Numerous companies are ready for the next phase of their S&OP journey: Integrated Business Planning (IBP). But how can they actually make that transition? And which pitfalls lie ahead? This article discusses short-term versus medium-term …
The UK’s automotive industry has been struggling for months, but it hit a new low point in April when car production fell by 44.5% compared with the same period last year. This is the strongest …
Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, Nexxiot AG is a pioneer in the development and delivery of digital supply chain management solutions. The company was founded in 2015 by Christoph Wartmann as a spin-off of ETH Zurich, …
Far-reaching process digitalization is unavoidable if you want to make your supply chain demand-driven. In addition to minimizing manual labour, you will also have to build in intelligence in order to fully automate the more …
Following on from its US activities, Uber Freight has recently completed its very first shipment in Europe on behalf of beer brand Heineken. The two companies have been working together for a while in the …
Chain-wide sales & operations planning (S&OP) holds considerable promise, but the challenges associated with cross-disciplinary collaboration are equally great. A shared performance indicator that provides clear guidance for the alignment process can help. That is one …
Love them or hate them, wind turbines have become part of the modern landscape. As global demand for renewable energy increases as it becomes cheaper and more efficient, wind systems providers such as Vestas are …
Shipnext is a digital automated shipping marketplace and network that creates efficient, secure and reliable cargo-to-ship matching, ocean and road freight trading, smart contracting and documentation flow, including for heavy, oversized, break-bulk, dry-bulk and wet-bulk …
Now that the Brexit deadline has been moved back to the end of October this year, the focus is on reassessing the balance of risk to supply chains, according to Steve Purvis, Operations Director at …
Service level should be the clearest and most impactful KPI in any supply chain, capturing the ability of the supply chain to enable the company to satisfy customers’ expectations. For many companies it is considered …
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