support of its popular IT Subway Map. The interactive and freely accessible online version has been live since January. The new website enables online visitors …
The analytics engine called Supply Chain Inspector
Dimanex, a Dutch start-up based in Utrecht that makes 3D printing easy for supply chain teams, launched Supply Chain Inspector in mid-November 2019. It is an analytics tool that makes use of semantic search and …
Supply chain academies close the gap between theory and practice
If they are to withstand the major challenges of our times, companies need to continue to evolve. That means having access to the right talent, but how can they develop that? A growing number of …
Innovate or die
Over the past decades, innovation has become a buzzword that seems to appear at least once in any article that’s more than a hundred words long. The term ‘innovate or die’ is often used to …
