Karsten Smet, CEO of ACI Group, looks at ways the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries can adapt to changing times

Karsten Smet, CEO of ACI Group, looks at how we can prepare for further geopolitical upheaval

Jim Bralsford, industry and solutions marketing at Kinaxis, addresses how advanced analytic and planning techniques can help the industry in challenging times

Brenntag has revealed that it is collaborating with Chicago-based Project44 to create a platform via which all of its global tracking data, regardless of where shipments are and what mode is being used, will be fed into a single data management system.

The project, Brenntag said, will enable it to “enhance supply chain visibility and multiple value streams such as customer track-and-trace, analytical products and cost-efficient end-to-end supply chain planning”. Project44’s platform tracks more than 1 billion shipments/year for over 1,200 global companies in multiple industries.

Devi Shah and Fatema Begum of Mayer Brown International look at how companies can deal with insolvency or restructuring issues*

David L. Buss, CEO of DB Schenker USA, looks at the key digitisation challenges in distribution

How do you recession-proof an industry that is worldwide in scope, highly regulated, highly specialised and rife with market competition, asks Stephen Ottley, senior managing director, head of chemicals & energy of SGS Maine Pointe