Road transport capacity fell sharply by 16.4% from November to December 2020, taking the European spot market availability index to 85.9 points. There was also significantly less capacity available on the market than a year …
A study is underway to explore the feasibility of a hyperloop network for freight in the Netherlands. A pilot route in the Randstad conurbation is intended to mark the first step towards a pan-European emission-free …
Software, Sustainability, Trends
The supply chains in 40% of multinational corporations were unable to cope with the crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic. This has dramatically changed attitudes to risk, according to a report titled ‘Real-time Intelligence and …
Demand volatility increases the payback period (ROI) of warehouse automation and decreases the service level, according to supply chain consultancy 4flow based on its recent in-depth study of warehouse automation and volatile demand. In their study …
The logistics real estate market in Europe has not suffered as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. Last year, take-up of logistics real estate is estimated to have been 23.6 million square metres, which is …
Sustainability, Trends, Visibility
A notably large proportion of the supply chain start-ups in Europe use blockchain technology. Among other things, blockchain makes it possible to digitize documents and securely and reliably share sensitive data with supply chain partners. …
Companies are accelerating their supply chain optimization efforts and are using new technologies to integrally plan and manage their end-to-end supply chains. Both SKF and Medtronic have set up a digital twin of their supply …
Supply Chain Media organized a webinar about blockchain in supply chain. Blockchain holds great promise, especially for supply chains. This technology could result in faster, more transparent and more efficient supply chains that are possibly fairer …
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