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Minerva on track with Slim4

Supply Chain Movement

The assortment of the Belgian bicycle manufacturer and wholesaler Minerva is growing considerably. From the brand new warehouse in Paal-Beringen, Belgium, Minerva supplies around 850 stores across the whole of the Benelux on a daily basis. Of course whilst keeping the inventory at a minimum. And the end is not yet in sight.

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Supply Chain Roundtable Series: Optimising the Manufacturing Supply Chain

Unleashed

Supply chain optimisation helps manufacturing businesses drastically reduce operational costs to improve revenue and customer satisfaction. In our latest Supply Chain Roundtable, four experts share their advice and experience around optimising the manufacturing supply chain. And you’d be right – they’re certainly a factor.

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Top 2016 Supply Chain Strategy Posts from the Supply Chain Link Blog

Arkieva

I got a few comments from the readers; the one that caught my eye read something like this: Of course you need to know ROI as you have to sell your software and projects; the supply chain planners on the other hand do not. Today we face a comparable optimism and belief in Big Data and Manufacturing 3.0. Read More ». Read More ».

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Warehousing, the Rise of IT, Automation, and Now… Robotics

Logistics Bureau

Just-in-time techniques have led to more products arriving directly from manufacturing to the end-customer, shrinking warehouse use. Logistics services provider TNT runs a large distribution hub in Belgium. On the other hand, offshoring growth has fuelled the need for warehousing as part of the elongated supply chain.

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Supply chain software demands continual attention

Supply Chain Movement

The food and drinks manufacturer and owner of brands including Lay’s, Duyvis and Quaker has been using that ERP system since 1 November 2013. We’ve grown strongly over the past ten years, particularly in France and Belgium, and that’s one of the reasons for us to make that investment now. Inheritance. Google-level. Critical path.

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

The shift to full end-to-end integration, of course, leaves no one else in the middle. The first is size , of course, with Maersk running over 17% of global ocean capacity , but also selling land-services to just under 20% of those same customers. Other sources reported that DB Schenker was not the only forwarder making this shift.

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EU inflation hits multiple manufacturing sectors

Resilinc

The UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany are suffering higher rates—and Baltic and Eastern Europe nations such as Hungary and Ukraine are seeing prices rise at over 20% on an annualized basis. The post EU inflation hits multiple manufacturing sectors appeared first on Resilinc. After averaging 1.6%