IBP

Planning, Software, Trends

IBP: Better decision-making to close the gap

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 …

freight transport

Trends

Brexit causes strong decline in UK car manufacturing

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 …

Leaderboard AIMMS WW 22-04-2024
Every Angle

Blogs

Crossing the new technologies chasm in supply chains

During the summer of 2012, I was the chairperson for a supply chain event about new technologies in Madrid. During the conference, I was fortunate to be able to listen to various speakers from around …

Nexxiot

Trends

Supply chain scale-up in the spotlight: Nexxiot

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, …

Leaderboard Eurolog 22-28 april 2024
intelligent spend

Trends

The importance of intelligent spend in demand-driven supply chain

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 …

Uber Freight

Trends

Heineken is Uber Freight’s first customer in Europe

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 …

Descartes leaderboard TMS buyers guide 22-4-2024
S&OP requires alignment and clarity

Planning, Software, Trends

S&OP requires both alignment and clarity

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 …

Trends

Jean Marc Lechêne, Vestas: ”One unique challenge: changing people’s mind-set”

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 …

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