EcoVadis

MAY 2, 2016

France, with its Sapin II draft law, is the latest in this group and should be closer aligned with other regulations such as the US FCPA or the UK Bribery Act, in what seems to be becoming an international standard. Just earlier this year, Transparency International ranked France 23rd in its latest Corruption Perceptions Index, next to Chile and the UAE – confirming France has been lagging behind on this issue. This represents about 1570 large groups in France.

France 40

France Chile UAE Policies 40

USC Consulting Group

MARCH 3, 2020

By just about every measure, natural resources such as these are significantly more efficient than legacy sources like coal, natural gas and oil. “Which energy source gets you the most power delivery for your investment dollar? ” It raises an interesting question, however: Which energy source is the most efficient of them all? Germany is hoping that by 2030, approximately two-thirds of its energy will derive from sources like wind and solar.

Sourcing 40

Sourcing Germany Italy Houston 40

Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Maarten Hut recently moved from France to Mauritius, to become Head of Supply Chain & Logistics at Aspen Global. In France he was Group Supply Chain Director at Wessanen based in Lyon. WHY THE MOVE FROM FRANCE TO MAURITIUS? For a combination of reasons; I, my wife and our three children – aged 3, 8 and 10 – were all perfectly happy in France – a European role, a comfortable and sporty lifestyle.

Mauritius 60

Mauritius Company Africa France 60

Descartes

MAY 1, 2016

April 28, 2016 – Nantes, France and Plano, Texas, USA Today Appterra, Inc. and Akeneo signed a partnership agreement to extend the capabilities of the first open-source PIM solution to Appterra’s network of global integration capabilities. We are excited about the synergies represented by our two companies”, The post Appterra and Akeneo sign partnership agreement to provide hosting, support and integration services for Akeneo Open Source PIM appeared first on Appterra.

Texas 195

Texas France Sourcing Global 195

Jaggaer

APRIL 22, 2019

With that, global businesses are committing to key sustainability objectives such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions , eliminating slave labor , avoiding plastics , conserving water used in production , tapping into renewable energy sources and more. In France, laws such as Duty of Care (Devoir de Vigilance) as well as Sapin 2, are holding large companies responsible for due diligence on environmental, social and ethical practices of subsidiaries and suppliers.

Sustainability 74

Sustainability Procurement Switzerland France 74

Material Handling and Logistics

AUGUST 21, 2018

Walmart is asking suppliers if they have facilities outside of China, and if not, whether they would consider investing in some to broaden their sourcing ability. Cosmetics suppliers are being asked to consider sourcing their goods from countries outside of China. The missive asks suppliers if they have facilities outside of China, and if not, whether they would consider investing in some to broaden their sourcing ability.

Sourcing 60

Sourcing China France Policies 60

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 22, 2020

Sourcing strategies will focus on risk-free, nearshoring supply base with long term partnership with TCO-competitive suppliers, who value sustainability. .

Aerospace 141

Aerospace Asia France Pharmaceutical 141

DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Holidaymakers to France may be familiar with the following situation from my last summer holiday: A relaxing stay in a small picturesque port town on the Atlantic coast, a welcoming restaurant with good wine and a regional specialty waiting for us as the main course – oysters au gratin. According to online sources, a total of seven regions in France are supplying 6,500 tonnes of oysters per year to the whole of Europe.

Food 161

Food France Logistics Germany 161

EcoVadis

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Nicolas Meilhan is a Scientific Advisor for France Stratégie and works on transport and energy issues. . Following the recent launch of our EcoVadis 2019 Index, used to monitor and compare the CSR progress of companies worldwide, we sat down to talk with Nicholas Meilhan, a Scientific Advisor for France Stratégie who specializes in transport sector issues. For example, in France Stratégie’s analysis paper, “How can we now reduce CO 2 emissions from cars?”

France 40

France Poland Congo China 40

ivalua

MARCH 5, 2020

The Procurement technology firm was founded in France in 2000 and has become very strong in the US, as well as in its homeland and other continental European countries. Technology is also coming into the picture here, with platforms (such as Ivalua’s) now offering support for collaborative activities, as well as traditional functionality in source to contract, purchase to pay and so on.

Procurement 100

Procurement France Sustainability Innovation 100

EFT

JANUARY 8, 2021

M&S branch in France says post-Brexit rules disrupt ready-meal supplies. Airbus to meet top suppliers amid jet output concerns- sources. The need to know from Reuters’ global network of journalists.

South Korea 57

South Korea Ireland United Kingdom France 57

EFT

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Global container shipping rates have surged to records on a spike in restocking demand in the United States and Europe, container scarcity at export hubs, and changes in freight flows because of the coronavirus pandemic, shipping sources said. Air France-KLM prepares COVID-19 vaccine airlift.

Saudi Arabia 57

Saudi Arabia France United States Washington 57

Provenance

JULY 19, 2019

But when Tim Etheridge-Judge and Stephanie Jordan, the founders of Avallen, first started talking to us earlier this year about a new Calvados (apple brandy from the Normandy region of France), it was easy to get excited as they wanted to take an entirely new approach. . This meant packaging – they sourced everything from France, including the bottle, the cork and paper. An industry that lacks integrity. Made using nothing but apples, water and time.” .

Jordan 67

Jordan France Sustainability Food 67

DELMIA Quintiq

JULY 26, 2016

Are you sourcing from different countries and facing logistical complexities? Let’s imagine that you are sourcing corn seeds from France and Spain, processing and mixing in Hungary, and delivering to Germany. Is your agriculture business dependent on what nature is giving you? Read on to find out what the main challenges faced by seed manufacturers are and how they can overcome them to boost efficiency in areas they have control over. Pressure to deliver.

Hungary 139

Hungary Spain France Germany 139

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 13, 2021

By some accounts, the conception of the first FTA dates back to 1860, when tariffs between France and England were removed (wine, brandy and silk in one direction, and coal and iron in the other!)

Singapore 130

Singapore Philippines France Guidelines 130

ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 6, 2016

For instance, in a recent application that involved temperature and ice cream, a consumer goods company deployed machine learning to develop a model for five European countries: Germany, Poland, Sweden, the Netherlands, and France. Source: NYCCSC. Editor's Note: This is the second in a three part series on advanced demand analytics to improve demand forecasting. Part One of the series, New Product Introduction (NPI), can be found here.

Forecasting 199

Forecasting Data Poland Sweden 199

Provenance

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Source: Oxfam ). Source: BBC ). Ultimately a government campaign around potential effects of price rises meant 60% voted to reject proposal but the issues remain a source of discussion nationally. Source: Food Matters Live ). Food Matters Live have looked at an online survey conducted by the European Food Information Council in 2016 with 2,000 shoppers across UK, Poland, France & Sweden.

Poland 40

Poland Sweden France Switzerland 40

EFT

JULY 23, 2020

France considers moratorium on new e-commerce warehouses, says minister. Softbank pulls investment from Credit Suisse supply chain funds: sources. e-commerce firm planning to keep a minority stake, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.

South Carolina 57

South Carolina Brazil Norway India 57

Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

To illustrate his point, he used the example of a purchaser at an Italian company that mainly sources semi-finished products from France. 29 March 2019 is set to be another D-Day: Brexit. Some people think there might still be a new referendum in the UK which could potentially halt the whole Brexit process, but even if companies are hoping that this will happen, they should still be making preparations in case it doesn’t.

Spain 65

Spain New Zealand Africa France 65

Logistics Bureau

APRIL 23, 2020

The figures for other countries are also impressive—42 percent in Spain, 41 percent in German, 39 percent in Russia, and 36 percent in France, as revealed by a recent study. Covid 19 Global SourcingHow to Adapt Your Business for Online Order Delivery—Quickly. According to research, the COVID-19 pandemic will make a substantial percentage of consumers turn to online shopping. For example, in South Korea, 70 percent of consumers say they plan to shop online.

South Korea 48

South Korea Russia Spain France 48

BluJay Solutions

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Updates to The Unified Customs Schemas (UCS) for accelerated and easy data interface from any source system now support Belgium, the United Kingdom, and France, in addition to the Netherlands in the previous release.

Netherlands 78

Netherlands United Kingdom Belgium Ireland 78

ivalua

APRIL 8, 2020

Additionally, if their brand awareness is strong in France, it has limited traction on international markets. Indeed, some preparation is necessary before this innovation event: fifty new suppliers were sourced and only ten were selected for speed dating. As we have already seen in a former blog , enterprises often fail at maximizing the value of collaborating with smaller companies.

Supplier Management 109

Supplier Management Procurement Pharmaceutical Innovation 109

EFT

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Exclusive: Walmart's Flipkart eyes overseas listing as early as 2021: sources v. Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart is preparing for an initial public offering overseas as early as 2021, which could value the firm up to $50 billion, sources familiar with the company's plans told Reuters.

Los Angeles 57

Los Angeles Israel France Malaysia 57

Enterra Insights

JANUARY 14, 2021

For instance, would customers in France — a country renowned for its staunch protection of the French language — be put off by a chatbot that attempts to communicate with them in English? With access to a mix of complex data sets from an array of sources, companies now have better insight into customer behavior, leading to higher sales numbers and better customer service.” We’ve all heard the phrase, “The customer is always right.”

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Customer Service Big Data Analytics France 100

Provenance

DECEMBER 22, 2020

What could be better: Their commitment to sourcing 20% of key ingredients through regenerative agricultural methods by 2025 is hopeful, though we’d like some clarity on what that means in terms of actual hectares so we can better compare with what others are doing.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability France Packaging Education 52

ToolsGroup

JULY 11, 2017

One business, where finance was not involved in S&OP, was crushed by a rapid currency appreciation in the Swiss franc that made its products too pricey for the market. At a second firm, the CFO had factored that risk into the S&OP process, and the company weathered the revaluation by moving inventory abroad ahead of time and identifying sourcing options outside the currency zone. Finance speaks a different language than supply chain.

S&OP 81

S&OP Currency France Metrics 81

Freightos

AUGUST 31, 2016

There’s unprecedented volumes of global shipments , growing international trade, more flexible supply chains, and easier sourcing than ever before (Alibaba, anyone?). Following a successful pilot in France, forwarders can now send booking requests directly from their pricing platform. Bringing Freight Online With WebCargoNet And Freightos.

Freight 191

Freight Spain Portugal France 191

QAD

DECEMBER 12, 2019

France, Italy and the Netherlands. Primary import partners were Germany, China, Russia, Netherlands, Italy, France and the Czech Republic. The corporate tax rate is 19%, calculated on global corporate income from all sources if the company is headquartered in Poland. Poland has become a democratic, market-oriented country after many years of communism and the lingering effects of invasion during World War ll.

Poland 55

Poland Czech Republic Belarus Ukraine 55

Abivin

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Source Big Data is an expression used to represent an enormous volume of both structured and unstructured data that is so big it becomes hard to process using old database and software methods. Source Machine Learning has become hot in 2017 and suppliers are capitalizing research and development into the use of machine learning in supply chain [4]. As of today, Amazon's shipping drones are being tested at development centers in the US, UK, Austria, France, Israel.

Israel 62

Israel Austria Big Data Internet of things 62

Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2015

The press release contains a lot of details, but here are some highlights: Headquartered in Lyon, France, Norbert Dentressangle has 662 locations and approximately 42,350 employees…and had €5.1 It serves both B2B and B2C customers in the United Kingdom, Spain and France. My wife and I visited my fourth grade son’s class this morning to see the work they’ve done the past few weeks.

Logistics 130

Logistics Iran United Kingdom France 130

Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

Across twenty additional countries, Amazon’s other centers are predominantly focused on fulfillment and delivery stations while some countries, like Italy, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Singapore, and Japan also have Prime delivery facilities. Source: Amazon.com. In his 2017 annual shareholder letter , Bezos lauded “divinely discontent” customers as innovation drivers.

Data 170

Data Kentucky Logistics Italy 170

DynaSys

JULY 2, 2019

They provide ingredients, products, and solutions of the very highest quality, sustainably sourced, with first-class support for innovation and exceptional customer service. Chaucer is a global business, it’s one of their unique selling points compared to their competitors, as they have facilities across all parts of the US, the UK, France, and China, as well as a global supply base to meet their customers’ needs.

France 40

France Forecasting Education China 40

6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Revenue data is sourced from the companies’ websites and market research platforms such as Macrotrends. billion (2019) Headquarters: Levallois-Perret, France CEO: Alain Picard 12. billion (December 2019) Headquarters: Puteaux, France CEO: Luc Nadal 19.

Warehousing 84

Warehousing 3PL Company Delaware 84

Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 29, 2014

In this series on global fashion retail we have discussed about network design and inventory location in Chapter 1, stores replenishment in Chapter 2 and sourcing and manufacturing lead times in Chapter 3. Chapter 3 about sourcing and manufacturing lead times. 3) Sourcing and manufacturing lead times. Talent development.

Global 105

Global Switzerland Spain Netherlands 105

EcoVadis

OCTOBER 23, 2018

The question that remains is how the global community should source fish in such a way that contributes to economic and business growth, without endangering the environment. Step One: Map the Supply Chain to Identify Sources of Risks. There are different schemes that verify and attest for responsible sourcing, such as the MSC Chain of Custody Standard certification or the ASMI Chain of Custody. Companies can also aim at obtaining eco-labels, such as France’s Label Rouge.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability France Resources Sourcing 52