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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

The following is a 5,000 word exploration of Maersk’s strategic shift to end-to-end logistics services, based on open sources. The free report is available in PDF with supporting spreadsheets and high-resolution infographics here. Other sources reported that DB Schenker was not the only forwarder making this shift.

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Job opening: International Category Manager – Logistics at Rockwool

Supply Chain Movement

Can you deliver added value and cost savings from a supply chain, optimise and develop procurement processes, manage a wide range of suppliers internationally and identify new supply sources? Secure profitable purchase processes. You will be joining ROCKWOOL’s Global Sourcing & Procurement organisation.

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

More on Maersk’s transition to an end-to-end provider can be found in this 2020 report. On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases.

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The Impact of Demand Volatility and a Changing Technology Landscape on European Supply Chains

AIMMS

A recent report by the ACE European Group identifies supply chains as of the biggest sources of concern for European businesses today. On the other hand, there is a rising need for smarter and more flexible tools as well as more staff with analytical capabilities. Is analytics playing a role in innovation?

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Getting Real About Supply Chain Transparency

Enterra Insights

Journalists from Politico report efforts by some European Union (EU) countries are making business executives much more concerned about what’s going on in their global supply chains. He writes, “The free Responsible Sourcing Tool helps visualize how human trafficking could enter your supply chain. ”[3]. .”[2]

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10th Pan-European Conference in the P2P Series

Supply Chain Movement

Venue: Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Global P2P departments are still on the journey towards true touchless end-to-end purchase-to-pay function. Get experience on Lean and Six Sigma in indirect procurement. P2P Process Owners Strategy Workshop. Date 16-18 November 2016. Organiser: marcus evans Conferences.

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July 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Indicating Declining Momentum

Supply Chain Matters

Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. On the slightly positive side, the July report indicated that rates of input cost and output charge inflation have both eased to 17-month lows. The top three regions exhibiting PMI growth were that of India, Australia and the Netherlands.