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The very nature of supply chains – the movement of goods and services – means it’s unsurprising they have been seriously disrupted by the global COVID-19 pandemic. With several areas in lockdown, borders shut, and businesses ordered to temporarily close […]

“For twenty years or more, organisations have concentrated on a cascaded decision-making process, with each specific function focused on optimising its own particular view of the supply chain, often to the detriment of other departments or units within the business. […]

Managing the increasingly complex global supply chains of today is a difficult task for organisations. Capgemini has published a report on how blockchain can help. Blockchain technology provides supply chain leaders with the opportunity to tackle some of the biggest […]

It’s widely believed that blockchain technology can do for transactions what the internet did for information. But what actually is it? Simply put, blockchain is a shared ledger, used to record transactions, track assets, improve visibility and build trust in […]

For companies looking to better anticipate and serve customer needs, improve supply chain agility and reliability, and use supply chain excellence, a digitised supply chain is the answer. Digital supply chain technologies, such as planning systems, have been used for […]

COVID-19 has been like an out-of-control freight train for supply chain and logistics. It has thrown off transport movements, logistics volumes and production capacity across the world. To combat new threats and mitigate supply chain risk, our partners at eft […]

In a bid to encourage U.S. companies to rethink their relationship with China, discussions over a $25bn “reshoring fund” have begun. Bringing manufacturing operations back to U.S. soil from overseas has long been something that President Donald Trump has promised […]

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, still imposing illness on millions and lockdowns on billions around the world, we have been reminded of the ever-present tension that exists between nature and humankind. As we see entire nations shelter in […]

94% of Fortune 1000 companies saw supply chain disruption in the wake of COVID- 19. Some issues were inevitable; after all, this deadly virus took the whole world by surprise.  Yet the damage would be less crippling if company supply […]

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