As a business owner or supply chain professional, you know that a well-functioning supply chain is essential for the success of your company. From sourcing raw materials and components to delivering finished products to customers, the supply chain is a critical part of your operations. However, improving your supply chain can be a challenging task, [...]
As the ongoing trade war between China and the United States continues to escalate, it has had a significant impact on global supply chains. This has caused disruptions and uncertainty for businesses, and has the potential to affect the global economy as a whole. One of the main reasons for the trade war is the [...]
As manufacturing and wholesale companies face supply chain disruption, inflation & net zero deadlines, collaboration with suppliers is more vital than ever to profitability Here are 7 key ways supplier collaboration can deliver more insight, sustainability and profitability to the supply chain. 1. Supply chain collaboration: Be dynamic Research from McKinsey suggests that a single [...]
Supply Chain Live Below the latest supply chain issues and a collection of the supply chain news from around the world. A potential economic recession and the supply chain bullwhip are colliding Supply chains are experiencing a massive bullwhip from the COVID economy and have built up massive inventory levels. A slowdown in consumer spending [...]
Announcement for all current Tradecloud Customers Date: 1/1/2022 Tradecloud subscription prices in existing contracts are indexed per 01/01/22 with the current inflation rates per first renewal date. As stated in the terms and conditions we follow the Customer Price Index as published by Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS CPI). The indexation rate on your [...]
AI & Machine Learning Since the release of ChatGPT in Nov 2022, we jumped out from our “AI Winter”. This AI hype is bringing us dozens of new tools that make it easier to generate content and automate “dumb” work. At the same time, legislators scramble to regulate AI to keep its consumers [...]
Tradecloud launched it’s newest version of the supply chain platform for faster and cheaper collaboration within the chain. Last week, Tradecloud, the leading B2B platform for the industry, launched it’s newest version of its online supply chain platform, called: Tradecloud One. The newest version enables users to collaborate in the supply chain even more easily, [...]
Supplier Collaboration and Supplier Management are often viewed as one and the same. That’s because when you ask someone what supplier collaboration is, many see this as centralising processes or better managing suppliers. But true supplier collaboration involves developing new competitive advantages that drive growth for the entire company through better supplier working relations that [...]
92% of companies saw supply chain disruption in the wake of Corona. Some issues were inevitable; some not. However the damage would be a lot less if company supply chain management was better equipped for the 21 st century. It’s shocking almost 30% of organisations still rely on email, excel sheet, fax machines and paper [...]
16/3 Coronacrisis affects global supply chains in multiple dimensions Since the unfolding of the Coronacrisis, gradually more and more attention is being given to the consequences for the global economy. It has been interesting to witness initial reports affected the Chinese travel industry (24 January), international air travel (29 January), jet fuel in China (January 30), Chinese retail (5 February). Only later the [...]
