goat trail

Blogs, Trends

Hairpin bend

The path to supply chain maturity is a steep climb along an unpaved road that is littered with potholes and has sudden, hazardous bends. The coronavirus pandemic and the associated lockdowns created shortages of parts …

Sales & Operations Execution

S&OP Selection Day, Planning, Software, Trends

Sales & Operations Execution forms the foundation for S&OP

How can you protect yourself against supply chain disruptions and volatile demand? An effective S&OP system is an important aspect of this, according to Sandeep Walia of Slimstock, but the operational planning layer is equally …

planning system

S&OP Selection Day, Planning, Trends

Eight-tier planning system for fashion company Stichd

Fashion company Stichd has an extremely complex planning process. To help the company get a grip on its multi-dimensional supply chain, Involvation set up an advanced planning system consisting of no fewer than eight planning …

S&OP decisions

S&OP Selection Day, Planning, Software, Trends

Garvis advocates more speed in S&OP decisions

There is currently so much variability and uncertainty in supply chains that traditional S&OP processes have become too slow, believes Piet Buyck, founder and CEO of software vendor Garvis. In this context, he advocated a …

disruptions

Software, S&OP Selection Day, Planning, Trends

Denso uses Logility platform to anticipate supply chain disruptions

Japanese automotive parts supplier Denso turned to Logility to help it deal with the complexities of maintaining the right spare parts inventory. Thanks to Logility’s supply chain tool, the company now has a tighter grip …

Recording

Webinar Recording, Trends

Webinar recording ‘Supply Chain Leadership & Top 28 Supply Chain Executives Europe’

According to the executives surveyed by Supply Chain Media, the megatrend of sustainability and resource scarcity will have a greater long-term impact than digitalization. The online survey about future leadership was conducted as part of …

Best of SOP Selection Day 2022

events

S&OP Flavour Day 2023

Improve the resilience of your supply chain The numerous supply chain disruptions mean that companies need to improve their resilience, thus taking theirΒ S&OP decision-making processΒ to the next level. As do many other companies. The result: rising demand …

logistics

Trends

Disruptions force manufacturers to rethink logistics outsourcing

Supply chain disruptions are forcing logistics service providers and carriers to make strategic choices. The most striking development is that ocean freight carriers are branching out into other areas of logistics. These and other changes …

battlefield

Exclusively in magazine, Trends

When supply chain becomes a battlefield

Many of the challenges businesses are currently facing – shortages, volatile demand, inflation, sanctions and supply chain disruption – are also characteristics of a wartime economy. According to Roberto Crippa, Supply Chain Director at IWT …

Visual Roadmap for decarbonizing your supply chain

Sustainability, Road Map, Trends

Roadmap for decarbonizing your supply chain

According to consulting firm McKinsey, active supply-chain decarbonization is becoming a licence to operate for businesses. But companies aiming for responsible sourcing are hindered by fragmented data pipelines. The task of evaluating millions of suppliers …