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Opinion
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The need to knowApr 16, 2021
The need to know for the week ending 16th April 2021
Written by: editor
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Predicting supply chain risk just got a whole lot more socialApr 15, 2021
Start-up Prewave wants to turn the tsunami of social and open-source data washing over the globe into meaningful alerts on supply chain risks and resilience
Written by: Alex Hadwick
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The need to knowApr 9, 2021
The need to know for the week ending 9th April 2021
Written by: Sophie Mitchell
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The need to knowApr 2, 2021
The need to know for the week ending 2nd April 2021
Written by: Sophie Mitchell
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Breaking out of the volatility cycleMar 26, 2021
Volatility has come to define the recent past of supply chains, but greater depth of understanding is helping to smooth the journey to market
Written by: Alex Hadwick
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The need to knowMar 26, 2021
The need to know for the week ending 26th March 2021
Written by: Sophie Mitchell
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Logistics property update: March 2021Mar 24, 2021
Key newbuilds and acquisitions from the frontlines of logistics property
Written by: Sophie Mitchell
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Complexity and cost: The Brexit legacy for EU-UK e-commerceMar 23, 2021
Although over time processes will improve and become smoother, the immediate legacy of Brexit has been to burden international e-commerce businesses operating between the EU and UK
Written by: Alex Hadwick
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The need to knowMar 19, 2021
The need to know for the week ending 19th March 2021
Written by: Sophie Mitchell
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The resilient supply chain: How businesses have learned to prepare for incredible circumstancesMar 18, 2021
As businesses have adapted to unprecedented circumstances, supply chain planning has had to evolve and incorporate technological aids to give supply chain planners the space to succeed
Written by: Sophie Mitchell
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Dealing with troughs and peaksMar 16, 2021
The big swings between feast and famine in supply chains aren’t over in 2021, so businesses need to be fast-moving and flexible
Written by: Alex Hadwick
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The need to knowMar 12, 2021
The need to know for the week ending 12th March 2021
Written by: Sophie Mitchell
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Evolving distribution: Smarter product tracking and tracingMar 5, 2021
Developing technologies are coalescing to take the guess work out of supply chains and provide a constant, real-time and accurate overview of where goods are at each stage
Written by: Alex Hadwick
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The need to knowMar 5, 2021
The need to know for the week ending 5th March 2021
Written by: Sophie Mitchell
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Low-cost drone delivery: About to take-off or plummeting back to reality?Mar 2, 2021
Is drone delivery on a budget just around the corner? Flytrex thinks so and wants to bring your brunch straight to your backyard
Written by: Alex Hadwick
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The state of supply chains: Automotive, part 2 – building back betterMar 1, 2021
The automotive industry has been buffeted by the forces unleashed by the pandemic, so now the race is on to build more resilient and open supply chains
Written by: Alex Hadwick
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The need to knowFeb 26, 2021
The need to know for the week ending 26th February 2021
Written by: editor
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Logistics property update: February 2021Feb 25, 2021
Key newbuilds and acquisitions from the frontlines of logistics property
Written by: editor
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The need to knowFeb 19, 2021
The need to know for the week ending 19th February 2021
Written by: editor
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The state of supply chains: Automotive, part 1 – revving up ready for the post-pandemicFeb 17, 2021
COVID-19 cut capacity and now the race is on to restore supplies as demand builds back up
Written by: editor
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5G: A revolution or an evolution for logistics?Feb 17, 2021
5G rollouts have finally arrived, but what does this mean in practice for supply chains?
Written by: Alex Hadwick
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The changing face of retail logistics with Malcolm Wilson, CEO of XPO Logistics EuropeFeb 12, 2021
De-risking and upgrading retail supply chains through automation and sustainability will be key to the future of retail
Written by: Alex Hadwick
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The need to knowFeb 12, 2021
The need to know for the week ending 12th February 2021
Written by: Sophie Mitchell
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The state of supply chains: ShippingFeb 10, 2021
High volatility and big bottlenecks are defining shipping at the start of 2021 as the industry handles a surge in demand for physical goods and a crunch in container capacity
Written by: Alex Hadwick
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The need to knowFeb 5, 2021
The need to know for the week ending 5th February 2021
Written by: editor