S&OP motivation
Why is sales & operations planning (S&OP) such a difficult decision-making process? How hard can it be to hold a product review, then a demand review, a supply review and a business review in the …
BYD Europe organizes supplier conference to increase focus on local sourcing
At BYD Europe’s first-ever supplier conference, held at the BYD bus and truck plant in Komarom, Hungary, the focus was on helping to integrate increased local sourcing into the bus production activities and building a …
Dell introduces supply chain virtual reality customer tours
Stimulated by the ongoing rise in the number and range of the customer requests it was receiving, especially about the manufacturing of its products, Dell Technologies decided to improve its transparency as part of demonstrating …
Tesco Direct website to close due to high fulfilment costs
In an announcement on 23 May, UK grocery giant Tesco has partly blamed high fulfilment costs for its decision to close down its non-food website Tesco Direct. After conducting a detail review of Tesco Direct, …
Luckabox wins the first European Supply Chain Start-up Contest
The Swiss start-up Luckabox was chosen as winner of the first-ever European Supply Chain Start-up Contest on 24 May 2018. The competition for European start-ups is organized by Supply Chain Media, publisher of the Dutch …
Supply chain professionals searching for innovation at inNOWvate event
What are the latest innovations in the field of supply chain management? And how can these innovations be applied in practice? Find the answers to these – and other – questions at the first-ever edition …
Supply chain start-up in the spotlight: Stockspots
Founded in 2017 by Coen de Lange and Remko Been, Stockspots connects organizations that need warehousing space and services with organizations that have surplus space and labour availability. From a single platform, users can manage …
Building strong relations through innovation & co-creation in China
Design thinking can help SMEs to improve their attractiveness to Chinese business partners. And innovation and co-creation can save companies up to €200,000 and ten weeks of product development work. How? Heidi Larsen reveals all …
10 Companies through to Second Round of European Supply Chain Start-up Contest
Out of the 26 entries from across the continent for the first-ever edition of the European Supply Chain Start-up Contest, ten companies have now been selected to progress through to the second round. This means …
Supply chain start-up in the spotlight: Quicargo
Quicargo is focused on road freight matching through an online transport platform that identifies unused empty space in trucks from different carriers. The smart technology matches real-time shipment requests with directly available carriers, enabling customers …
