Trends

Trends

autonomous supply chains

inNOWvate, Reports, Trends

Humans are the weakest link in self-driving, autonomous supply chains

The frontrunners in supply chain digitalization are busy creating self-driving supply chains, but the human brain cannot keep up with those developments. That was the conclusion of Sean Culey, author of Transition Point, at this …

Dirk Holbach

inNOWvate, Reports, Sustainability, Trends

Dirk Holbach, Henkel: ‘‘Sustainability is the biggest challenge of the next decade’’

Henkel is one of the frontrunners in supply chain innovation. At this year’s inNOWvate Supply Chain Event on 18 May, Chief Supply Chain Officer Dirk Holbach shared his vision and experiences of innovation: “We’ve moved …

Visual Roadmap for collaboration in transportation management

Road Map, Trends

Roadmap for collaboration in transportation management

When it comes to effective, efficient transportation management, collaboration is key. As transportation networks grow in complexity, so too does the partner network; this increases the risk of leaving some partners disconnected. An ideal transportation …

Supply network visibility and collaboration are crucial to reduce supply chain risks

Trends, Visibility

Supply network visibility and collaboration are crucial to reduce supply chain risks

Companies are facing an everbroader range of supply chain risks, from natural disasters to cyberattacks, yet many businesses are struggling to formulate a solid strategy in response. It is no longer possible to address all …

Wheel of Five

Trends

The Wheel of Five for Supply Chain Management: Absorb variation with stock and time

To help organizations recognize and effectively deal with good and bad variability, Involvation has developed the Wheel of Five for Supply Chain Management. This is Part 2 in a series of five. Of the five principles …

innovation

inNOWvate, Reports, Trends

Supply chain innovation starts with imagination

In the past year, more and more companies have realized that they urgently need to innovate their supply chain. But how should they go about that? During inNOWvate Supply Chain Event, chief trend watcher Martijn …

Tesisquare

inNOWvate, Reports, Trends

Recording session Tesisquare at inNOWvate Supply Chain Event 2021

There is no doubt that the food industry is facing unprecedented challenges at all levels. Changes in consumer demands, product shortages and supplier base complexity forced to emerge stronger than ever before. In this context, black …

Tesisquare

inNOWvate, Reports, Trends

Recording session Solventure at inNOWvate Supply Chain Event 2021

‘I believe that the COVID-19 crisis will be a game changer for supply chain. CEOs, boards, investors, everybody has understood that in general we have been slow to react, and that increased agility in the …

Tesisquare

inNOWvate, Reports, Trends

Recording session Blue Ridge at inNOWvate Supply Chain Event 2021

The disruptive global events of 2020 uncovered a titanic problem with the way businesses have always thought about inventory forecasting… It is way too rigid, reactive and nearsighted. The rug was pulled from under us …

Tesisquare

inNOWvate, Reports, Trends

Recording session E2open at inNOWvate Supply Chain Event 2021

Planners can be superheroes and real game changers within their organization. Why? Because integrated business planning is a supply chain component that can positively impact your entire end-to-end supply chain and help your company gain …