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The Importance of Transparency in Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

They are demanding more supply chain transparency. ’ With respect to their consumer behavior, 73 percent of global millennials are willing to pay extra for sustainable products, an increase from 50 percent in 2014.”[2]. What is supply chain transparency? ”[2]. ”[3].

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This Week in Logistics News (November 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

In this week’s news… XPO Logistics Acquires Optima Service Solutions. Robinson Enters Switzerland Marketplace. UPS Sets 2014 Rates. This follows the company’s acquisition of 3PD this past July, another provider of heavy goods, last-mile logistics in North America. HighJump Software Announces Middle East Partnership.

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As Europe Rebounds Supply Chain Continues to Shine

MIT Supply Chain

Zaragoza, Spain, where the Zaragoza Logistics Center is based, an employment bright spot in Europe. The unemployment rate in Europe is around 12% and in Spain is about 25%, yet the current jobless rate for graduates of the MIT Zaragoza Master in Logistics and Supply Chain Management program in Zaragoza, Spain, is zero.

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Why The Time Is Now for Sustainable Procurement

Jaggaer

Procurement teams are in a unique and important position to drive such initiatives forward as these improvements are only possible through actions taken in the supply chain. Instead, successful implementation of a sustainable supply chain lies first in identifying stakeholder requirements. Procurement at the pivot point.

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Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking: Cubic Global Tracking.

Global Trade Management

Wednesday, 29 January 2014. – January 27, 2014 – Cubic Global Tracking Solutions , a subsidiary of Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB) announced today it has entered into a five year leasing agreement and strategic partnership with leading cargo monitoring service provider, arviem AG of Switzerland. . Subscribe To.

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Swisscom and ZKB Join investiere in CHF 1.35M Round for arviem

Global Trade Management

Sunday, 26 January 2014. arviem provides its well-known blue chip clients such as DOW Chemical, Nestlé, Bacardi and Hellmann Worldwide Logistics with a real-time end-to-end cargo monitoring service that empowers them to optimize their supply chains. arviem is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland. Subscribe To.

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Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking: arviem and KeyTone.

Global Trade Management

Managing logistics operations for a global supply chain is challenging. Trying to manage a global supply chain without knowing exactly where cargo is located, its condition, who has custody of it, or when events occur, is experiencing the supply chain – not managing it.

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