Tech Can Help The Circular Economy, But Everyone Needs to be Onboard

By Antony Francis, Endava Dumping items in a landfill is no longer a sustainable business model or something that consumers are willing to accept. This has been generally entrenched thinking in Europe for several years, whereas in the USA, we are still some ways away from full-scale recycling at the collection points of homes and […]

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Reverse Logistics: Because Dumping Into A Landfill is Not An Option

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers have become increasingly willing to buy more and more items online, including things like clothing, household goods and appliances. As a result, online retailers are handling more product returns than ever. Reverse logistics has become a struggle for eCommerce businesses. And the financial impact is enormous. In […]

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One Year On: What Lessons The Suez Canal Blockage Taught Us?

In March 2021 the Suez Canal was blocked by the large container ship Ever Given. The event focused the attention of the world to how vulnerable supply chains can be when something like that happens. We spoke to Antony Francis from Endava about what the blockage has taught us, can it happen again and what […]

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Video | When will the supply chain heal?

‘There were supply chain issues before Covid-19 began,’ says Antony Francis, Supply Chain Consultant at Endava, in an exclusive video interview for The Logistics Point. Francis speaks about what went wrong, how organisations overcame their problems and what is to follow for the industry in 2022. As Covid hit demand grew very quickly as more […]

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Live sessions December 21: Sustainability and Supply Chain Healing

Join us for a series of exclusive video interviews this December. All you need to do is register for the free sessions on 8th and 14th December. Learn more about the two sessions below. Loading… Why working with competitors is a bonus? (8th December): ‘One of the lessons learned in the pandemic is that supply […]

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