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With cybercriminals targeting vulnerable third parties and partners, companies must look to close the backdoor, writes Rob Batters, Director of Managed and Technical Services at Northdoor plc.

Industrial take up in the Eastern M25 market reached its highest since the boom years of 2007/08 last year, with a total of 8.8m sq ft of lettings. Activity was boosted by the continuous needs of companies to improve and rationalise their logistics networks in response to global supply shortages and rising transportation costs.

Real-time supply chain visibility platform, FourKites, has announced it meets the standards set by the International Standards Organisation (ISO) for ISO 27017 for cloud service security and ISO 27018 for data privacy as part of its ISO 27001 certification. The achievement represents FourKites' ongoing pursuit of the most recent and stringent security standards in the industry.

Yakkyofy, an Italian company in the import sector, has launched a new Luxury Concierge service that aims to address the problem of sourcing products from China.

The SecQuAL project – an innovation trial that aims to improve efficiency in supply chains and reduce food waste – is seeking leading UK retailers to participate in tests and trials to help improve food traceability.

project44, the supply chain visibility platform, has appointed Bart De Muynck as Chief Industry Officer to enhance industry and customer collaboration and engagement and to inform project44’s product and services strategies based on his expertise and market interaction.  

Digitalisation is the path to opening up a world of new opportunities in the commercial and industrial sectors. Harnessing new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) or the Internet of Things (IoT) can make supply chains and processes more agile, flexible and connected. In the intralogistics sector in particular, digitalisation is resulting in greater productivity, lower costs and sustainable, efficient warehouse operation.

By Rabeel Ahmed, guest writer.

Masters in Business Administration (MBA) programs have typically focused on general management skills but are increasingly offering courses targeted at specific industries. Logistics and supply chain management is one of those disciplines that's getting its due

Barriers created by Brexit along with changes in supply chains and storage strategy are driving Irish companies to consider warehousing options on the mainland, according to a report produced by Model Logistics in collaboration with the UK Warehousing Association.

Following the full lockdown of the City of Shenzhen on 13 March, FourKites saw a 32% reduction in ocean shipment volume in Guangdong Province, where Shenzhen is located. There was a similar decrease at the Port of Shanghai, where partial COVID-19 lockdowns went into effect around the same time.