Holger Schmitz has been the new Business Development Manager at Clark Europe in Duisburg with effect from April 2023. His new area of responsibility includes expanding the dealer network in Europe as well as supporting the Clark Regional Managers. Holger Schmitz is no stranger to Clark. His professi...

For the third consecutive year, real-time supply chain visibility company FourKites has been named a Leader in the 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Real-Time Transportation Visibility Platforms (RTTVPs). Gartner evaluated nine vendors for its report, and FourKites received its position as a Leader bo...

Körber’s 2023 State of Shipping and Returns Survey reveals that 70% of e-commerce consumers have experienced a delayed online order in the last six months, affecting their overall view of the brand. Consumer behaviour, preferences and expectations continue to challenge manufacturers, retailers an...

Fives, one of the world’s most preferred partners for transforming supply chain facilities, has once again been chosen by La Poste Group for continuing the modernisation of its Colissimo network. This new project, which illustrates its confidence in Fives’ turnkey handling solutions, is part of ...

Kinaxis Inc., an authority in driving agility for fast, confident decision-making in an unpredictable world, has announced that Accell Group has deployed Kinaxis’ RapidResponse platform, digitally transforming its supply chain, providing solutions to supply chain complexities. Based in Heerenveen,...

Long-awaited price deflation in the UK is now happening, says international procurement and supply chain management consultancy Inverto, part of Boston Consulting Group. Sushank Agarwal, Managing Director at Inverto, says that businesses must now renegotiate with their suppliers to bring prices down...

Supply chain visibility has been a hot innovation topic for more than the last five years, as tracking technology has evolved and more benefits have been identified. But getting past the market hype, what real progress has been made, and what is left to be done to give supply chain and logistics pro...

Climate change is producing a cascade of accelerating impacts – and they each pose a real and growing threat to global development, writes freelance researcher Gordon Feller. Consider this one indicator: In 2020, natural disasters such as hurricanes and wildfires produced estimated losses of US$21...

We all know ISO9001 as a Standard that marks an organisation out as following Quality Management processes, writes Steve Purvis, Managing Director at Bis Henderson Space, but what are the tangible benefits for businesses involved in the warehouse space sector? What does accreditation to ISO9001 mean...

Volvo Trucks has signed a letter of intent to sell 1,000 electric trucks between now and 2030 to Holcim, one of the world’s largest building solution providers. The deal is the largest commercial order to date for Volvo electric trucks, and the first 130 trucks will be delivered in 2023 and 2024. ...