S&OP motivation
Why is sales & operations planning (S&OP) such a difficult decision-making process? How hard can it be to hold a product review, then a demand review, a supply review and a business review in the …
Software, Sustainability, Trends
Supply chain start-up in the spotlight: Sustainabill
Sustainabill GmbH was founded in Cologne, Germany, in 2017. The strong, multi-disciplinary founder team includes a sustainability expert, a data and requirements analyst, a full stack developer and machine learning expert and a former global …
BYD Europe organizes supplier conference to increase focus on local sourcing
At BYD Europe’s first-ever supplier conference, held at the BYD bus and truck plant in Komarom, Hungary, the focus was on helping to integrate increased local sourcing into the bus production activities and building a …
Unilever retains top spot in Gartner’s 2018 Supply Chain Top 25
Unilever has once again held on to its number-1 position in this year’s edition of the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25. With a composite score of 6.36, Unilever was significantly ahead of the rest of …
Dell introduces supply chain virtual reality customer tours
Stimulated by the ongoing rise in the number and range of the customer requests it was receiving, especially about the manufacturing of its products, Dell Technologies decided to improve its transparency as part of demonstrating …
Tesco Direct website to close due to high fulfilment costs
In an announcement on 23 May, UK grocery giant Tesco has partly blamed high fulfilment costs for its decision to close down its non-food website Tesco Direct. After conducting a detail review of Tesco Direct, …
Luckabox wins the first European Supply Chain Start-up Contest
The Swiss start-up Luckabox was chosen as winner of the first-ever European Supply Chain Start-up Contest on 24 May 2018. The competition for European start-ups is organized by Supply Chain Media, publisher of the Dutch …
Supply chain professionals searching for innovation at inNOWvate event
What are the latest innovations in the field of supply chain management? And how can these innovations be applied in practice? Find the answers to these – and other – questions at the first-ever edition …
