A company can create value in two ways. It lowers what something costs to produce, or it raises what customers are willing to pay. Everything else lands in one of those two columns, or it was activity dressed up as value. That makes AI value creation in supply chain testable rather than a matter of belief. MVAventures investigated two weeks of AI developments in the news.
AI analytics in the supply chain are revealing something many manufacturing and wholesale leaders have suspected for years: upto 50% of logistics cost is concealed.
In the fast-paced world of logistics, digital twins in warehouse management are transforming how facilities operate, driving efficiency, safety, sustainability and agility. By bridging the physical and digital worlds, digital twins enable managers to optimize operations and reduce costs. At the same time, they meet the dynamic demands of modern commerce, particularly in e-commerce.
The world grapples with the escalating effects of climate change. Companies are increasingly turning to carbon accounting and decarbonization strategies to reduce their environmental footprints. How Carbon Insetting decarbonises value chains today, using innovative tools.
The Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) 2024 report, Innovation Systems Need a Reboot, highlights a growing gap between the prioritization of innovation and companies’ readiness to achieve their goals. But how to get back on track? How to lead the next transformative innovation wave?
Supply chain disruptions keep on coming, but companies seem to be reducing their efforts to enhance resilience. Research suggests that CEO’s with prior experience in high-level supply chain roles might be the key to building more resilient supply chains and drive better financial results.
Concerns over the credibility of sustainability claims are growing, with a majority of CFOs warning that their industry’s sustainability reporting risks being perceived as greenwashing. At the same time, regulators are out key priorities for scrutiny and CSRD compliance is high on the list. Will CSRD eliminate greenwashing quickly?
As businesses face increasing pressure to minimize their ecological footprint, sustainable warehousing offers a compelling pathway to meet regulatory demands and achieve substantial cost savings. But how to implement and improve sustainable warehousing operations? What are the challenges and how can they be overcome?
With growing global complexity in supply chains, companies have recognized that it is not possible to maintain competitiveness on their own. Therefore, outsourcing to third-party supply chain management (SCM) providers is an important strategic tool to focus on their core competencies and access global resources. But how can outsourced SCM create more value?
The transport and warehousing sector is less productive than in 2015. Dutch productivity growth between 2012 and 2022 was barely half the EU average. Investing in digitization and accelerating the fuel transition are therefore necessary, to improve productivity in the Dutch transport sector.