An emerging Microsoft-backed ontology is aiming to give consumer packaged goods logistics a more machine-readable backbone, modelling how products move from the factory gate to the retail shelf and, crucially, what happens when the process goes wrong. Built around the everyday objects of supply chain…
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Retailers facing higher freight costs and more volatile shipping conditions need to lean more heavily on supplier relationships and operational discipline, according to speakers on a Drapers Talks podcast recorded at the Drapers Supply Chain Summit in London last month. The episode featured Tom Palombella, director of logistics operations at…
The United States has indicted seven Chinese executives and four of the world’s biggest shipping container manufacturers, accusing them of running a years-long cartel that restricted supply and pushed up prices during the COVID-19 era, according to the Department of Justice. Prosecutors say the alleged…
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New research from NEC Contracts suggests the construction sector knows what better collaboration looks like, but has not yet turned that awareness into routine practice. In a global study of more than 1,000 built environment professionals in the UK, Australia, Peru, Singapore and Hong Kong, the company found that respondents…
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View AllHanwha Aerospace has joined forces with Estonia’s Milrem Robotics in a bid to secure Romania’s planned unmanned ground vehicle programme, underscoring how European militaries are increasingly turning to robotic systems and local industrial partnerships as they modernise their land forces. The agreement was signed at the Black Sea Defense &…
