The article identifies exactly what consumers face so soon after the Brexit. How can they counteract these obstacles, and can certain technological developments play a role in this? Davind Dhingra explains why these issues arise and how businesses can ensure the best quality of service in the post-Brexit trading landscape. Read the full story at Computable ..read more

Paul Soong spoke with host Mike Loder to discuss how LSPs can prepare for the high volume peak Christmas period. Read the full story at Ticker News.   ..read more

Stefan Tärneberg at BluJay, now part of E2open, highlights artificial intelligence and machine learning as the key to a sustainable logistics industry. Among other things, Stefan refers to BluJay’s latest survey which showed that many who work with supply chains now prioritize investments in their IT capacity. Read the full story at Dagens Infrastruktur.   ..read more

Inbound Logistics includes a quote from Sian Hopwood, as she discusses the importance of flexibility in the retail industry.  Read the full story here.   ..read more

Accelerates growth of the largest SaaS supply chain software platform SOURCE: E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ETWO) AUSTIN, Texas – September 1, 2021 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ETWO), a leading network-based provider of cloud-based, mission-critical, end-to-end supply chain management platform, today announced it has completed its acquisition of BluJay Solutions, a leading cloud-based, logistics execution platform. “The acquisition of BluJay is a continuation of our strategy to offer the broadest and most data-rich SaaS supply chain platform,” said Michael Farlekas, chief execut ..read more

Sometimes it’s the small revolutions that have a big impact. What Great Britain implemented with Brexit with a lot of publicity now seems to be happening in Switzerland with much less fuss: The Swiss let the negotiations on an institutional framework agreement with the EU fall through at the end of May. For years, Switzerland enjoyed the best of both worlds: complete sovereignty on its own soil and unhindered access to a market of 450 million EU citizens. The breakdown of negotiations now threatens a kind of de facto “Schwexit”.   Bilateral agreements complicate global trade A strange sit ..read more

As the supply chain and logistics sector recover from its most tumultuous period in recent years, it is clear that change is needed. Sian Hopwood, EVP Business Units, shares her thoughts with Logistics & Transport Focus on the need for greater female representation in the male-dominated industry and calls on the industry to put the changes in place to enable this. Read the full story here ..read more

Regional Director, ANZ, Paul Soong provides his thoughts as part of Dynamic Business’ ‘Let’s talk’ weekly feature series exploring industry opinion from business leaders across a wide range of topics. The comment highlights Paul’s thought leadership on how the delivery experience plays a large role in the consumer buying journey. In addition, Paul discusses the consumer expectation of reverse logistics, and the need for retailers to get purchases to shoppers quickly and effectively. Read the full story here.   ..read more

LogiSYM holds a regular fire-side chat column with key people in the supply chain industry. The editor, Joe Lombardo recently caught up with Katie Kinraid, APAC GM, BluJay to discuss the current market landscape and BluJay’s focus within the region. Read the full story here.     ..read more

The United Kingdom is going through what the industry chiefs have warned to be “a summer of food shortages” due to the loss of nearly 100,000 HGV drivers following the COVID-19 pandemic and Brexit, consequently leading to delays and rising prices across the grocery and delivery sector.  Let’s take a look at the contributing factors, impact, and how key players view the situation, along with solutions to improve the road ahead. The root causes Multiple factors have contributed to the driver’s shortage, including but not limited to: Drivers returning home to Europe Backlog of 40,000 lorry ..read more