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Inclusion and diversity, the key to your company's success?
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Have you ever heard of the "talent war"? This term, used at the end of the 90's to describe a shortage of resources or skills and the difficulties in hiring and retaining the best employees, is today more relevant than ever. With the growing success of e-commerce - which jumped 15.1% in 2021 compared to 2020 in France and 16.2% worldwide over the same period - the number of orde...
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Audrey
Lemaitre
Talent Acquisition & HR project Manager Corporate
Audrey has been in HR development position for 12 years and has significant experience in change management and HR projects. Prior to joining GEODIS, Audrey spent 5 years as Genera...
E-commerce and new consumer demands: how is transport adapting?
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e-commerce transport delivery
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In recent years, the weight of e-commerce has continued to grow. This expansion, amplified by the pandemic and the lockdowns that led many citizens to place their first online order or to make more use of this mode of consumption, has prompted players in the sector to rethink their methods.
How do we manage the constantly increasing quantities of orders and parcels? How do we en...
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Vianney
Leveugle
Marketing, Communication & Customer Relationship Director at GEODIS | Distribution & Express
With 20 years of experience in marketing and sales functions for service companies operating in an international environment, Vianne...
Three great reasons to enhance your warehouse with robots
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robot warehouse robots adaptation
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In warehouses, robots are now able to move and perform tasks independently. They improve reliability, productivity and even the employee experience of companies that have taken the leap.
The e-commerce surge these last months has affected everyone. Depending on the country, number of online orders has increased by 15 to 30% according to OECD calculations. Many warehouses have b...
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Antoine
Pretin
Vice President Engineering Group at GEODIS
Antoine has over 15 years of experience in automated systems for logistics. He has worked for machine manufacturers and has often collaborated with 3PL customers through a variety of projects a...
De Minimis Tax Thresholds and Cross-Border E-commerce
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De Minimis Tax Thresholds and Cross-Border E-commerce
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The approaches to De Minimis tax thresholds form a growing subject of interest within cross-border e-commerce. When an item that is purchased online passes through a customs barrier, its value is compared against the De Minimis level (Latin for ‘from the smallest’) set by the destination country’s government; usually in the form of a monetary figure. No duties or taxes are appli...
Supply Chain : rapid changes for an economic linchpin
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Supply Chain : rapid changes for an economic linchpin
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Supply Chain sustainability economy
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Eric Ballot, professor and researcher at Mines-ParisTech - PSL stresses the importance of supply chain for the economy, on pandemic background, in an interview for GEODIS company.
How should we view the contribution of supply chains to the modern economy ?
"The supply chain is the silent engine that powers the modern economy and it is growing in size and importance. The amo...
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Eric
Ballot
Professor and researcher at Mines-ParisTech - PSL.
Sustainable Aviation Fuels, a new pathway for shippers to decarbonize air freight
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Sustainable Aviation Fuels, a new pathway for shippers to decarbonize air freight
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As the world takes to the skies after nearly two years of pandemic, it does so with renewed enthusiasm for decarbonizing the aviation industry. If you work in aviation, or in transportation more generally, you have probably come across the concept of sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, in articles and via your LinkedIn feed. In this article, we look at what SAF is, why it is a gr...
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Alexander
Höglund
Senior Advisor Sustainability at GEODIS
Alexander Höglund is a senior expert on sustainable transformation in the logistics sector. His duties range from sustainable strategies, energy transformation, data analysis and more. Alexande...
Reducing the environmental footprint of ocean freight
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International trade could not exist without ocean freight services. From clothing to foodstuffs and other goods, no less than 90% of the world's traded goods cross our oceans.
However, despite the logistics sector’s efforts, this mode of transport still causes pollution, in terms of atmospheric and water contamination. There are somewhat fewer initiatives to reduce CO2 emission...
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Florence
Gautrais
GEODIS Global Ocean freight director
Florence has been a top executive in the domain of Ocean freight and freight forwarding solutions for more than 20 years. She manages Ocean freight products and innovative door-to-door collaborati...
Transport companies and cyber-risk: 3 questions to Trellix, cybersecurity specialist
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GEODIS interviewed Mo Cashman, one of Trellix’s passionate leaders in cyber security, on his understanding of cyber risk as it applies to logistics and transportation companies, and how they should respond to control it. He also shares his views on data sovereignty and security today.
Trellix is the name of the new global cybersecurity giant resulting from the merger between McA...
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Mo
Cashman
Principal Engineer Director, Pre-Sales EMEA Trellix
As a Pre-Sales leader and Principal Engineer at Trellix, Mo Cashman advises Trellix largest global customers and partners on their cyber threat management, security operations and cloud se...
Drive Customer Loyalty with an efficient returns management solution
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returns management customer loyalty
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With the intensification of e-commerce competition, it has become increasingly difficult to differentiate your offer. Consumers know this well — as do an increasing number of business buyers, incidentally — and details, such as an easy and convenient returns process, can affect a buying decision. Indeed, low- or no-cost expedited delivery and a flexible and easy returns policy a...
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Circular Economy and Logistics
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Circular Economy and Logistics
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circular economy recycling
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The term “circular economy” appeared as an opposite to the linear “take, make, dispose” economic model. Now, product life cycles are becoming shorter and shorter due to the development of technologies and faster distribution cycles.
Fast fashion and electronics serve as a good example. We as customers are encouraged to consume more, since our purchased products quickly become o...