Staying relevant in the competitive supply chain and logistics game boils down to one thing: relentless innovation. There are tons of promising trends and technologies out there to futureproof our operations. Which ones will supply chain leaders invest in...
Last week, on July 16, 2020, I held a keynote speech at the Virtual Supply Chain Summit. The summit focused on how our supply chains can recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. I spoke about the e-commerce...
5G will revolutionize wireless connectivity and trigger a whole range of technological applications in our industry. The resulting push in deployment of and cross-fertilization amongst IoT, blockchain, AI, and big data analytics has the potential to truly transform future...
When our entire team had to start working from home four weeks ago, I reassured myself: we are well-prepared; there will be no problems. But I have learned my lesson. Managing an empty office is much more challenging than...
International Women’s Day 2020 calls upon all of us to push for gender equality. As a logistics leader, I believe that correcting gender disparities in ‘profit and loss’ (P&L) and operational roles is a key strategy to fill the...
The hottest logistics trends for 2020, talent acquisition/retention, and sustainability – these are the three topics I spoke about with Radu Palamariu, headhunter in the logistics and supply chain industry and host of the “Leaders in Supply Chain” podcast....
And the winner of the Digital Female Leader Audience Award of 2019 is… I was there and want to share with you what the audience award and this year’s motto “bigger, stronger, more diverse” was all about. Being visible...
Digitalization is redefining the way we work. This gives us more freedom to shape our work life, but as a result the lines between work and private life have blurred. Establishing work-life balance in the digital age is, therefore,...
With consumer behavior increasingly shifting towards purchasing online outside of domestic markets, proficient cross-border delivery performance becomes a necessity – as well as a huge competitive advantage for those players in European markets that manage it well. In this...
For the last 20 years, my daily routine was not only functionally but also locally consistent. While my expertise as an innovation-minded leader still grew and my digital thinking evolved, my locality remained inflexible: I was operating out of...