SCM Research

JANUARY 5, 2024

Since the spring of 2023, the sea surface temperatures have consistently reached unprecedented extremes , leading to evaporation over the Atlantic and heavy rainfall in Germany. Climate researchers have been warning about this for more than 30 years; the data from weather stations have long since confirmed it.”

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ivalua

JANUARY 8, 2023

The act was established to address issues of sustainability and ethical conduct in global supply chains, and has significant implications for companies and procurement organizations operating in Germany. Its scope is initially limited to companies (German or foreign-based in Germany) that employ at least 3,000 employees.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Meet us at the SPARE PARTS Business Platform in Cologne, Germany on February 6th, where we will be showcasing this industry-leading solution. These key features distinguish ToolsGroup from its competitors.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In contrast, the overall manufacturing PMI for the Eurozone was quite weak with Germany and Austria reporting the lowest levels. The HCOB Germany PMI , which registered 39.6

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In this recent post from SAP’s blog, Xuan-Yen To highlights the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) passed in Germany (which. Read more Editor’s Pick: The German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act. The post Editor’s Pick: The German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JULY 2, 2014

If we take Germany as an example, we see that even Joachim Löw has a manager, DFB president Wolfgang Niersbach. The players and coach are involved in short-term to medium-term planning. What about long-term and truly strategic planning? Who is planning the coach that is planning the players that are planning their next move?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2023

From FreeVectorMaps.com Industry Association Events (in chronological order) Event Name Date Location ProMat March 20 – 23 Chicago, IL SiTL March 28 – 30 Paris, France LogiMAT April 25 – 27 Stuttgart, Germany NRF Supply Chain 360 April 26 – 28 Long Beach, CA WERC Annual June 4 – 7 Orlando, FL Home Delivery World June 14 – (..)

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Talking Logistics

JULY 12, 2021

As reported by Petra Sorge and William Boston in the Wall Street Journal in March 2021 (“Germany to Make Firms Responsible for Policing Abuses by Global Suppliers”): Germany is set to force companies to screen suppliers for environmental violations and human-rights abuses, such as illegal mining and child labor…Under the bill, any company based (..)

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 3, 2024

Industry Association Events (in chronological order) Event Name Date Location NRF ‘24 (Supply Chain 360) January 14 – 16 New York, NY Logistics & Automation January 24 – 25 Bern, Switzerland SMART LOGISTICS Expo January 24 – 26 Tokyo, Japan Manifest February 5 – 7 Las Vegas, NV ARC Industry Leadership Forum February 5 – 8 Orlando, FL RILA (..)

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides an update on the ongoing efforts by global wide automaker Volkswagen to initiate significant cost cuts across its production facilities within Germany. In Germany , representatives of workers occupy corporate Supervisory Board seats. Corporate margins have fallen to 2.3

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 7, 2024

A pause may be needed to ease the bureaucratic burden on companies until a European directive takes effect, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The Netherlands-based online grocery store Picnic Technology raised €355 million in investor capital as part of plans to expand into France and Germany. The biggest capital infusions into existing companies occurred in delivery.

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SCM Research

MARCH 31, 2022

Robert Habeck, Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, therefore activated the early warning stage of the country’s gas emergency plan yesterday. The Economic Effects for Germany of a Stop of Energy Imports From Russia , examines the economic impact on Germany.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Global automaker Volkswagen is reportedly aiming to consider either vehicle or supplier factory closures in its home country of Germany. CEO Oliver Blu me reportedly indicated in a statement : “ Germany as a business location is falling further behind in terms of competitiveness. All rights reserved.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

He founded STORD along with co-founder Jacob Boudreau after experiencing the challenges of fragmentation and disconnected technology of the third-party logistics industry (3PL) first-hand while working in supply chain optimization for a global automotive manufacturer in Germany. Sean attended Georgia Tech prior to founding STORD.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Headquartered in Germany, Ocean Insights is a leading ocean supply chain visibility and market intelligence provider that supplies real-time tracking data and market analysis to large shippers from a broad range of industries, including automotive, manufacturing, food & beverage, commodity trading, chemical and freight forwarding.

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Europe’s largest beer-producing nation, Germany, saw most of its 9,700 annual beer-related festivals canceled. France was forced to destroy 10 million liters of beer — the equivalent of four Olympic-sized swimming pools — due to the pandemic, as beer needs to be consumed fresh. billion liters less than in 2019.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 16, 2019

DELMIA Quintiq customers will have another chance to meet at the DELMIA Quintiq User Conference in Düsseldorf, Germany. They’ll also be empowered to make the most of new product features. What is next? Mark your calendar for February 12 and 13.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The biggest European automaker announced that it is considering shutting down sites for the first time in Germany and ending job security agreements after continued ignorance towards overcapacity and lack of competitiveness. Volkswagen has lost an estimated 500,000 car sales, which is the equivalent of around two plants.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

It is not only nearshoring locations like Mexico, Central and Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia who benefit from this change, but also on-shoring locations in major markets like Germany, the UK, France and the US themselves are getting more and more new production plants.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 12, 2021

This public company is headquartered in Germany and generated over 10 billion Euros in revenues in their last fiscal year. Valsecchi believes that 5G for manufacturing applications doesn’t quite live up to its hype. Covestro is a leading producer of advanced polymers.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 16, 2017

Michael Haiber is located in ToolsGroup's Munich, Germany office. But by stepping up your planning tools, you can construct a much clearer concept of your future supply chain and how it might support and enhance an Industrie 4.0 He can be reached at mhaiber@toolsgroup.com.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 25, 2022

For Germany, it’s unanimous at 100%. We learned a great deal that can help Europe and, in turn, the globe. Some key findings: Most respondents (67%) cited end-to-end freight traceability as their biggest pain point when transporting goods. For the UK, it’s 71%.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 11, 2024

I’m back from almost 4 weeks on the road. That is 3 weeks and 4 days longer than the U.S. East Coast Ports strike lasted (although, as I highlight below, the strike has only been paused until January 2025). Where have I been? I was in Phoenix, Arizona for The Logistics & Supply Chain Forum.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 15, 2023

Staci Group Acquires Amware Fulfillment to create strong global fulfillment capability. The combined company now has 81 fulfillment centers across the U.S.,

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All Things Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Amazon Air opens first European hub in Germany Amazon Air, the in-house cargo airline of the online retailer, has opened its first regional air hub in Europe, shifting shipments away…

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Headquartered in Germany, Emma is the world’s largest direct-to-customer sleep brand, known for its award-winning and highly rated boxed-bed mattresses, of which it sold 1.5 After a successful proof-of-concept in Germany, Emma chose ToolsGroup to gain centralized planning and end-to-end (E2E) supply chain transparency. million in 2020.

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SCM Research

AUGUST 9, 2021

Even without this new IPCC report, it should be clear that our planet is in an existential crisis: The scale and intensity of the recent floods in Germany have broken all records and the ongoing fires in Greece have reached biblical proportions; Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said these fires showed “the reality of climate change”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 7, 2022

For example, last year Germany established the legal framework to enable the introduction of self-driving trucks, And their use is already a reality in some states of the USA. The transition of an entire fleet to self-driving trucks can decrease operating by approximately 45 percent (according to McKinsey Route 2030, September 2030).

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Brittany was raised in the foster care system in Germany and moved to the USA as an adult so her success hasn’t come easily. When she founded her own company, Brittany committed to building a better brokerage, with a real connection to both drivers and shippers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The surging Delta virus, devastating floods in China and Germany and cyber attacks on South African ports are amongst the latest in a series of events that continue to send shock waves throughout the system. For more than a year, global supply chains have been buffeted by one major disruption after another. The impact?

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IT Supply Chain

APRIL 8, 2024

By Mike Bronson (pictured) Content Writer The post Bitcoin’s Economic Impact & Adoption in Germany’s Economy appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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All Things Supply Chain

APRIL 28, 2023

Germany quell reports on banning chip chemicals to China A report from Bloomberg on Thursday suggested that the German government was considering restrictions on the chemicals in order to reduce…

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All Things Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Germany looks to partner with Japan to Secure Raw Materials The German government wants to increase cooperation with Japan to help secure supplies of raw materials. The goal is to…

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All Things Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Now scientists from Germany are trying to… Living in a world of disruptions, supply chain management professionals know that many processes have become more fragile over the last few years.

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Exiger Perspectives

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Even when sourcing from countries like Belgium, Germany, and Japan, there is often upstream exposure to China. Germanium (Ge): A lustrous metalloid crucial for fiber optics, infrared optics, and solar cells; primarily obtained as a byproduct of zinc ore processing. imports over 50% of its antimony, gallium, and germanium needs.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Background In our prior Supply Chain Matters postings we highlighted for readers published reports indicating that VW was clearly aiming to consider either vehicle or supplier factory closures in its home country of Germany. Corporate margins have fallen to 2.3 That is a recognition that is too often neglected, especially with U.S.

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