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Uncertainty in supply due to nature: An everyday struggle for you, too?

DELMIA Quintiq

Are you sourcing from different countries and facing logistical complexities? If the population continues to rise at its current pace, there will be close to 10 billion people by 2050 so seed companies simply must increase productivity and efficiency to achieve food security. Pressure to deliver. The need for visibility.

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List of Top 7 Supply Chain Management Scholarships

SCMDOJO

Unlike most funding sources that offer all beneficiaries a fixed amount of money, this program provides scholars different rates ranging between $500 and $2,500. The ideal candidates considered for this offer include those majoring in food service and the hospitality industry.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Dirty Dozen, in alphabetical order, are: Amazon, Atlantic Coast Utilities/Laurence Moloney, Daikin America, Dollar General, Ernst Nursery and Farms, Foundation Food Group/Gold Creek Foods, Hilton Hotels, Kingspan Light and Air, Liox Cleaners/Wash Supply Laundromat, Mayfield Consumer Products, Refresco, and Starbucks.

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

The bolded line is key, explaining why Amazon’s acquisitions have shaken markets – the Whole Foods acquisition prompted a $12 billion drop in grocery shares and the PillPack acquisition triggered a $15 billion dollar pharmaceutical share drop. Source: Amazon.com. You cannot rest on your laurels in this world.

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ToolsGroup Customers Navigate Supply Chain Planning for COVID-19

ToolsGroup

One US-based ToolsGroup manufacturing customer sources parts from a number of Chinese and Italian suppliers. Consumer demand at fast-food restaurants has changed dramatically. Ulabox, the first purely online supermarket in Spain, reacted efficiently to the demand spike they experienced because of COVID-19.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 27 – May 1, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Norbert Dentressangle serves customers in retail, food and beverage, manufacturing, chemicals, agriculture, e-commerce and high tech. It serves both B2B and B2C customers in the United Kingdom, Spain and France. Norbert Dentressangle has leading capabilities in high-growth reverse logistics.

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New download: SCM Map Europe 2014-2015

Supply Chain Movement

The level of job creation in the automotive industry in this region was less extreme due to new factories or expansions in the UK, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Turkey and above all Russia. He has just completed a consultancy project for a US food manufacturer in Russia.

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