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Clothing providers are rebooking more than 60 percent of airfreight shipments into ocean freight. Spot market rates for ocean freight double. Six million empty containers piled up in China. (Bochum, 3/25/2020) Full brake and roll backwards. Even the announcement by the German government that shops would have to be closed due to the pandemic caused […]

Coronavirus: Delivery delays of 20 days on average in the fashion industry Forecast predicts delayed deliveries of up to 50 days. Spot market freight rates for air cargo more than quintupled in some cases. (Bochum, Germany, March 17, 2020) The rapid spread of the Coronavirus is already having an impact on the German fashion industry. […]

• US fast-fashion specialist opts for SCM software “Made in Germany”.• Complete control over the supply chain from suppliers to customers. (Bochum, Germany, January 31, 2020) The New York-based company Jump Design Group has decided to implement the supply chain management software OSCA to make the global supply flows of the fast-growing clothing specialist transparent. […]

When people ask me what Setlog actually does, I like to answer with “Setlog is working on making the world a little bit better”. This is not necessarily the answer that is expected when you ask the question. But while we’re on the subject of asking: Why is such an answer not expected? Nowadays, for […]

I have been asked to write a diary about our last trip, but before I dive into the single chapters of this truly episodic and exciting story, I would like to give the reader a general overview. I am fortunate to be part of a development team that serves US clients from Germany and occasionally […]

The topics “Industry 4.0” and “Digitization” have occupied all industries for some time, not just logistics. On the one hand, digitization often causes tension and concern with regard to its implementation and consequences. On the other hand, its potential to make processes easier, more transparent, more accessible and more responsive is still enormous. Therefore, all […]

You know, half a year’s gone before you know it. As our tradition demands, every six months we look back on the time that lies behind us. What has happened so far? What have we experienced? Who have we met? Find out now in our second half-year review 2019! How was it after the trade […]

Four important innovations include Incoterms 2020, which support the management of international trade transactions. First of all, the most important thing: like all previous versions, Incoterms 2020 are not mandatory for international trading transactions. However, according to the ICC , the latest versions of the Incoterms apply to 90% of all international contracts. DAT will […]

At Setlog, we offer software for Supply Chain Management. But what exactly is to be managed? What is today’s supply chain anyway? What is the supply chain? Basically, the supply chain encompasses the entire logistics chain, from the producer to the end customer. In order for a product to be developed from raw materials, transported […]

Setlog just released its first open-source project. It is a combined installer, updater and launcher named trivrost, which, among other things, can act a Java Web Start alternative. This is the first in a series of articles about it. tri-what?!?! Originally, we wanted to call the project Bifröst, which, in norse mythology, is a “rainbow […]