7 Critical Mistakes Shippers Make When Negotiating Transportation and Logistics Contracts And, What You Should Do About It!

whitePaper | May 22, 2022

Transportation, shipping, and logistics management should always be treated with priority in the supply chain process. We should also understand this can represent one of the most costly, complex and time-consuming pursuits in an organization. Hence, transportation planning and robust logistics management play a crucial role in executing deliveries on time

whitePaper | November 24, 2022

As brand owners, product developers or packaging designers for consumer goods, sustainability is becoming an essential dimension. It is also an opportunity for entrepreneurial innovation. Now available in most smartphones, NFC technology connects products to the digital world while enabling innovative sustainability initiatives. It uniquely allows batteryless, wireless communication using one single electronic component: the chip.

whitePaper | January 4, 2023

Digital platforms provide the basis for tool-assisted development and efficient operation of software-based vehicle functions and thus pave the way for various new use cases and business models. The platforms create an ecosystem that must serve as an attractive environment offering added value to both parties – i.e. the provider and the user of services. With PANTARIS, ETAS has developed a solution that is tailored to the specific requirements of the automotive sector. This enables faster development of new functions and easier integration of these functions into the vehicle.

whitePaper | November 1, 2019

In the fall of 2009 MIT CTL conducted a global survey of supply chain risk experiences, attitudes, and risk management practices. Over 1400 supply chain professionals from 70 countries participated. The survey asked business and supply chain managers their opinions about the importance of risk prevention compared to response preparedness. Overall, 54% of respondents considered risk prevention more important, 30% viewed them as equal, and 16% considered response preparedness more important.

whitePaper | July 29, 2022

The adoption of the “Initial International Maritime Organization (IMO) Strategy on Reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from Ships” by IMO Resolution MEPC.304(72) in April 2018 demonstrates IMO’s commitment to support the Paris Agreement. The IMO strategy includes initial targets to reduce (as compared to 2008 levels) the average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per “transport work” by at least 40 percent by 2030, aiming to pursue 70 percent reduction by 2050; and an ambition to reduce the total annual GHG emissions from shipping by at least 50 percent by 2050. Technical approaches, operational approaches and alternative fuels may be used to achieve these goals.

whitePaper | November 2, 2022

Now more than ever, companies need their supply chains to be flexible, accurate and nimble to increase productivity and drive efficiency. Speed is king with consumers, as the majority have come to expect products to be in their hands at much quicker speeds than ever before.