Command and control in supply chains - part 2: Taking back control of the last mile
May 5, 2021The last mile is booming, but so are the associated expenses, leaving supply chain planners with a headache that needs to be urgently solved
Alex Hadwick
Alex Hadwick
Command and control in supply chains - part 1: Why a commanding view matters
Apr 26, 2021In an era of strained supply chains, having the right view and the capability to intervene early and effectively can make all the difference
China-Europe rail freight gets boost from Suez crisis
Apr 22, 2021A snarled Suez route has made rail transport from China into Europe look all the more attractive
Walmart invests into self-driving car company Cruise
Apr 20, 2021Walmart joins latest funding round of the multi-billion dollar-valued autonomous vehicle start-up, following delivery trial with Cruise vehicles
Predicting supply chain risk just got a whole lot more social
Apr 15, 2021Start-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
Breaking out of the volatility cycle
Mar 26, 2021Volatility has come to define the recent past of supply chains, but greater depth of understanding is helping to smooth the journey to market
Complexity and cost: The Brexit legacy for EU-UK e-commerce
Mar 23, 2021Although 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
Dealing with troughs and peaks
Mar 16, 2021The big swings between feast and famine in supply chains aren’t over in 2021, so businesses need to be fast-moving and flexible
Evolving distribution: Smarter product tracking and tracing
Mar 5, 2021Developing 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
Low-cost drone delivery: About to take-off or plummeting back to reality?
Mar 2, 2021Is drone delivery on a budget just around the corner? Flytrex thinks so and wants to bring your brunch straight to your backyard