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The terms supply chain management, logistics or transportation are often lumped together. Hardly any other term is used correctly or incorrectly more often when explaining handling, transport, logistics activities and both internal and cross-company processes. But where is the difference? Logistics is the holistic regimentation, provision, control and optimization of flows of goods, information, energy, […]

Delayed mass deliveries from Asia trigger container congestion. Higher logistics costs and discount battles threaten the financial situation of companies. Drayage doubles to twelve days on average. (Bochum, 05/04/2020) A flood of late arriving goods from Asia is currently putting the fashion industry under pressure. Since the logistics centers have been full due to the lockdown, […]

The German government has finally passed the new Supply Chain Act. Companies that violate it face heavy fines. Already in 2020, the goal was set that at least 50% of German companies with more than 500 employees must have introduced effective human rights protection measures. The following actions are to be taken and guaranteed as […]

The UN’s guiding principles for business and human rights do not demand much from companies worldwide: – Risk Assessment – Countermeasures against violations of human rights and child labor – Transparency and complaint points – Adequate human rights diligence In 2011, these measures were adopted in the UN Human Rights Council and many companies were […]

We have learned to learn from everything. After this maxim, which Germans love so much, we should act now in times of COVID-19. The coronavirus, what makes it so dangerous and what opportunities arise from these difficult times for all of us? First and foremost, it is the infection and the mortality rate associated with […]

Clothing reaches Germany up to 30 days later. Production and transport delays are only just beginning. Fashion industry cancels or postpones production of more than 800 million ordered garments. (Bochum, 3/31/2020) The consequences of the coronavirus pandemic are increasingly affecting the supply chains of the fashion industry between Asia and Germany. After fashion brands had […]

There are many ways to deal with the crisis caused by COVID-19 as a company. We show you what companies should do in times of the coronavirus and what actions you can take to be prepared for such crises: Digitalize your processes and communication channels as far as possible. Organize yourself so that you can […]

Clothing providers are rebooking more than 60 percent of airfreight shipments into ocean freight. Spot market rates for ocean freight double. Six million empty containers piled up in China. (Bochum, 3/25/2020) Full brake and roll backwards. Even the announcement by the German government that shops would have to be closed due to the pandemic caused […]

Coronavirus: Delivery delays of 20 days on average in the fashion industry Forecast predicts delayed deliveries of up to 50 days. Spot market freight rates for air cargo more than quintupled in some cases. (Bochum, Germany, March 17, 2020) The rapid spread of the Coronavirus is already having an impact on the German fashion industry. […]

• US fast-fashion specialist opts for SCM software “Made in Germany”.• Complete control over the supply chain from suppliers to customers. (Bochum, Germany, January 31, 2020) The New York-based company Jump Design Group has decided to implement the supply chain management software OSCA to make the global supply flows of the fast-growing clothing specialist transparent. […]