Boston Scientific is aiming for ‘contactless’ distribution at its distribution centre (DC) in Kerkrade, the Netherlands. It first started automating the DC back in 2013. The manufacturer and distributor of medical products has now taken …
I’ve heard the saying ‘Keep it simple, stupid’ many times and have applied it successfully in projects myself. The adage ‘Start simple, create success and build on it’ is in a similar vein and often …
Codept was founded by Felix Ostwald and Jonas Grunwald in Berlin, Germany, in 2019. With their product, process and software expertise, their aim is to set a new standard for data exchange and cost optimization …
Over three quarters of all companies lack the skills and capabilities to further digitalize their supply chains. As a result, they risk missing out on major benefits, such as better alignment with customer demand, significant …
A third of manufacturing companies have already moved sourcing and production activities out of China or plan to do so in the next two to three years. That is the key finding from a survey …
The coronavirus crisis has once again made the vulnerability of the textile industry in countries such as Bangladesh, Cambodia and India painfully clear. Numerous garment factories are currently at risk of bankruptcy. Their disenfranchised position …
Manufacturers need to redesign and reform their global supply chains and global production networks (GPNs) if they are to survive and prosper in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. That is the key finding in …
Blockchain is once again attracting a great deal of interest from supply chain professionals, despite – or perhaps because of – the coronavirus crisis. In May 2020, 122 supply chain directors and managers took part …
Archlet is a Swiss start-up dedicated to supporting buyers in their sourcing processes. It was founded in May 2019 in Zurich by ETH Zürich alumni Jakob Manz, Lukas Wawrla and Tim Grunow, who all have a …
Cisco Systems has secured the top position in this year’s edition of analyst firm’s Gartner annual Supply Chain Top 25 ranking. Colgate-Palmolive and Johnson & Johnson came in second and third place respectively, ahead of …
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