LogistikentscheiderInnen und Supply Chain ManagerInnen kennen die Herausforderungen des modernen Supply Chain Managements: Häufig müssen eine Vielzahl globaler Akteure gesteuert und zeitgleich externe Faktoren wie Wetter oder geopolitische Verwerfungen einkalkuliert werden, um Engpässe oder Lieferkettenausfälle zu vermeiden. Eine komplexe Aufgabe, die sich durch ein effektives Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) …
#4 of 7 articles about the electrification of goods transport While electric heavy-duty trucks and long-haul transport still face some technology and commercial challenges, electric light commercial vehicles (eLCVs) with weight of under 3.5 tons seem to be the logical next step towards the electrification of goods transport in our cities. …
#1 of 7 articles about the electrification of goods transport Pre Covid-19, the United States (US) Energy Information Administration (EIA) had projected that world energy consumption would grow by nearly 50% between 2018 and 2050. The increase would come in particular from non-OECD countries to support their economic growth. The unwanted effects of …
Auch im Juli haben die Experten der Logistikweisen per interner Umfrage ihre Einschätzung zur Lage des Wirtschaftsbereichs Logistik aktualisiert. Zusammengefasst: Die Bewertung stabilisiert sich, die Erwartungen werden optimistischer. Auch wenn die Prognosen zur Entwicklung des BIP in 2020 von vielen Forschungseinrichtungen gesenkt wurden (darunter bspw. der Sachverständigenrat oder das ifo-Institut), …
#7 of 7 articles about impacts of Covid-19 on supply chain innovation The urgent to-do for leaders is to leverage the current crisis as a catalyst for innovation, digitization, and change – in business, government, and global governance. The most important to-do for operators is to learn from the crisis …
#6 of 7 articles about impacts of Covid-19 on supply chain innovation Supply chains suffer from our decisions as citizens, consumers, businesspeople, and governments. Our decisions kept us at home driving peaks in online sales and deliveries to domiciles. Our decisions have closed critical infrastructure, which disrupted the flows of …
#5 of 7 articles about impacts of Covid-19 on supply chain innovation Most of the innovations are product range enhancements and operational improvements driven by product development and operations teams. These process and incremental innovations are keeping a company abreast or ahead of competition. But true change is brought about …
#4 of 7 articles about impacts of Covid-19 on supply chain innovation Over 25 years, I have been driving innovation projects. Set up multi-model ground services at Kuehne & Nagel in the 80s. The special services division at TNT in Germany. At DPD, I launched express services on the parcel …
#3 of 7 articles about impacts of Covid-19 on supply chain innovation. Disruption makes champions. The most iconic unicorns have been created during a recession: Apple, WhatsApp, Slack, Microsoft, Pinterest, General Motors, CNN, IBM, Uber, Groupon, Instagram, and more. Around one third of the 100 companies listed on the Forbes annual America’s Most Promising List were …
#2 of 7 articles about impacts of Covid-19 on supply chain innovation In the short-term companies have no choice but to increase agility and adjust to the volatile environment. Adjusting requires throwing overboard what is not needed or not working. This can mean rationalization of stock keeping units (SKU) or the suspension …