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Driverless Trucks on the Agenda; 3PL Summit and CSCO Forum in Amsterdam; Social Media and Supply Chain

Next week the eft team will be in Amsterdam at the 12th 3PL Summit and CSCO Forum (18-20 November). If you are close by and would like to attend some, or all of this informative event then please get in touch with me directly. I am personally looking forward to hearing from business leaders such as; John Allan CBE (former CEO Exel, and CFO Deutsche Post), Xavier Urbain, CEO, CEVA and Chris Tyas, Group Head of Supply Chain, Nestle amongst about 200 other execs.

We organise about 10-15 of these events around the world each year and indeed in the last few weeks we have been in Singapore where we hosted the Asia Pacific 3PL Summit and CSCO Forum and San Francisco for the Hi-Tech and Electronics Supply Chain Summit. Please take a look at what we do and forward to your colleagues as you and they may find a great deal of benefit from attending.

I would like to highlight one piece in our selection of content offerings this week, which is CH Robinson’s view on driverless trucks….I think this is something which will be happening faster than most people realise and it is something that we will cover in more depth soon.

Kind Regards,

Chris Saynor  

CEO, eft  

New This Week:

Letter from the Chairman, eft’s CSCO Forum: Alain Vix, Client Services Director at Hughenden  

Hugh Williams, Managing Director of Hughenden Consulting, will be chairing this year's European CSCO Forum "2020 Supply Chain Redesign: Preparing for the New Normal"

Supply chain, here’s how to prove social media ROI

Individuals within the logistics and supply chain industries want to learn more about social media ROI. A recent survey conducted by Fronetics found that 81 percent of respondents reported that information on proving social media ROI would be helpful to their company. 

Why Trucks Will Uncouple from Human Drivers Sooner than You Think 

The driverless truck is no longer a fanciful idea that will materialize in some future world. The technology has advanced rapidly over recent years, and Kevin McCarthy believes that we’ll see these automated vehicles on our highways in the near future. Here’s why. 

FM Logistic won eft’s European customer choice award for Best 3PL in Retail Supply Chain 2013 – Who will be this year’s winner?

Less than two weeks until 3PL Award Winners are announced and celebrated at the annual European 3PL Summit & Chief Supply Chain Officer Forum – the major industry meeting place for 3PLs and 3PL users. 

Lessons Learned: Jabil Embraces Supply Chain Complexity 

Risk is nothing new to the average supply chain. Supply chain managers think about it, talk about it, and hopefully plan for it. Industry changes, though, are increasing the complexity of the risk management picture. It's time to face it head on, according to at least one industry leading company. 

TNT steps up services in Europe with new air routes to Germany and new depot in the Netherlands 

TNT is stepping up its services in Europe with the construction of a new international depot in Eindhoven (Netherlands) and the start of air services to Hanover (Germany). Both developments are part of the company’s strategy to invest in its core European network, enhance operational efficiency and service quality.

Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV Merger One Step Closer

Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defence (CADE) has given an unconditional clearance to the proposed merger of the container shipping activities of Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) into Hapag-Lloyd.