Four-fifths (80%) of supply chain blockchain initiatives will remain at a proof-of-concept or pilot stage through to 2022 because of the complexities involved. According to research by Gartner, early blockchain pilots for supply chain pursued technology-oriented models that have been successful in other sectors, such as banking and insurance, but blockchain use in supply chain…
Als Spezialistin berät Dr. Consuela Utsch seit über 20 Jahren mittelständische Unternehmen und die Großindustrie bei der Implementierung von Betriebs- und Projektmanagementprozessen sowie in allen Themenbereichen der IT-Governance sowie der nachhaltigen Implementierung der Digitalen Transformation und des damit verbundenen Veränderungsmanagements. Autorin: Consuela Utsch Agiles Management und Digital Leadership: Zur Beschreibung von modernen Arbeitswelt-Trends rund um…
Happy New Year to all Logistics Manager readers. Here’s to a prosperous and successful 2020. So, what does this year have in store for all logistics professionals? Here are my predictions. No respite from the B-word… After the election, it’s happening. And let’s face it, it was always going to happen. But what kind of…
As the year draws to a close, it’s time to look back on all we have learned in the past 12 months. Sustainability isn’t just a buzzword As Logistics Manager reporter Michelle Mooney reports in the January 2020 issue, there are huge strides being made in retail and manufacturing supply chains to make business more…
The growth of convenience retail makes it a tantalising market. But the competition is tough and it’s inspiring a re-think of replenishment logistics. Johanna Parsons investigates… The UK convenience retail market is set to grow to £48.2 billion by 2024, according to forecasts by IGD, and the competition to take a bite of that market…
JLL has warned that retail is at an “inflection point” where profitable retail can now only be achieved through efficient supply chain and logistics management. The warning comes as JLL publishes Redefining Retail Logistics report. Jon Sleeman, head of EMEA industrial and logistics research at JLL and co-author of the report, said: “We are at an…
The way Big Data is being used is changing and transforming supply chain management along with it, Johanna Parsons investigates. Big Data has formed the backbone of supply chain management for years, but the Internet of Things is developing to a new level with “digital twins” offering warehouse omniscience and the potential to simulate entire…
Im Vorfeld des Temperature Control and Logistics Forum, das vom 27. – 29. Januar 2020 in Düsseldorf stattfinden wird, nahm Katherine Gordon, Bereichsleiterin von Pharma IQ, Stellung zu den Anforderungen an die Pharmalogistik- und Versorgungskettenindustrie, die zum Vorantreiben der Industrie sowie der Erzielung ihres vorausgesagten Wachstums erfüllt werden müssen. Die Industrie konnte im Laufe der…
The world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, it is information. In the digital economy, information is currency and separates the leaders – who capture, leverage and secure information to deliver insights and sources of value – from laggards. To innovate, deliver new sources of value and increase agility, organizations must have accurate, complete,…
Ein Landgericht in den USA hat letzte Woche eine Entscheidung eines vorinstanzlichen Gerichts zugunsten von Agility bestätigt – in einem Rechtsfall, zu dem es gekommen war, nachdem ein Whistleblower-Schreiben die US-Regierung informierte, dass zwischen KGL und staatlichen iranischen Körperschaften Geschäftsbeziehungen bestanden. Gericht in Pennsylvania bestätigt Entscheidung zugunsten von Agility aus dem Jahr 2018. Der Pennsylvania…
If it weren’t for the customers, e-commerce would be easy. Who can forget how some of ASOS’s customers responded to a warehouse fire in June 2014? Someone actually tweeted: “Can’t believe I probably won’t receive my prom dress. Thanks a lot ASOS” And then there was: “Thanks ASOS. I really wanted to order today as…
Agility Public Warehousing Company KSCP gab heute bekannt, dass ein unter der Schirmherrschaft des Internationalen Zentrums zur Beilegung von Investitionsstreitigkeiten (ICSID) der Weltbankgruppe gebildetes internationales Schiedsgericht entschieden hat, dass es für Ansprüche zuständig ist, die seit Inkrafttreten des Kuwait-Iraq BIT (des bilateralen Investitionsschutzabkommens zwischen Kuwait und dem Irak) entstanden sind. Wir freuen uns darauf, diese…
Three-quarters of executives and their companies are supply chain laggards, according to a report by Accenture. In a survey of 1,350 business executives, Accenture found that only 22 per cent are making smart moves in three areas — digital investments, customer-centricity and ecosystems. This is enabling them to shift their supply chain strategy from driving…
Ford is working with Agility Robotics to explore the use of robots to make the final delivery from a self driving vehicle. Agility has designed Digit, a two legged robot which can navigate though basic scenarios. Ford – Agility Robotics © Tim LaBarge 2019 Ken Washington, vice president, Ford research and advanced engineering, and chief…
A new survey of the top 100 retailers by TLT Solicitors into the effects of online shopping states that retailers have hit the tipping point and now face unprecedented pressure to adapt their warehousing and logistics to meet changing demands from consumers. The report entitled ‘Retail Agility Full Speed Ahead: Meeting the delivery challenge in…
National logistics specialist, db symmetry, has been granted planning consent for a new 661,000 sq ft regional distribution centre, to be developed for the Co-op at Symmetry Park, Biggleswade. Tritax Big Box REIT is funding the £90 million development. This represents the first pre-let development from the db Symmetry strategic land portfolio acquired by Tritax…
National logistics specialist, db symmetry, has been granted planning consent for a new 661,000 sq ft regional distribution centre, to be developed for the Co-op at Symmetry Park, Biggleswade. Tritax Big Box REIT is funding the £90 million development. This represents the first pre-let development from the db Symmetry strategic land portfolio acquired by Tritax…
Luxury brand Mulberry has implemented an agile supply chain initiative enabling it to reduce inventory and improve visibility throughout the supply chain. It has implemented Aptos solutions for its pre-season and in-season planning and is now focusing on PLM and supply chain management to manage product development and sourcing faster and more efficiently in the…
DSV und Panalpina haben sich über die Bedingungen für einen Zusammenschluss mittels eines öffentlichen Tauschangebots an alle Aktionäre von Panalpina geeinigt. Der Verwaltungsrat von Panalpina empfiehlt den Aktionären von Panalpina, das öffentliche Tauschangebot anzunehmen. Das öffentliche Tauschangebot wird bereits von Aktionären unterstützt, die 69.9 Prozent der Namenaktien von Panalpina halten, und die unwiderruflich zugestimmt haben,…
Panalpina has confirmed that DSV has made a revised takeover bid for the business – increasing the offer to CHF180 per share from CHF170. The new offer is all cash – the previous offer of a mix of cash and shares was rejected by Panalpina’s biggest shareholder, The Ernst Göhner Foundation, which holds some 46…
Co-op is to build a 661,000 sq ft distribution depot at Symmetry Park, Biggleswade in Bedfordshire. The £45 million DC support its growth across London, the South and South East. It has secured a 20-year lease on the site. Construction is to start at the end of 2019 and the depot is expected to open…
Effective October 1st, customers of Seago Line, MCC and Sealand – the three intra-regional carriers of A.P. Moller-Maersk – will see the brands united under a single name of Sealand – A Maersk Company. The rebranding will reduce the complexity towards customers thanks to a simpler brand identity, while raising the visibility of product offering…
Maersk and IBM have launched TradeLens, a blockchain application for global supply chains with the participation of 94 organisations. The two partners agreed in January to develop the system which uses IBM blockchain technology as the foundation for digital supply chains, empowering multiple trading partners to collaborate by establishing a single shared view of a…
Eine Geschworenenjury des United States District Court for the District of New Jersey hat DHL, die globale Frachtabteilung der Deutschen Post mit Haftung gegenüber LOG-NET Inc. wegen Urheberrechtsverletzung und Verletzung des Grundsatzes von Treu und Glauben für schuldig befunden. Die Geschworenen haben LOG-NET einen Schadensersatz von 14,4 Millionen US-Dollar zugesprochen. LOG-NET hat sich auch erfolgreich…
Logistics provider Agility has opened a second warehouse in Gothenburg, Sweden totalling 226,000 sq ft, to serve its fashion and retail customers. The warehouse has 36 ports and a railway line which runs directly into the facility, connecting to the main train system to enable track-bound cargo to be handled directly. The warehouse has 30,000…
Der 53-jährige Luftfrachtexperte Georg Staßen übernimmt den Geschäftsbereich Luftfracht des Göttinger Logistikdienstleisters Zufall. Georg Staßen folgt Mechthild Brandner nach, die nach über 30 Jahren Unternehmenszugehörigkeit in den Ruhestand gegangen ist. Unter ihrer Verantwortung hat die Zufall Logistics Group vor drei Jahren die Luftfrachtsparte in einer zentralen Steuerungsstelle neu aufgestellt. Ziel war es, Luftfracht als Geschäftsbereich…
Everyone seems agree that supply chain digitalisation is the next big thing, but already UK companies are falling behind. Apparently, a quarter of German companies already claim to be fully digitised – five times as many as in the UK. The figures come from a study by Infosys entitled “Creating a competition advantage through a…
Exponential technology is driving change in almost every industry, and business models are shifting. To stay competitive, the supply chain in your industry must be optimized, predictable and reliable all at the same time. At AMCS we are taking things to the next level. With our Intelligent Optimization platform, you can operate with the agility…
On the face of it, life should be pretty good for manufacturers – after all the fall in the value of the pound since the Brexit vote makes manufacturing in the UK more attractive. Malory Davies, Editor. One of the key indicators, the UK Manufacturing PMI, rose slightly in March to 55.1 in March. And…
LoveCrafts, the e-commerce platform specialising in products and accessories for the wool crafts market, has signed a five year contract extension with Clipper. As part of the deal, operations move from Clipper’s Worsley facility to its larger Selby site where the Clipper team will process inbound stock, pick for next day and standard delivery and…
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