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Bain: CEOs Leveraging Supply Chain for Competitive Edge

Jeremy Conradie.

Feb 282 min read

Bain: CEOs Leveraging Supply Chain for Competitive Edge

A Bain & Co report by Global Performance Improvement Head Hernan Saenz , shows that for supply chain professionals, cost control has been...

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Surge in Container Ship Orders 'Will Ease Red Sea Crisis'

Jeremy Conradie.

Feb 262 min read

Surge in Container Ship Orders 'Will Ease Red Sea Crisis'

Gartner and Moodys say pandemic-fuelled spike in container ship orders will ease Red Sea supply chain chaos for major sea shipping lines...

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Supply Chain Optimisation 'Stymied by Data Silos'

Jeremy Conradie.

Feb 222 min read

Supply Chain Optimisation 'Stymied by Data Silos'

A report from global leader in process mining, Celonis, reveals supply chain leaders see siloed data as a major barrier to process...

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Cost CPOs' top Worry, Outweighing AI Adoption

Jeremy Conradie.

Feb 191 min read

Cost CPOs' top Worry, Outweighing AI Adoption

Cost containment and cash flow optimisation are top of the priority list for procurement leaders, research from the Hackett Group shows....

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Jeremy Conradie.

Feb 143 min read

Top 10: Air Freight Companies

The global air freight industry is worth an estimated $100bn a year. Here, we look at 10 of the largest air cargo carriers. 1. DHL...

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Investors Are Bullish on Supply Chain and Logistics Software Providers in 2024

Jeremy Conradie.

Feb 122 min read

Investors Are Bullish on Supply Chain and Logistics Software Providers in 2024

For all its unpredictable ups and downs, the supply chain technology sector remains an attractive target for investors. Prominent among...

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Ecommerce 'is shaping the future of logistics'

Jeremy Conradie.

Feb 82 min read

Ecommerce 'is shaping the future of logistics'

A recent report from global shipping and logistics service UPS points out the astonishing rise of ecommerce in the past two years, and...

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Germany Invests $1.1B in Effort to Compete with China on Raw Materials

Jeremy Conradie.

Feb 62 min read

Germany Invests $1.1B in Effort to Compete with China on Raw Materials

The German government has earmarked about €1 billion ($1.1 billion) for raw materials investments as it seeks to reduce dependency on...

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Supply Chain Discussion: Answers to Three 'Whys' in the World of Trucking

Jeremy Conradie.

Jan 292 min read

Supply Chain Discussion: Answers to Three 'Whys' in the World of Trucking

In this discussion with Robert Bowman from Supplychainbrain, Anshu Prasad (co-founder and chief executive officer of Leaf Logistics )...

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Jeremy Conradie.

Jan 242 min read

Red Sea Crisis Sparking Air Cargo Surge

Logistics leaders say that a protracted Red Sea crisis could see a pandemic-style rise in demand for air cargo. One of the world’s...

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Aldi turns to AI to strengthen freight management

Jeremy Conradie.

Jan 221 min read

Aldi turns to AI to strengthen freight management

Aldi International Buying Asia, the European-based grocery chain’s global hub to source products from Asia, is turning to artificial...

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Procurement’s Critical Role in Maximizing Reverse Logistics Efficiency

Jeremy Conradie.

Jan 182 min read

Procurement’s Critical Role in Maximizing Reverse Logistics Efficiency

Building reverse logistics capabilities was a big focus for tech companies in the early days of the pandemic, as they saw a chance to...

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Importers Face Surging Shipping Costs, Delays as Red Sea Diversions Pile Up

Jeremy Conradie.

Jan 163 min read

Importers Face Surging Shipping Costs, Delays as Red Sea Diversions Pile Up

Western importers are reporting a steep increase in ocean-shipping rates and significant delays as carriers divert ships from the Red Sea...

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For Supply Chains, Resilience Isn’t Enough. You Need to Be Antifragile

Jeremy Conradie.

Jan 113 min read

For Supply Chains, Resilience Isn’t Enough. You Need to Be Antifragile

Most corporate survival strategies are crafted to help businesses withstand any number of unanticipated supply chain disruptions. But how...

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Chinese Miner Overtakes Glencore in Cobalt as Output Jumps 170%

Jeremy Conradie.

Jan 81 min read

Chinese Miner Overtakes Glencore in Cobalt as Output Jumps 170%

China’s CMOC Group boosted its cobalt output by more than 170% in 2023, with surging production at a new mine in the Democratic Republic...

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Global logistics news roundup: Maersk, Lean Solutions Group

Jeremy Conradie.

Jan 52 min read

Global logistics news roundup: Maersk, Lean Solutions Group

Maersk seals Yokohama methanol production agreement Maersk has entered an agreement for the development of green methanol bunkering...

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Jeremy Conradie.

Dec 26, 20231 min read

The year in review

2023 has been a turbulent year. That being said, it has been a far less turbulent year than the few preceding it. Here's a brief look...

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Supply Chain 2024: Why the pace of change will accelerate

Jeremy Conradie.

Dec 22, 20232 min read

Supply Chain 2024: Why the pace of change will accelerate

John Santagate, VP of Robotics at Körber Supply Chain Software explains why the pace of change will only increase in the future. What is...

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Supply chain tech roundup: Wipro, Marelli, Dun & Bradstreet

Jeremy Conradie.

Dec 19, 20232 min read

Supply chain tech roundup: Wipro, Marelli, Dun & Bradstreet

Dun & Bradstreet teams with Watsonx on procurement solution Data and analytics multinational Dun & Bradstreet and IBM have announced a...

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Africa poised to become a global supply chain powerhouse

Jeremy Conradie.

Dec 14, 20232 min read

Africa poised to become a global supply chain powerhouse

Africa is on the cusp of a new era of prosperity as a manufacturing centre for high-tech industries and a key link in global supply...

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