Webinar

Recording

Webinar Recording, Planning, Trends

Recording webinar ‘Shadow Planning with a Digital Supply Chain Twin: Zebra’s Journey’

Driving a high level of supply assurance requires a connected, streamlined approach with deep visibility into the multi-tier supply chain, enabled by collaboration with contract manufacturers and tier 1 and 2 suppliers. As the trusted brand …

order-to-cash

Trends

Inefficient order-to-cash processes cost billions in liquidity

Many companies are missing out on opportunities in terms of liquidity, costs and supply chain collaboration due to inefficiencies in their order-to-cash (O2C) process. If the total turnover of SMEs in the Netherlands would be …

private equity

Trends

Private equity firms are building bridges to Supply Chain

More and more private equity firms are discovering that the supply chain determines the success of the companies they invest in. But do private equity and supply chain professionals understand each other? To what extent …

CSDDD

Sustainability, Trends

European companies insufficiently prepared for new supply chain regulations

Companies in Europe are currently preparing for the phased implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). However, new research among 400 European companies, conducted by EQS Group and the University of Applied Sciences …

supply chain transformation

Trends

Supply chain transformation requires new operating models

Most companies know they need to transform their supply chain, but struggle with the execution. The main obstacles are the lack of a clear business strategy, lack of budget, and conflicting priorities. This is according …

Whitepaper Modern Supply Chain Planning by ORTEC: Enabling Adaptive and Data-Driven Decision-Making

Planning, Whitepaper, Trends

Whitepaper ‘Modern Supply Chain Planning: Enabling adaptive and data-driven decision-making’

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, companies face increasing demands for efficiency, speed and flexibility in their supply chains. With new products, diversified strategies and customer expectations rising, traditional Supply Chain Planning processes often fall …

planning and execution

Planning, Trends

Getting ahead of disruptions with integrated planning and execution

Supply chain planners are adept at forecasting, but not so good at reacting to unexpected events. That is the strength of their colleagues in warehousing and transport, but in turn they often forget to forecast. …

clothing industry

Sustainability, Trends

Circular clothing industry still has a long way to go

The Netherlands is aiming for a fully circular economy by 2050. This also applies to the clothing industry, but the current (ultra) fast-fashion business model is diametrically opposed to this. Partly because of the highly …

supply disruptions

Trends

Procurement managers see supply disruptions as biggest risk

Supply disruptions are the biggest threat to Procurement. This is according to new research from analyst firm Gartner. The research is designed to give chief procurement officers (CPOs) insight into the key risks to procurement …

supply chain design

Planning, Trends

Supply chain design for everyone in the company

All the disruptions in recent years have made many companies realize that their existing supply chain is no longer adequate. Supply chain design is the discipline that allows them to create the supply chain they …