4 essential packaging considerations to optimise your supply chain
To help you on this quest, the packaging aficionados over at No1 Packaging will be sharing some essential considerations when it comes to your packaging choices in this guest article. With the right packaging solutions, you can ensure goods arrive intact, while also improving space utilisation during shipping and storage. Packaging materials Nowadays there’s a […]
3 ways to champion hygiene across your supply chain
Of course, you want to do all you can to ensure the health and safety of all your employees working throughout the supply chain. That’s why, in this article, we’re showing you 3 ways you can champion hygiene across your supply chain, adhering to proper sanitation amidst the ongoing pandemic and beyond. Improve your inventory […]
Brexit: Two days of congestion at the British border feared
According to the report already in January, queues of up to 6,500 trucks are expected in the border region of Kent. In February, according to the experts’ calculations, it could even take up to two days for trucks to reach the border in traffic jams. In order to minimise the feared chaos, service stations could […]
EU: Digital transport regulation saves up to 27 billion euros
The new regulation obliges the authorities of the member states to accept legally required information in electronic form for freight transport if companies make it available in the format provided for this purpose. Overall, this should save administrative costs in the tens of billions of euros. The advantages of electronic information Several IT solutions for […]
Road freight transport is becoming increasingly digital
Following the transformation of consumer-oriented industries such as retail, entertainment and travel, digital start-ups are beginning to gain a foothold in commercially-oriented industries. Road freight transport, which is still highly fragmented and dominated by manual processes, is seen by digital challengers as overdue for change. At the same time, new players in digital freight transport […]
Dispersion of prices from a Data/AI perspective
A rather bold statement, wouldn’t you agree? Bear with us and let’s think about what that means for Saloodo! price predictions. Those are – in the end – indeed numerical estimates, and we are indeed bean counters. Nevertheless, we agree with the statement! The (data-) science is not in the estimation of the exact price […]
What supply chains might look like after COVID-19
Pressure on end-to-end supply chains has exposed weaknesses and highlighted the urgency of a shift towards a more digital and diversified approach. Although perhaps the current point in time, when uncertainty seems to be the only reliable constant, is too early for a final assessment, we will discuss below what the logistics sector might look […]
EU mobility package: The 8 most important changes at a glance
The first EU mobility package consists of a regulation governing access to the road haulage market and access to the profession of transport operator, a regulation on maximum working hours and minimum rest periods for drivers and on positioning by means of tachographs, and a directive revising the enforcement requirements and laying down rules for […]
How logistics will change after the Corona crisis
Nothing seems to be able to stop the coronavirus. Originally from China, the virus still has consequences for the life and daily interaction of people. And in view of restricted zones, company and border closures, it also has an impact on the business world. The transport and logistics industry has maintained basic services for the […]
Danielas column: The GPS, the bridge and me
It started when I was a newcomer on a MAN swap body train, working the night shift on line. Towards the meeting point, trailer to the ramp, swap truck with another forwarding agency. Ok…it was quite easy. Wellaaa…except for driving up to the ramp. That still caused me a lot of problems. But I managed […]
