The second keynote speaker at inNOWvate can now be revealed as Paul Iske, founder of the Institute of Brilliant Failures which promotes better understanding of the complexity of innovation and entrepreneurship. Organized by Supply Chain …
Last week I found myself in a roomful of supply chain professionals where, as Involvation, we’d been invited to chair a discussion on ‘S&OP: achieving and maintaining S&OP effectiveness… and keeping all disciplines on board’. …
On Monday 19 February, fried-chicken chain KFC was forced to close more than half its 900 restaurants in the UK due to supply chain problems with fresh chicken deliveries. DHL, who only recently took over …
"...the agricultural revolution.. took thousands of years to play itself out. [The industrial revolution] took a mere three hundred years. Today history is even more accelerative, and it is likely that the Third Wave will …
In mid-February 2018, two maintenance workers died in a fire following an explosion at Saipol’s vegetable oil refinery in Dieppe, northern France. Saipol is the oilseed branch of French farmer-owned group Avril, which is the …
One of the world’s most influential business thinkers, economist Fons Trompenaars, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at inNOWvate, the interactive supply chain innovation event. by Supply Chain Media on 24 May. The one-day …
Even though the era of ‘procurement through power’ is well over, I still see a lot of purchasers getting lost or sidetracked in the wrong quadrant of the Kraljic model in their quest for good …
The approach to the Mercedes aftersales service is set to change dramatically. Just as within other disruptive companies, a digital platform will play a big role, according to Stefan Putzlocher, Head of Global Warehouse and …
According to recent reports in the US trade media, a new inventory management system at grocery retailer Whole Foods Market has not been warmly received by many store employees. The system is aimed at creating …
Earlier this month, UK clothing and homeware retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) announced plans to open a new mechanized distribution centre in 2019 as part of its strategy to further simplify its supply chain network. This …
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