229 From Iceland to America: Drone Delivery Inches Closer to Reality
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 12, 2019
Iceland continues to act as a proving ground for the use of drones in package-delivery services
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Supply Chain Agenda of Hildur Gylfadóttir, Supply Chain Manager at Össur
Supply Chain Movement
DECEMBER 15, 2015
While R&D remains in Iceland it has operational centers in the Americas, Europe, Asia and it employs around 2,300 people across 18 locations. Hildur Gylfadóttir is Supply Chain Manager, Logistics, based in Iceland with the task of improving efficiencies and helping to drive the successful commercialisation of innovations. I am based in our head office in Iceland where, as well as R&D, we produce prosthetics which is about 50% of our business.
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Global Logistics—August 2014
Inbound Logistics
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
Plan now to avoid supply chain disruptions from the latest Icelandic volcano eruption; Australia struggles with home delivery challenges; EU and China sign landmark customs agreement
Global Logistics—September 2014
Inbound Logistics
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
Plan now to avoid supply chain disruptions from the latest Icelandic volcano eruption; Australia struggles with home delivery challenges; EU and China sign landmark customs agreement
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Do We Really Need a New Smart Phone Every Two Years?
SCM Research
APRIL 22, 2015
kg), Switzerland, Iceland, Denmark, and the United Kingdom. We all know about natural resource scarcity. However, as brand companies make consumers believe they need a new smart phone every two years, today’s global supply chains are responsible for incredibly large amounts of electronic waste. A new United Nations University report, titled The Global E-waste Monitor 2014 , details e-waste generation by region. The total amount of e-waste generated in 2014 is 41.8
Supply chain risk management in 2017
Kinaxis
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
The 2010 volcanic eruption in Iceland. by Bill DuBois Financial crisis. Check. Environmental catastrophes. Check. What’s next? Is this the year of political disruption? Working in supply chain is like starring in a Rocky movie.
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Supply Chain Disruptions or Minor Inconveniences?
Logility
OCTOBER 7, 2011
Can you anticipate and properly plan for once in a lifetime events like last year’s Icelandic volcano, and the earthquake and subsequent tsunami earlier this year in Japan? How do you plan for the unimaginable?
Let’s Embrace New Ways of Working
Supply Chain Shaman
NOVEMBER 9, 2015
I spoke of my experience during the Icelandic ash issue. Tomorrow, I am off to Europe. On Thursday, I am speak on the future of supply chain technologies at an Eyeon conference in Rotterdam.
Most desirable logistics location of Europe in 2018
Supply Chain Movement
OCTOBER 26, 2016
Iceland. The Netherlands is the best region for a logistics base according to the ‘VerkehrsRundschau Markenstudie ImageRanking’.
Reformulating Products to Support Sustainability
APICS
APRIL 20, 2018
British supermarket chain Iceland is making a bold sustainability move. The retailer is becoming the first major UK supermarket chain to stop using palm oil in its store-brand food products. It aims to accomplish this goal by the end of 2018, The Guardian reports
Business growth through supply chain management
Supply Chain Movement
NOVEMBER 14, 2013
Analyst Michael Burkett mentioned Starbucks’ Frappuccino iced coffee as a good example; it was launched successfully despite the logistics problems resulting from the volcanic eruption in Iceland plus the huge demand for the product due to the heatwave in the US at that time.
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Checklist for working capital management
Supply Chain Movement
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
Iceland. 10 questions to assess working capital management. Working capital management revolves around inventory, debtors and creditors. Some companies generate cash so quickly that they can even achieve negative working capital.
Rethinking your optimum
Supply Chain Movement
OCTOBER 26, 2016
Iceland. Rethink your optimum: Prepare your supply chain for the challenges of 2017 and beyond.
Supply Chain Movement 19 – Software & Leaders
Supply Chain Movement
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
While R&D remains in Iceland it has operational centers in the Americas, Europe, Asia and it employs around 2,300 people across 18 locations. Contents Supply Chain Movement 19 – 2015 Q4. Publishing date: 27 November 2015. 6 | News & Background. Winner of last quarter.
Checklist for Global Trade Management
Supply Chain Movement
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
Iceland. 10 questions about Global Trade Management. Managing the activities comprising a supply chain is becoming more difficult with the growth of trade and increased regulation.
White paper: Are the weakest link in your supply chain?
Supply Chain Movement
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
Iceland. Increasingly, your supply chain is seen as a value-creating process that differentiates your company from the competition. Clearly, this does not change the call for efficiency and productivity. And now, the pressure is on you -as senior executive- to deliver.
White paper: What if you are the weakest link in your supply chain?
Supply Chain Movement
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
Iceland. Increasingly, your supply chain is seen as a value-creating process that differentiates your company from the competition. Clearly, this does not change the call for efficiency and productivity. And now, the pressure is on you -as senior executive- to deliver.
La carte du commerce international 2016 / Global Trade Map 2016 in French
Supply Chain Movement
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
Iceland. Les accords commerciaux et leurs risques d’un point de vue UE.
Is Logistics Outsourcing Right for Your Company?
Supply Chain Movement
MAY 3, 2016
Iceland. More shippers today appear to be outsourcing some or all of their logistics. How does a company decide that outsourcing logistics is the right choice? This C.H.
Reflective Thinking: Complexity
Logility
MARCH 2, 2011
External factors vary from port closures due to worker strikes to natural disasters such as the recent eruptions of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull which have caused several disruptions to supply chains around the globe. com-plex-i-ty [k uh m- plek -si-tee].
Checklist Regelkonforme Lieferketten/Global Trade Management
Supply Chain Movement
NOVEMBER 27, 2015
Iceland. 11 Fragen zum Global Trade Management / 11 questions about Global Trade Management. Der globale Handel wächst – und mit ihm die Regulierung. Das effiziente Management von Lieferketten wird dadurch immer weiter erschwert.
Talent development essential for supply chain leaders
Supply Chain Movement
AUGUST 24, 2016
Iceland. Recruiting raw talent is ‘extremely challenging’. Supply chain leaders have gained an ever-stronger position in the world of business over recent years.
Mindmap High-Tech Supply Chain 4.0
Supply Chain Movement
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
Iceland. A technology revolution is rapidly changing the way we work, providing threats and opportunities along the way. These developments impact Original Equipment Manufacturers, both at strategic level and at operational level within their supply chains.
Mind Map for Order Management 2.0
Supply Chain Movement
OCTOBER 11, 2016
Iceland. Global competition is forcing companies to optimally manage the orders they have scored. Supply chain execution software can coordinate the necessary alignment process between the various systems within the network.
Updated IT Subway Map: Major acquisitions in SC software
Supply Chain Movement
MAY 19, 2016
Iceland. The supply chain software industry is in a considerable state of flux. Three large, international take-overs are changing the face of the market.
Toy Retailer TOP-TOY Picks RELEX to Boost Availability and Automation
RELEX Solutions
OCTOBER 1, 2018
The Copenhagen-based toy retailer operates 295 stores under the BR and Toys”R”Us brands in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Iceland and Germany. Read PDF.
Strategic moves among logistics providers
Supply Chain Movement
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
Iceland. Fourth release of 3PL Subway Map Europe. Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. they want logistics service providers to offer full service on a global scale and are demanding more technological innovation.
Wing Partners with FedEx, Walgreens on Drone Delivery Pilot in Virginia
Multichannel Merchant
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
Flytrex also makes deliveries in Reykjavik, Iceland for local ecommerce company Aha.
Mindmap for Supply Chain Execution 24/7
Supply Chain Movement
DECEMBER 11, 2015
Iceland. Customers are becoming more demanding all the time: they increasingly expect personalised offers, available globally and round the clock. Such huge pressure on sales is also dragging the supply chain department(s) towards an ever-higher service level.
Gartner’s survey analysis: Women in Supply Chain 2016
Supply Chain Movement
JUNE 14, 2016
Iceland. Gartner’s first Women in Supply Chain Survey, conducted with AWESOME, an executive women’s leadership group, and supported by Supply Chain Media, compares the representation of women in supply chain leadership roles.
Gartner’s Women in Supply Chain Survey 2016
Supply Chain Movement
JUNE 14, 2016
Iceland. Gartner’s first Women in Supply Chain Survey, conducted with AWESOME, an executive women’s leadership group, compares the representation of women in supply chain leadership roles.
10 questions about supply chain optimisation
Supply Chain Movement
MARCH 24, 2016
Iceland. Better decision-making processes. The business complexity is increasing all the time due to globalisation, big data and dynamic interdependences. It is becoming ever-more difficult for supply chain professionals to make the right decisions.
Mindmap for the Fashion & Luxury Goods Market
Supply Chain Movement
MAY 24, 2016
Iceland. In the global fashion and luxury goods market, ever-higher customer expectations, combined with demographic and economic shifts, are making it increasingly difficult to predict consumer behaviour and plan accordingly.
Complex costs of transportation
Supply Chain Movement
MAY 11, 2016
Iceland. 10 questions about Freight Spend Management. There are numerous ways a shipper can reduce freight spend. They can renegotiate contracts, find other carriers, and do a better job of maximizing their truck utilization. But these efforts bring temporary, not permanent, relief.
Gradual changes in the European supply chain consulting market
Supply Chain Movement
FEBRUARY 26, 2016
Iceland. The major consultancy firms are still acquiring smaller niche competitors to intensify their supply chain expertise. At the same time, the supply chain specialists are expanding across Europe and even into North America.
Mindmap for Global Logistics Integration
Supply Chain Movement
MARCH 16, 2016
Iceland. The world is becoming smaller and larger at the same time through globalization and the internet. Goods have to be transported across the globe and across the neighbourhood.
Mindmap for the Supply Chain Director 2020
Supply Chain Movement
DECEMBER 22, 2015
Iceland. The rapidly changing world is forcing companies to continually adapt.
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