Jumbo

Trends

Jumbo and Hema to join forces

Dutch grocery retailer Jumbo and the Hema chain of department stores have signed a memorandum of understanding outlining their intention to join forces in the Netherlands and Belgium. The partnership is aimed at improving the …

BP

Trends

BP launches new on-demand delivery service

BP is launching its own on-demand delivery service in the Netherlands, called BP2you. The first city to go live is Utrecht, initially for a six-month trial period. Customers will be able to order food and …

Leaderboard AIMMS WW 22-04-2024
rice trade

Sustainability, Trends

Blockchain platform for global rice trade

Fujitsu and Rice Exchange (Ricex) have collaborated to launch the first-ever global blockchain-based rice trading platform. It will increase transparency, efficiency and traceability when trading rice, which is the world’s largest agricultural commodity. It will …

Gefco

Trends

Augmented reality app boosts Gefco’s supply chain productivity

Gefco, a market leader in complex supply chain solutions, has developed an innovative augmented reality (AR) app in partnership with ArtiShock. The company’s freight forwarding department will use the new solution – called Gefco Enterprise …

Leaderboard Eurolog 22-28 april 2024
Tesla

Trends

Tesla chooses to build first European factory in Berlin

Berlin has been chosen as the location for Tesla’s first European production plant. The carmaker’s ‘gigafactory’ will be built close to the Berlin Brandenburg airport, which is currently under construction, according to an announcement by …

SendCloud

Software, Trends

Supply chain scale-up in the spotlight: SendCloud

SendCloud was founded in the Dutch city of Eindhoven in 2012. At the time, the three co-founders, Rob van den Heuvel (CEO, pictured), Bas Smeulders (COO) and Sabi Tolou (CCO), were running an online store …

Descartes leaderboard TMS buyers guide 22-4-2024
supply chain dilemmas

Sustainability, Trends

Virtual panel of experts: supply chain dilemmas

Digitalization, globalization and sustainability are forcing companies to make choices. Privacy seems to be at odds with transparency and visibility. Supply Chain Media asked a number of supply chain directors for their reactions to some …

war for talent

Trends

”Becoming a learning organization helps in winning the war for talent”

The war for talent is far from over. How should your business tackle it? How can you ensure that your company continues to attract and retain the right people? Here, Alfons Willemsen and Hans van …

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