Reliable supply chains are the backbone of industry, but they have been repeatedly disrupted in recent months. Companies that keep an eye on technological developments and push ahead with their …
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Contactless Stocktaking – Added value in warehouses through statistical inventory sampling
2020 will certainly be remembered as a year that changed our habits and conventions in many ways. While international supply chains are slowly recovering from the global lockdown, the situation …
Due to the enormous impact of the coronavirus pandemic on global supply chains, many companies are struggling to keep themselves ticking over. Many suppliers are no longer reliable because they …
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Supply Chain Resilience – Four measures get supply chains into shape
The coronavirus pandemic has damaged many supply chains and, in some cases, even caused them to collapse altogether. Fewer incoming orders and delivery bottlenecks are forcing companies to critically review …
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Food Chain Transparency – One of tomorrow’s most important supply chain goals?
A few weeks ago, I overheard a conversation in a rural private household about whether it would be worthwhile to keep their own laying hens in order to remain independent …
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Learning by Doing – What Netflix can teach us about AI-driven inventory management
Some years ago, a small company called Netflix had a very good idea. Back when they started their business in 1997, it was a DVD rental company. To become more …
How a TV show (and bad demand planning) tore down a German start-up No, of course we are not talking about the majestic animals from the African savannah, but about …