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IFS

Software, Trends

IFS: construction sector lags behind due to lack of standardised work processes

The construction and engineering sector is facing a major productivity problem. This not only negatively affects profitability, but also hinders the digital transformation of companies in this industry, reports software vendor IFS. One of the …

cloud-based software

Software, Trends

Cloud-based software offers supply chains additional opportunities with AI

The omnichannel era demands a platform that allows companies to manage their entire ecosystem, including suppliers. Putting that platform in the cloud gives them access to additional data and artificial intelligence (AI) technology. During Supply …

S&OP Demo Day

Software, Trends

S&OP Demo Day makes software selection easier

Retailers and wholesalers looking for Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) software actually have something to choose from. This was demonstrated during the S&OP Demo Day for Retail & Wholesale, organized by Supply Chain Media. Not …

E2E Demo Day

Software, Trends

E2E Demo Day shows great diversity supply chain visibility

Software for end-to-end (E2E) supply chain visibility is developing rapidly and in different directions. This is evident from the presentation by four software vendors at the E2E Demo Day, organized by Supply Chain Media. The …

Mindmap for food & beverage distribution

Mindmap, Software, Trends

Mindmap for food & beverage distribution

The food & beverage industry operates in an evolving landscape shaped by shifting consumer behaviours, economic pressures, regulatory changes and technological advancements. Distribution in this sector requires a delicate balance between efficiency, sustainability and maintaining …

process automation

Software, Trends

Delaying process automation inhibits productivity

Slow adoption of process automation solutions is holding back productivity in the Netherlands. However, managers and employees alike would be only too happy to automate processes – to increase not only production, but also job …

AI

Blogs, Software, Trends

Focus on process design

With the wave of consolidation among vendors of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and planning software, many supply chain improvement projects have now become more like software implementations. Central to this is that operational and …

WMS

Software, Trends

Companies want a flexible WMS from a problem-solving vendor

During Webinar Wednesday on 18 September, the five participating vendors of Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) agreed on one thing: the differences between their systems are small. Each WMS has all the functionality that is indispensable …

S&OP

Software, Trends

Every S&OP supplier has their own take on supply chain

S&OP software vendors show significant maturity in their general planning functionality, but differ greatly in their approach to industry-specific issues. That was one of the conclusions attendees drew after participating in the second S&OP Demo …

S&OP

Software, Trends

S&OP should offer companies a helicopter view

Is Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) a science or an art? That is the question Jan Kraaijeveld of Slimstock discussed during Webinar Wednesday. The reason that many companies struggle with S&OP, he said, is because …