Reasons Why You Should Choose a Cloud-Based Warehouse Management System
There is hardly an aspect of our lives that cloud computing has not managed to touch in some way. Almost all industries are embracing...
Things to Keep in Mind for Robust Warehouse Management
Warehouses are in demand today like never before. The spurt in eCommerce is the primary driver of this uptake. The gargantuan and complex inventory-related...
5 Ways To Control Manufacturing Costs, And Get More Sustainable In The Post Covid-19...
As we make the shift into post Covid-19 manufacturing, many manufacturers who never saw a slowdown in their product demand, such as hand sanitizer...
Everything About Real-Time Inventory and its Importance
Did you know 45% of shoppers are unlikely to shop from companies if a package is delivered late? Put yourself in your customer’s shoes....
The Importance of Logistics for a Business
The ability to optimize the delivery of goods from manufacturer to consumer is the key to a successful business.
Therefore, every entrepreneur (both experienced and...
COVID-19 vaccines to save the world: don’t neglect supply chain challenges
By Gilles Paché
Since the spring of 2020, due to the spread of a new, very virulent coronavirus, the planet has been going through an...
Does the Devil Wear Prada? Lessons in supply chain sustainability from luxury fashion
By Hakan Karaosman, Donna Marshall and Alessandro Brun
Summary
In this article, we present the results of a five-year ongoing research project, with multiple companies in...
Buying Guide: How to Choose the Right Oven for Your Factory
Choosing an industrial oven is a large investment that calls for a detailed criterion. From efficiency to reliability, there is much to consider. Manufacturing...
Rethinking Your Supply Chain During the Pandemic Uncertainty
Until the early part of 2020, many manufacturers were riding the high seas in blissful ignorance of the typhoon that was soon to envelop...
How to Find Reliable Suppliers of Poly Naphthalene Sulfonate?
Poly naphthalene sulfonate is a chloride-free ad mixture that instantly dissolves in water. The compound is widely used in the construction industry, and there...
Sports facilities and equipment: getting the right suppliers
Readily available sports equipment provides a list of physical and psychological benefits to communities. Having good facilities is particularly important for social bonding, especially...
Everything You Need to Know About Warehouse Robotics
In the history of the supply chain, the earliest robots were in manufacturing. The first robot could only move material for at least a...
How to Reduce Your eCommerce Store’s Shipping Costs
The technology that we have nowadays makes it possible for us to order items from eCommerce stores from anywhere we have access to a...
Factors Affecting the Costs of CNC Machine Parts
When looking for custom CNC machine parts, most managers are put off by the awfully high prices of the parts. Even when doing the...
4 Ways Hand-Wrapping Pallets is Hurting Your Profits
Many business owners start out with a conservative approach to production. Based on estimates, they are likely to invest in hand-wrapping pallets rather than...
How Predictive Analytics Are Changing the Maintenance Industry
By Bryan Christiansen
Predictive Analytics are being used all over today, from business intelligence to fraud detection, to even law enforcement. As manufacturing has begun...
Public Hospitals Faced With COVID-19: Lessons From Logistics Management
By Gilles Paché
The coronavirus crisis has highlighted main challenges in supply chain management. The European example shows that public hospitals have made effective logistical...
Let Your Supply Chains Be Sustainable Too: Sound Advice from Luxembourg
In their pursuit of sustainability, organisations’ initial and keenest focus is likely to be on their own operations. Nevertheless the supply chain is an...
Boris Ivanov of GPB Global Resources Weighs in on How COVID-19 Will Affect the...
GPB Global Resources is one of several innovative oil exploration companies that provide cutting-edge technology to areas that do not have the resources to...
How are Seed Producers Impacted by Logistics?
Almost all types of seeds require global movement, this is only made possible if the seed producers set up solid partnerships with global logistics...
Is drop shipping dead? Why more people are shying away.
There are many stories out there, about how people open up an online store and start earning overnight. This is mainly by advertising on...
From Family Business to Global Brand
Raben Group has branches in 13 European countries, employs a total of 10,000 employees, and dispatches over 8,500 trucks on the road each day....
Warehouse Automation – The Ultimate Guide
Nowadays, the role of the warehouses has evolved from its traditional role of just being room to store goods. Automation of the warehouse basically...
Optimising the Supply Chain: The Visible Effect of Elemica’s Digital Supply Network
Interview with Rich Katz, CEO of Elemica
Elemica is the industry leader in business to deliver a digital connection between manufacturers and their suppliers, logistics...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Supply Chain Planning: The Future is Here & Now
By Mark Balte
According to a recent International Data Corporation (IDC) Digital Economy Model, by 2023 over 50% of all worldwide nominal gross domestic product...
2 Man Delivery – How It Can Help Your Product Distribution
Modern customers have higher than ever expectations – this includes delivery options and the quality of the service they receive. Popping a parcel just...
Getting the Right Construction Site Facilities
If you are responsible for organising a construction site, making sure you hire the right facilities for staff or contractors to use is key....
The benefits of using distributed networks for business
With all the rage surrounding blockchain and decentralized networks, it’s easy to get lost and confused. Blame that on the multiple promises around the...
The Procurement Call for Agile, What does it mean?
By Andressa Reis and Hervé Legenvre
Today, Procurement teams need to embrace the agile ways of working in order to work in synch with their...
Lift Tables Facilitate Safe Handling of Awkward Parts
There are many parts on the assembly like that are too heavy or awkward to lift. Without a lifting system, work on the line...
5 Different Types of Business Phone Systems
Every single business has a phone to make and receive calls to run day-to-day. Making a phone call is a simple task, but when...
How Your Business Can Reduce Its Operational Costs
A smart business owner is always looking ahead and considering external factors that can influence their business. Brexit is, of course, the major factor...
The Cayman Islands Registry: the offshore aircraft registry of choice since the 1970s
The Cayman Islands Aircraft Registry (The Registry) is the registry of choice for many owners, financiers, management companies, attorneys and other key decision makers....
Air freight industry 2019: Uses and innovation
Air cargo is an infinitely faster and more convenient method for shipped items and goods than the slower and less reliable sea cargo, but...
How Technology is Changing the Delivery Industry
Over the past decade, the world of logistics has changed almost beyond recognition. And this change has been driven, almost entirely, by the advancement...
Innovation (not) at the core
By Claudio Cisullo
A common mistake in industries faced by severe performance pressure is to turn to well-known innovation tools and strategies. Especially in sectors...
Leveraging Predictive Analysis in Business Intelligence
Back in 2017, the Economist titled one of their articles, “The world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data”. This has been...
Why the Fourth Industrial Revolution Requires More Supply Chain CEOs
By Wolfgang Lehmacher
CEOs need to transform businesses – an imperative which is increasingly relevant in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Apparently, as the supply chain...
Enhancing value through customer centric supply chain
An exclusive interview with Allan Dow, President, Logility
In today’s fast-changing marketplace, Allan Dow, President of Logility, knows all too well that a customer centric...
Amazon, Just a Click Away from Luxury
What are the Implications for Selective Distribution?
By Xavier Derville and Jean-Noël Kapferer
Has the strategy of selective distribution, on which luxury brands depend for survival, evolved in the...
The Reliance on Blockchain Technology Will Increase as Businesses Become Knowledgeable on How to...
Not every company will accept Bitcoin as a potential investment. However, businesses cannot deny the potential of the technology behind the cryptocurrency. Blockchain's tamperproof...
The Real Industry 4.0 Challenge
By Richard Markoff and Ralf Seifert
As the manufacturing industry enters into the fourth industrial revolution or the Industry 4.0, supply chain leaders are challenged...
Safeguarding your Brand through Better Supply Chain Visibility
By Ben Wilde
Better supply chain visibility is what you need to safeguard your brand. Trends ranging from globalisation and social media to rising...
Supply Chain Digitalisation Management Challenge
By Richard Markoff and Ralf seifert
As part of the broader Industry 4.0 trend, the digitalisation of supply chains is happening quickly. Much of the...
The Competitive Advantages of the Digital Economy Require a Digital Mentality
By Michael Gravier, Christopher Roethlein, and John Visich
In today’s rapidly changing business landscape, supply chain leaders are being challenged by the profound effects of...
Is Your Supply Chain Sustainable? Probably Not
By Cory Searcy
A growing number of companies are working to develop sustainable supply chains. A key challenge is to align their supply chain...
Post Global, Going to a “Local-to-Local” Approach. Sometimes.
By Francesco Stefanelli
Today’s companies are global in nature and for many, this translates into a dynamic environment for designing their Supply Chains, in order...
What You Need to Know About Supply Chain Disclosure
By Lucy McCarthy, Paul McGrath, and Donna Marshall
Our study examined twenty multinational companies and their supply chain disclosure decisions. We found a number of...
Mapping and Strategising Across Business Ecosystems
By Hervé Legenvre and Isabelle Herbet
Business ecosystems are the new unit of analysis for strategic thinking; they offer fertile grounds for innovation. This article...
Creating an Omnichannel Supply Chain for Branded Manufacturers: The Untapped Potential for Growth
By Michael Hu and Sunil Chopra
In today’s omnichannel world, the distinction between brands and retailers is of little interest to consumers. They will buy...