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Customer-Centric Supply Chain Planning: The Difference is in the Details

Arkieva

I was fortunate to join the Arkieva team in strategy sessions with our Belgium team and European partner – Solventure. Since this was my first time visiting Belgium, I couldn’t help but notice the picturesque sceneries, the architecture, and how beautifully meals were presented. What is a Customer-Centric Supply Chain?

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Best Practice Guide to Invoice to Pay

ivalua

AP automation with embedded smart matching workflow that facilitates continuous improvement, without compromise. Finally, Ivalua recognizes the importance of compliance and that’s why the whole Ivalua Invoice-to-Pay journey has been assured by global tax experts PwC Belgium.

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Where Would We Be Without All of the BullS&%T?

Supply Chain Shaman

It seldom snows in Belgium: the city sits in anticipation. Then determine is the project targeted to improve visibility, control and improve an outcome or drive continuous improvement. “No,” I continued. I cannot sleep. The quiet st reets await the coming of the soft snow. I hate jet lag.

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Where Would We Be Without All of the BullS&%T?

Supply Chain Shaman

It seldom snows in Belgium: the city sits in anticipation. Then determine is the project targeted to improve visibility, control and improve an outcome or drive continuous improvement. I cannot sleep. As I stare at t he keyboard sitting on my desk, my view is the train station draped in darkness. I hate jet lag.

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Nike’s Global E-Commerce Distribution Center in Leuven Belgium

NC State SCRC

I had the opportunity to accompany a group of executives from Anheuser Busch Inbev on a tour of Nike’s global distribution facility in Leuven Belgium this week. The choice of Leuven, Belgium as the site for Nike’s DC may seem like an odd one. Barges from down the canal from Antwerp. A really impressive operation!

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5S Lean Manufacturing: Practical Ways to Transform Your Firm

Unleashed

The fifth principle, Sustain , maintains the 5S processes of regularly completed tasks, which ensures continuous improvement. This step embeds 5S practices through regular reviews and scheduled tasks.

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Demand-Driven Transformation at Shell

Supply Chain Shaman

Nick strongly believes that it is insufficient to drive supply chain improvement through incrementalism. It is just not enough to do a software upgrade or slowly push continuous improvement projects. To gain organizational support to drive change, Nick ran two more simulations: one in Hong Kong and a grease plant in Belgium.