Savant

Planning, Trends

Pharmaceutical company MSD achieves one-number planning

A key characteristic of integrated business planning (IBP) is the involvement of the financial director in the monthly planning cycle. Sometimes, the financial director may even be the initiator of an integrated planning approach – …

Intel

Content, Reports

Intel leads the way in eradicating forced labour from its supply chain

With a score of 75 out of 100 points, Intel currently leads the way in tackling forced labour in its supply chain, according to the 2018 Information & Communications Technology Benchmark study by KnowTheChain. HP and …

transport management

Trends

Total solution for transport management

Alpega, a logistics software supplier and the owner of companies including Teleroute, recently acquired the Swedish firm TenderEasy to further improve its ability to meet the transport management needs of carriers, freight forwarders, logistics service …

Chris Tyas

Trends

Chris Tyas of Nestlé No. 1 Supply Chain Executive in DACH region

Who is the most influential supply chain leader in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (the ‘DACH’ region)? To answer this question, Supply Chain Media applied its methodology to produce the Top 27 Supply Chain Executives in …

Joris Jellema

Trends

Joris Jellema, Givaudan: “The challenge is to model the trend”

Givaudan, the global leader in flavours and fragrances, began its long journey of innovation and acquisition 250 years ago. From its beginnings in Grasse, France, in 1768 to the recent Naturex acquisition, the company works …

Integrated Business Planning

Planning, Software, Trends

Leadership crucial in Integrated Business Planning

A growing number of companies that have implemented Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) are now taking the next step towards Integrated Business Planning (IBP). This means that the likes of the Finance and Strategy departments …

Volkswagen

Trends

Potential interruptions to manufacturing at Volkswagen

There is a strong chance that Volkswagen’s production activities will face interruptions this autumn as a result of tighter European standards for passenger cars. According to the car manufacturer, the inspection bodies lack sufficient staff …

Joost Donkers

Trends

FrieslandCampina’s Joost Donkers named as Supply Chain Professional 2018

Joost Donkers has become the new ambassador for the Dutch supply chain management discipline. The Director of End2End Supply Chain in FrieslandCampina’s Ingredients Business Group was named as winner of the Supply Chain Professional of …

forklifts

Trends, Visibility

Even forklifts are going digital

The supply chain digitalization trend is spreading further into the warehouse. During the World of Material Handling event, forklift manufacturer Linde presented various digital applications aimed at improving the efficiency and convenience of working with …

Allianz

Content, Reports, Sustainability

Allianz: companies face increasing risks related to ‘natural capital’

Companies are increasingly facing new threats from the depletion of natural resources or ‘natural capital’, according to Allianz’s analysis of over 2,500 companies. In a report titled ‘Measuring and managing environmental exposure: A business sector …