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Feb 04, 2020
Mercedes-Benz: driving sustainable and transparent procurement | Procurement
Mercedes-Benz ramps up its focus on procurement as it strives to achieve its “Ambition2039” sustainable mobility goals. What is “Ambition2039”? Under this ambition Mercedes-Benz aims to achieve a carbon neutral passenger car fleet in under 20 years. As a result, […]
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Feb 03, 2020
Royal Mail: reducing emissions with electric vehicles | Logistics
Leading postal delivery provider in the UK is set to deploy 87 new electric vehicles to one of its largest mail centres in London – Mount Pleasant. To reduce its fleet emissions in the UK capital – London – Royal […]
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Feb 01, 2020
Top five trends influencing e-commerce fulfillment | Supply Chain Management
As e-commerce evolves, customer expectations to get what they want — when, where, and how they want it — will only continue to intensify and further challenge organisations in 2020 and beyond. The times when search and price were the […]
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Jan 31, 2020
Ivalua: UK businesses under pressure to innovate at pace | Procurement
In today’s competitive business landscape, end-users expect new products and services to be delivered continuously. This intensive demand has put businesses under considerable pressure to release the next big thing, with their ability to innovate at pace now critical to […]
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Jan 31, 2020
UPS to amp up its fleet with Arrival investment | Technology
Multinational logistics and supply chain management giant UPS (United Parcel Service) has completed a minority investment in Arrival, an electric vehicle (EV) and corresponding platform developer which recently became one of the UK’s most valuable unicorns. Arrival designs and produces […]
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Jan 30, 2020
Delaware: digitisation in manufacturing | Technology
With technology’s influence in the supply chain space growing rapidly, Supply Chain Digital speaks with Richard Seel, Managing Director, Supply Chain & Logistics (UK & US) at delaware North America, to discuss how to meet technology’s arrival in the sector head-on. What […]
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Jan 29, 2020
Blockchain: the key to unlocking the full potential of ESG initiatives | Supply Chain Management
Sustainability has sat at the heart of this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) agenda in Davos, with themes including “How to save the planet” and “Better business”. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) responsibility. It is viewed in a number of different […]
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Jan 28, 2020
Big Data revolutionising the supply chains | Technology
Supply chains, in general, were much simpler processes in the 1980s when they first received mainstream attention. However, supply chains have existed since the industrial era. The main difference between their operation then, and how they are organized now, comes […]
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Jan 27, 2020
Oliver Wight: maximising the benefits of new technology | Technology
Supply Chain Digital speaks with Kirsty Braines, COO at Oliver Wight EAME, about her company and the wider industry. What are the current trends within your industry? The last decade has seen unprecedented development and advances in technology, which have been […]
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Jan 26, 2020
Adding personalisation to the manufacturing industry’s toolbox | Supply Chain Management
The manufacturing industry is in the midst of a tectonic shift. It doesn’t matter whether a company’s product is automotive, electronic, construction or healthcare related – disruption is rife, largely due to new and emerging technology transforming the industry’s processes. The days […]