Proxima

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Every procurement leader should be alert to the danger. There are three steps we recommend all procurement teams take at this stage: Keep a close eye on supply and demand Get your business disruption ready Have a plan to tackle costs. Procurement is often about preparing for the worst-case scenario.

Procurement 52

Procurement Scenario Planning Austria Cost Reduction Strategies 52

ivalua

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Tchibo is one of Germany’s largest international consumer goods and retail companies. In addition to a strong, national business focus, the company is active in Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Turkey. Founded in 1949, the company today has a turnover of €3.2 About Ivalua.

Optimal Sourcing 246

Optimal Sourcing Procurement Solutions Purchasing Skills Czech Republic 246

Supply Chain Movement

JULY 19, 2016

the world’s largest network of optical retail stores is far along the path from historically being supplier-led to having a strong demand driven supply chain. After that it quickly went on to buy many other optical retailers including the French based, multinational GrandVision SA in 2005. Grandvision has grand plans.

Supply and Demand 60

Supply and Demand Demand Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement Netherlands 60

Supply Chains Rock

JUNE 3, 2009

One company I am glad to not see in the list this year is Zara, the Spanish clothing retailer. I still have bitter memories of all the T-Mobile shops in Austria running out of iPhones on the launch day. Apple continues to hold the #1 spot. Now I am doing Full time Post Graduation in Supply Chain Management.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2023

The PMI values reflective of Germany and Austria both reached 34-month lows in March while both led in the expansion of post-production inventories. Further concerning was that the volume of warehouse finished goods inventories rose to the greatest extent in four months.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement Manufacturing Global Purchasing Skills 52

Supply Chain Matters

MAY 12, 2023

On May 4, we featured for readers the industry breaking news that Flexport will acquire the logistics the logistics fulfillment operations of online retail platform provider Shopify. In this edition, we include six added news capsule events that has occurred across the supply chain technology spectrum: Livent Corp. to Combine with Allkem Ltd.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Analytics Software 52