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BCI Global carries out research, advises, implements and performs project management in the areas of supply chain strategy and design, international business strategy, location search and site selection, regional economic development, real estate and logistics

Decentralize production and logistics - A sermon

Thou shalt… test and reimagine supply chain scenarios In recent decades, supply chains have become longer and more complex due to globalization Access to global markets and the ability to manufacture in low-wage countries with low or no import taxes have produced supply chains that are very efficient, but not resilient This lack of resilience has become abundantly clear in the past two years, due to the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, the energy crisis, the global geopolitical situation and the high number of production and logistics-related disruptions in supply chains

BCI's Transportation Monitor – enables to manage transportation cost and provides 20 measures to reduce scope 3 carbon emissions

European road transport rates for parcels & pallets continue to increase with 5 to 10+% Ocean rates are still going south, while Airfreight rates remain extremely volatile Cargo owners shall maintain different procurement strategies for securing competitive pricing

In addition the European Commission adopted new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directives (CSRD), meaning that Cargo Owners need to report and reduce Carbon Emission of Scope 3 activities that include (outsourced) transportation and logistics

Six tactics to create visibility & control in an uncertain Supply Chain

Never before have the vulnerabilities of complex global supply chains been so exposed as today Long and unreliable lead times, lack of capacity across the supply chain, congestion at ports, suppliers unable to deliver to promise and number of customer orders going through the roof If a company is not able to create the necessary visibility and control in its supply chain this will seriously jeopardize the business To support brand owners BCI has developed a framework with 6 tactics to create control in these uncertain times

Global Legal Support Location Strategies

Legal firms are looking at ways to optimize their legal services as the conventional way of working 100% in the office has been radically challenged during the pandemic Now, many legal firms expect growth across most global geographies and are re-evaluating their location strategies Right-shoring turns out to be different for different players

Omnichannel retail requires an integrated seamless supply chain

As customers worldwide combine online buying with physical shopping, companies have to organize their supply chain in a seamless way, offering the consumers one great experience But how to do that and what are the IT platform requirements?

Assuring software development talent in Europe

The shortage of software developers is pushing companies in Europe to become more creative regarding sourcing new talent and developing future proof location strategies In order to assure the required software talent in Europe, an in-depth assessment of candidate locations is the key to success: at the end of the day there is no lack of talent if you are the preferred employer

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