DELIVERY MANAGEMENT: And now it’s ‘returns season’ – Balancing customer satisfaction and productivity
By Neil Baker – Head of Auto ID Sales for Northern Europe, BIXOLON Following the festive peak season, there is little respite for retailers. Unwanted or unsuitable gifts will be returned, making the efficient handling of returns essential to minimise financial and resource losses. 2025 marked a pivotal time for returns. The number of “serial […]
Supply chain trends to look out for in 2026
Supply chains are in a new era where disruption is the norm and agility defines success. 2026 looks set to build on 2025’s trend of building a resilient supply chain that can withstand external pressures, whilst affording businesses the flexibility to change things at short notice. While the future points to autonomous supply chains powered […]
2026: A turning point for loading automation?
By Wouter Satijn (pictured), Chief Revenue Officer, Joloda Hydraroll Companies are constantly looking for ways to optimise and automate their warehouses and production facilities: ‘optimisation’ has been the word of our industry for some time now. Yet one critical area is frequently overlooked. When it comes to loading and unloading, there is still an enormous amount […]
Upskill your career with our courses for supply chain & logistics professionals – Fully updated for 2026!
Did you know we have a wide selection of online courses tailored specifically for the supply chain sector, enabling you to both amass new skills and improve existing ones in 2026 and beyond? Login and start learning today! These are specially-curated online courses designed to help you and your team improve expertise and learn new […]
Alleviating driver stress through intelligent routing
With peak season well underway, fleets across the globe are bracing for an ever increasingly busy time of year. To emphasise how intense the period is, in 2024 FedEx forecasted that parcel carriers would distribute 6.2 billion shipments across Europe between October and December 2024, a 9 % increase over the 5.7 billion delivered in […]
AI reaching an inflection point in transportation
A new report confirms transportation has reached an AI inflection point, with the ways companies respond to the rapid development of the technology within the sector set to define their competitive edge for years to come. That’s according to Transporeon’s annual Transportation Pulse Report, which surveyed over 230 supply chain and logistics executives across Europe and […]
TRANSPORT PLANNING MONTH: From Static Routes to Smart Networks – How AI is transforming transport planning
For a long time, transport planning relied on static routes, fixed schedules and historical averages. While effective in predictable environments, these models are increasingly unfit for a logistics landscape defined by volatility, rising costs and growing sustainability pressures. Now, transport planning is undergoing a shift. AI-driven optimisation and real-time data are enabling logistics leaders attending […]
It’s time to secure your place at the April 2026 Total Supply Chain Summit
You can meet 1-2-1 with leading suppliers at the Total Supply Chain Summit in April – It’s designed for senior supply chain/logistics/distribution professionals and has all the solutions you need for 2026. Tuesday 28th April & Wednesday 29th April Radisson Blu Hotel, London Stansted Your complimentary invitation includes: 91% of past attendees say that our events are […]
January 2026 is Delivery Management Month on Supply Chain Briefing – Make sure your solutions are part of it!
Each month on Supply Chain Briefing we’ll be shining the spotlight on a different part of the logistics market – and in January we’ll be focusing on Delivery Management solutions. It’s all part of our ‘Recommended’ editorial feature, designed to help supply chain industry buyers find the best products and services available today. So, if […]
TRANSPORT PLANNING MONTH: Transportation in 2026 – From Experimentation to Acceleration
By Christopher Keating, Senior Vice President, Transportation and Logistics Segment, Trimble As we start to look ahead to 2026, businesses are finding fresh opportunities and continuous challenges with uncertainty and geopolitical volatility remain on the table, while technology rapidly advances. In this environment, adaptability has become the new competitive edge. But, the companies that […]