Radio Frequency ID: A solution for lost luggage?Â
Airport luggage handling is a complex, expensive process that is at its capacity limit. The authors look at the question of why RFID technology has not yet stepped in to modernize and...
May 13, 2025 • by Simon J. Evenett in Supply chain • 6 min read
As tariff tensions simmer and uncertainty clouds the future of global trade, freight industry leaders reflect on how businesses can brace for potential shortages, adapt supply chains, and stay resilient in a...
Continue readingJuly 7, 2023 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff in Supply chain • 7 min read
Airport luggage handling is a complex, expensive process that is at its capacity limit. The authors look at the question of why RFID technology has not yet stepped in to modernize and...
June 26, 2023 • by Richard Baldwin in Supply chain • 6 min read
The future of trade is intermediate services, says Professor of International Economics Richard Baldwin – and this is good news for workers in emerging markets...
June 20, 2023 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff in Supply chain • 5 min read
The recent problems with semiconductor supply chains are well known – but as the US, China and others build efforts towards resiliency and independence in this supply chain they would be wise...
May 24, 2023 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply chain • 6 min read
To properly address supply-chain risk, multinationals should be doing due diligence on every supplier and cascading action down through the value chain....
May 17, 2023 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff in Supply chain • 7 min read
Everyone is talking about Large Language Models (LLM), such asChatGPT, and the supply-chain community is no different. But beyond amusing posts and news chatter, the authors explore the world benefits of supply...
April 11, 2023 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff, Alexander Schmidt in Supply chain • 8 min read
Europe is about to implement a major change in the reporting standards and requirements for carbon as part of the European Green Deal. These changes will require more companies to account for...
March 20, 2023 in Supply chain • 6 min read
Providing fair wages and investing in communities across the value chain is not only morally right but also good for business, said speakers at an event organized by the IMD Alumni Club...
March 10, 2023 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Yara Kayyali Elalem, Laurence Bongrain in Supply chain • 7 min read
Increasing scrutiny of the voluntary carbon credit market means companies will need to put greater focus on decarbonizing their supply chains rather than offsetting carbon if they are to avoid claims of...
February 24, 2023 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply chain • 6 min read
The COVID-19 pandemic and war in Ukraine have exposed dangerous vulnerabilities in companies’ supply chains, warns Carlos Cordon, Professor of Strategy and Supply Chain Management at IMD Business School. Now, boards must...
January 23, 2023 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply chain • 6 min read
Outbreaks of COVID-19 and geopolitical tensions underscore the urgent need to look beyond costs and diversify production to alternative locations to lower the risk of disruption...
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