Martijn Graat

Tweeting, Blogging, and Podcasting about
Trends & Innovations in Supply Chain and Logistics

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In Episode 48 of the Does Logistics Matter? Podcast, Jason Anderson, Senior Program Director @ the Climate Works Foundation, talks about:

* How we can bring down the carbon footprint of ocean freight
* What innovations and technologies will help us reach zero-emission shipping

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In Ep 67 of the Does Logistics Matter? Podcast, Fred Breedland, VP B2B/EDI at Descartes, talks about:

* E-invoicing & VAT in the Digital Age
* The PEPPOL Network
* What companies need to do to ensure compliance with EU standards

#Logistics #Freight #Digitalisation #Podcast

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In Ep 31 of the Does Logistics Matter? Podcast, Wiebe Helder, Founder and CEO of Cargobase, talks about:

* How companies need to become more flexible and respond faster when buying freight
* The influence of digital natives on the supply chain and logistics industry

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In Episode 47 of the Does Logistics Matter? Podcast, Gabe Sganga, Head of Commercial Growth @t Forterra, talks about:
* The current & future state of autonomous transportation
* What commercial logistics can learn from the military
* How autonomous vehicles can improve logistics

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In Ep 62 of the Does Logistics Matter? Podcast, Ingmar Schoemacher, Director of Enterprise Sales @ Powerfleet, and Colin D'Arcy-Burt, Product Manager @ Impact Handling, talk about:

-The hidden risks in warehouse safety and how AI & tech enable it
-Why behavioural change is key

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In Episode 13 of the Does Logistics Matter? Podcast, Sam Greenaulgh, VP Sales Europe @ Zencargo, talks about:
* How data can be a competitive edge
* How digital solutions increase supply chain agility
* The 3 pillars of digital freight: Visibility, Understanding, and Execution

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In Episode 65 of the Does Logistics Matter? Podcast, Elmer Spruijt, VP Transportation Management EMEA @ Descartes, talks about:

* Real-time visibility & data collection
* AI agents handling tasks at scale
* How smart automation will let 1 person handle 100K shipments per month

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In E61 of the Does Logistics Matter? Podcast, Rene Schrama, Chief Commercial Officer @ Peak Technologies, and Phil Sambrook, EMEA Transport & Logistics Vertical Lead @ Zebra Technologies talk about:

The Role of AI & Automation in the warehouse & The Need for Process Evolution

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Answering YES to the question in Episode 67 is Fred Breedland, VP B2B/EDI at Descartes. We talk about:
* E-invoicing & VAT
* The PEPPOL Network
* And what you need to do to comply with EU standards

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Strong supplier relationships don't just feel nice. They deliver concrete advantages: better pricing, knowledge transfer, supply chain resilience, and innovations you'd never reach through a standard RFP.
Joe Adamski of @ProcureAbility breaks it down 👇
https://t.co/tYERkizpoN

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Anyone can click "Add to Cart."
But when stock runs out or a shipment is late, that transactional supplier won't go out of their way for you.
The ones who will? The ones you've built a real relationship with. Here's why that matters in procurement 👇
https://t.co/tYERkizpoN

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What if instead of regional distribution centres, you held critical inventory in orbit and deployed it exactly where needed, in minutes?
That's not a thought experiment anymore. @InversionSpace is building it.
The implications are huge 👇
https://t.co/ejFo8Iq8n9

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In Episode 22, Talent and Recruitment specialist Radu Palamariu of Alcott Global talks about:

What the future of work will look like, and if robots will take over, and more...
#SupplyChain #Talent

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Most people think a TMS is a planning tool. Something that gets goods from A to B.
That description was accurate 20 years ago.
Today's TMS tracks, reacts, reroutes, and manages execution in real time. Descartes' Elmer Spruijt explains what's changed 🎧
https://t.co/TraZI2qUVe

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Tech, trends, and new suppliers are all great reasons to attend a conference.
My favourite part? The networking. Being inspired by people's stories, learning from them, and sharing mine.
Here's where to find those conversations in Europe in 2026 👇
https://t.co/uTijdB17Vx

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An AI agent called Debbie has now made 700,000 calls to truck drivers, helping over 420,000 of them get connected to tracking systems.
Previously done by human teams. Expensive, slow, impossible to scale.
This is what AI actually looks like in logistics 👇
https://t.co/TraZI2qUVe

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"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." 2 million years of human history say collaboration wins. So why does procurement still treat suppliers as names on a screen? New read 👇https://t.co/tYERkizpoN

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Over 70% of shoppers abandon their cart when delivery takes more than 2 days.
That's not a marketing problem. That's a fulfilment problem.
Here's how to know when it's time to hand it off to a 3PL 👇
https://t.co/r4ctl4lH4h

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Planning your conference calendar for 2026?
I've put together a full list of supply chain and logistics events across Europe: from LogiMat in Stuttgart to Breakbulk in Rotterdam and everything in between.
Save this one 👇
https://t.co/uTijdB17Vx

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The biggest risk in supply chain digitalisation isn't picking the wrong technology.
It's not starting at all.
Davy Baars from @ConnectedLoadCarrier on what actually needs to happen before the first sensor is installed 🎧
https://t.co/DBWWiDVpOg