forecast-as-a-service

Trends

Forecast-as-a-service supports rapid progress

There are various solutions available to supply chain professionals who are dissatisfied with their forecasting, such as to implement new software or set up their own data science team. A third option is to outsource …

supply chain start-ups

Trends

European supply chain start-ups heading for consolidation cycle

The number of supply chain start-ups in Europe continues to grow. The current total stands at 220, according to the most recent figures from the soon-to-be-published Supply Chain Management Startups Handbook 2021. These start-ups are …

Harald Emberger

Trends

Harald Emberger, Beiersdorf: “The acceleration of a real time supply chain requires enormous agility”

Nivea is one of the world’s best-known skin care products. But its manufacturer Beiersdorf is ‘relatively small’, according to Harald Emberger. Having worked for Mars Inc and Unilever he might say that. Emberger joined Hamburg-based …

Recording

inNOWvate, Reports, Trends

Recording webinar Supply Chain Start-ups in Europe

Supply chain start-ups in Europe experienced a very challenging year in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic crisis. But the need for innovation and digitalization seems higher than ever for manufacturing, …

Mestergruppen

Planning, Software, Trends

Mestergruppen: successful implementation thanks to perfect preparation

Norwegian DIY retailer Mestergruppen has successfully implemented Blue Ridge’s supply chain software. The investment has already almost paid for itself after just eight weeks of operation. During a webinar by Supply Chain Media and Blue …

Jeroen Both

Trends

Accell’s Jeroen Both voted best SCM director in the Netherlands

Jeroen Both from bicycle manufacturer Accell has emerged as the best supply chain director in the Netherlands. The new Top 26 SCM Directors ranking was revealed at the Kleurstoff venue in Amsterdam during an inspiring …

logistics-service

Blogs

The supply chain director in 2040

How will the supply chain director’s job profile change over the next 25 years? That’s what Omera Khan from the University of London asked me in a recent interview for a white paper. My reply: …

Recording

Planning, Software, Trends, Webinar Recording

Recording webinar Forecasting-as-a-Service

Supply Chain Media and EyeOn organized a webinar about Forecasting-as-a-Service. In today’s dynamic and uncertain business environment, supply chain planning challenges continue to grow. Product portfolios are more complex than ever. Consumer behavior is volatile. Neither historical …

resilience

Trends

No resilience without a holistic approach

The pandemic made it clear that not all supply chains are equally resilient, which inspired Involvation and Supply Chain Media to create a mindmap for value chain resilience. In a recent webinar, Involvation’s Jeroen Scheepers …

Philip Morris International

Planning, Trends

Renewed supply chain supports business transformation at Philip Morris International

Five years ago, Philip Morris International (PMI) publicly announced its vision to deliver a smoke-free future, and since then has been leading a radical transformation of its business and the industry, based on new, smoke-free …