Cotton trading is complex. Cotton merchants need to manage their inventories in granular detail down to the individual bale. Inventory management is a core competency for traders looking to reduce this complexity, but as we will see, effective inventory management has an impact far beyond simply improving logistics processes. Read on as we explore how…
The pressure on metals producers to provide more sustainable products is coming from multiple directions at once. Electric vehicles are driving demand for ethical battery metals whilst there is public outcry about human rights abuses in major mining areas, including in sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia. Meanwhile, construction and manufacturing industries are increasingly working…
Before now, Gen10 have discussed the complexity involved in cotton logistics and why this means that cotton Commodity Management systems need to go beyond CTRM in their functionality, and be both cotton-specific and versatile if they are to fully support cotton merchants. Today, we are taking a more granular look at the bale quality data…
This article is part of a series exploring CTRM and Commodity Management in cotton trading. At Gen10 we know it’s important to really understand the details our clients face in managing their commodity trading and shipping. We know that processes and workflows are different for every commodity and every company. And today we are exploring…
Gen10’s Bruce Tozer recently joined a panel session discussing data driven sustainability with sustainability and technology experts from across a range of commodities. Thanks to the team at Commodities People, we share this session recording below. Alongside Bruce, the panel included Moderator Julian Gray, Former VP of Digital Science and Digital Innovation in the energy…
