Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 30, 2019

It seldom snows in Belgium: the city sits in anticipation. Specifically, I will focus on the lack of clear definition of control tower, cognitive computing, connected planning, and concurrent planning. It is a concept that sounds good, but due to lack of definition never goes anywhere.). I cannot sleep. I hate jet lag.

Supply Chain Planning Software 167

Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Software Analytics Software Demand Planning Software 167

Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 30, 2019

It seldom snows in Belgium: the city sits in anticipation. Specifically, I will focus on the lack of clear market definitions of the terms control tower, cognitive computing, connected planning, and concurrent planning. It is a concept that sounds good, but due to lack of definition never goes anywhere.). I cannot sleep.

Supply Chain Planning Software 154

Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Software Modeling Analytics Software 154

AIMMS

MARCH 8, 2016

In Europe, V&D , a major Dutch department store, and Brantano , a large footwear retailer operating in the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK, have officially declared bankruptcy. Source, make, and deliver reporting to a common leader. Clarity of supply chain strategy and a clear definition of supply chain excellence.

Price Reduction 156

Price Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction Sourcing Strategies 156

AIMMS

MARCH 8, 2016

In Europe, V&D , a major Dutch department store, and Brantano , a large footwear retailer operating in the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK, have officially declared bankruptcy. Source, make, and deliver reporting to a common leader. Clarity of supply chain strategy and a clear definition of supply chain excellence.

Optimal Sourcing 120

Optimal Sourcing Sourcing Strategies Price Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 120

Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 22, 2015

In Belgium, the Ford factory in Genk will soon close for good, as will the Heinz manufacturing facility in Turnhout. The level of job creation in the automotive industry in this region was less extreme due to new factories or expansions in the UK, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Turkey and above all Russia.

Europe 60

Europe SCM Turkey Optimal Sourcing 60

BlueYonder

JANUARY 11, 2021

Pfizer has chosen to work with logistics provider to ship vaccines directly from their plants (in Kalamazoo and Belgium) to the various states and specified DCs. Temperature control, such as Pfizer’s vaccine needing to be kept at -70C may/will present the need for local sources such as dry ice. So, disruptions can then be costly.

Supply Chain Planning Software 80

Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply and Demand Supply Chain Optimization 80

Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

In this post, Bram Desmet outlines the three main categories of supply chain complexity — Planning/Sourcing/Making/Delivering, Processes/People/Tools/Analytics, the impact of fast changing technology, increasing market speed and turbulence, attracting and developing talent. Supply Chain Complexity 1 – Plan/Source/Make/Deliver/….

Inventory Reduction 61

Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Material Savings Vendor Strategies 61