inNOWvate

Enter now: the European Supply Chain Start-up Contest!

The 1st European Supply Chain Start-up Contest is now open for entries. The aim of this contest is to promote and develop the entrepreneurial creativity and innovation of start-ups and university spin-offs for companies in …

Planning, Trends

S&OP Mindset Study: Lack of pro-activity and long term focus

Some companies run their Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) with great effectiveness. However, too often S&OP maturity and performance stalls, even when the supporting S&OP processes and systems are properly implemented. By Niels van Hove S&OP culture …

Free download: Maturity Matrix of European Supply Chain Start-ups

Maturity Matrix

Free download: Maturity Matrix of European Supply Chain Start-ups

Free download: Maturity Matrix of European Supply Chain Start-ups Over the past couple of years 53 European logistics-related start-ups have secured over €160 million worth of venture capital between them, according to research by Supply Chain …

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Blogs

Supply chain start-ups

Why are mature companies so interested in start-ups lately? Large organizations are seeing the arrival of start-ups rapidly changing the world around them, while they themselves have become too big and bureaucratic to act quickly. …

inNOWvate, Reports, Trends

Paul Iske from the Institute of Brilliant Failures to speak at inNOWvate

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 …

Trends

Delivery problems force temporary closure of hundreds of KFC UK outlets

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 …

Trends

Supply chain start-up in the spotlight: Cubyn

Founded in 2014 by Adrien Fernandez Baca and Mathieu Lemaire and currently employing 25 people, Paris-based Cubyn is a pioneer in the fast-growing first-mile logistics segment. The French company offers on-demand logistics for online businesses, including …

inNOWvate, Trends

Fons Trompenaars confirmed as keynote speaker at inNOWvate

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 …

Blogs

Creating high-performance supply chain teams using the Kraljic model

Even though the era of β€˜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 …

Trends

Daimler to digitalize aftersales for Mercedes

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 …