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Driving sustainability and social responsibility in supply chainsAug 28, 2020
Sustainability and social responsibility must take a front seat to adapt to a changing world
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Maersk sees Q2 profits bump and launches Maersk FlowAug 26, 2020
Company triples net profit as it reaps rewards from diversified business lines and streamlining capacity
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Dissent grows over EU Mobility PackageAug 21, 2020
Growing list of countries considering legal action
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WTO trade barometer at rock bottomAug 20, 2020
Historic lows have been recorded by the WTO’s trade barometer, but it seems we have now hit the floor, with trade stabilising and beginning to recover
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Supply chain leaders discuss keeping up with demand in disrupted timesAug 19, 2020
Supply chain leaders discuss how demand has shifted drastically all whilst trying to operate on entirely new playing field in 2020
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Five predictions for a post-COVID worldAug 11, 2020
A new paper from Bastian consulting predicts that supply chains are going to become more diversified and focused on producing closer to markets through using tech to lower costs
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Kearney reports post-COVID supply chains are battered but not brokenJul 22, 2020
Global supply chains will need to find entirely new levels of resilience in the face of the new normal imposed by COVID-related measures, according to a new report published by Kearney
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COVID-19 slows down robotics and automation in German marketJul 20, 2020
Industry body VDMA forecasts a drop in robotics and automation sales of at least 20% in 2020.
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Who can you trust?Jul 17, 2020
Digital identities promise to help with the age-old issue of trust in diffuse supply chains says World Economic Forum
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China-Europe rail freight up 47%Jul 16, 2020
Multi-modal transport has been sought-after in the wake of COVID-19, leading to a boom in intercontinental rail traffic
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Real-time data and AI vital to development of digital supply chainsJul 13, 2020
Improvements in data gathering and analysis will lead to improvements in understanding and forecasting product demand
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E-commerce strategy critical to success post-COVID finds new reportJul 9, 2020
Capitalising on e-commerce growth will be critical for many companies after the pandemic according to an industry survey, but many are struggling to understand underlying demand patterns
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97% of supply chains disrupted as a result of COVID-19Jul 6, 2020
Organisations looking at building resilience in response to widespread disruption
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Technology investment accelerates in supply chains says new reportJul 1, 2020
Just under half of logistics companies have accelerated their technology roadmap and 57% of LSPs are increasing tech spend
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Shift to online continues but companies struggling to meet demandJun 25, 2020
74% of US consumers shopping more online but 87% finding items out of stock
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Smart manufacturing processes still in infancy finds reportJun 16, 2020
Three quarters of manufacturers surveyed said they had not fully implemented a smart manufacturing initiative
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Only 21% of execs felt ready for a major disruptive event pre-COVIDJun 15, 2020
EY survey finds that executive teams did not feel adequately prepared for a major crisis, the consequences of which are playing out now
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Health experts believe healthcare supply chain is fragile and in need of reformJun 8, 2020
Over 100 experts questioned in a report see vulnerabilities in supply chains supporting healthcare, particularly the production and availability of drugs and medical devices
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Prologis predicts COVID-19 will act as spur to warehousing sectorJun 4, 2020
Pandemic expected to boost e-commerce and inventory holdings, pushing up demand for logistics space
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Eft by Reuters Events in conversation with Nabil Malouli, VP Global eCommerce, DHLJun 4, 2020
We discuss the trends shaping e-commerce, changing consumer expectations and the keys to online order success
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52% of manufacturing executives reconfigure supply chains in the face of Covid-19Jun 2, 2020
Supply chains are the greatest priority for global manufacturing leaders with the pandemic likely to lead to major long-term changes
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Shared strategies, route optimisation and contract protection important to risk mitigationMay 28, 2020
Supply chain companies need to be flexible in agreements and planning says SpendEdge
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Lockdowns put e-commerce on steroids finds reportMay 27, 2020
Lockdown pushes US consumers online to buy their groceries at a far faster rate than previous projections
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US consumers turn to online delivery with big growth in curbside deliveryMay 26, 2020
Survey finds home delivery is being supercharged by the COVID-19 crisis but companies struggling to maintain enough inventory
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Autonomous logistic services market is predicted to grow 41.7% per year over next decadeMay 20, 2020
Increasing acceptance of autonomous vehicles is opening up opportunities to sell additional mobility services, with autonomous logistics one of the big winners