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In this section, we will inform you about recent developments and new technologies in supply chain management. In addition, we will give you exciting insights into our projects in the supply chain area. Furthermore, we would like to encourage you to join the discussion with us and supply chain management experts about theses topics at our social media accounts.
Spare Parts Management Part 2 – Arriving in the 21st century
How can inventory levels be reduced by 60 - 70% and material cost in selected product groups generate [...]
Spare Parts Management Part 1: Why is it treated like an orphan?
Why is spare parts management often treated like an orphan by the company and managed like in the [...]
Successful purchasing: What does science recommend?
In practice, the perception of what constitutes good or successful purchasing is based heavily on assessments by the [...]
Supply Chain Business Intelligence
The key to sustainable implementation of BI tools in purchasing and supply chain In theory, it would [...]
The SCP transport cost optimization part 5: TMS – a penny saved is a penny earned
Transport costs are influenced by many different factors. These were described in detail in the articles of this series. [...]
Business Intelligence in Procurement and SCM
"Knowledge and information [represent] the central resources of modern society ...". Additional value through data [...]
The SCP transport cost optimization part 4: Loading and unloading – The Achilles’ heel of transport logistics
In the previous three articles, we initially focused on the process of placing orders, then on the different possibilities [...]
The SCP transport cost optimization part 3: The indispensability of transparency
In the last two articles the focal point of interest lay in the importance of the transport system to [...]
The SCP transport cost optimization part 2: On the dimensioning of transport systems
In addition to customer requirements, which are very important for the choice of transport and which we discussed in [...]
The SCP transport cost optimization part 1: The beginning of the customer journey
The ever-faster delivery to the customer poses problems for many companies. Customers often do not know what efforts lie [...]