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Sourcing Offices: a shift of paradigm

KEPLER Consulting

Over last decade, sourcing offices became a major piece within globalized footprint of western retailers. After a first era of development and opportunity catch up particularly positive and characterized by consistent purchasing gains , most of these Sourcing Offices are now searching for their second breath.

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Integrated Supply Chain Planning – The Number 1 Opportunity

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

planning, sourcing, manufacturing, etc.) So we held a workshop. Sales and stock data can be exchanged with the producer by EDI interfacing with distributor systems or by use of ‘virtual links’ where key data is presented by the distributor and extracted into the producer’s systems. So we presented these findings to our client.

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Manufacturing 4.0 in academia & practice: How SupplyOn contributed to the MIM 2019 conference

SupplyOn

and smart manufacturing systems to inventory control and supply chain management (SCM). In addition to SupplyOn, various other industrial companies such as Airbus, Siemens and Festo presented. The scientific quality of the conference was high. But its particular appeal lay in the close connection between science and practice.

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Think Differently. Drive New Outcomes. Let Us Help You Build A Guiding Coalition.

Supply Chain Insights

At this time of year, we find many companies planning workshops to stimulate thinking on building a digital supply chain and igniting next-generation supply chain thinking. Understand inventory write-offs, impact of forecast processes and technology satisfaction in the planning benchmarking. Summer is ending. Forge a strategy?

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Case Derome: Ensuring a Successful Implementation and Change Management During Rapid Growth

RELEX Solutions

In 2015, Derome set out to improve its supply chain processes knowing it needed an agile solution to support its growth as keeping track of stock levels without an inventory management system was difficult. The first workshops were held in February 2016. Average inventory value. %. Inventory turnover. Availability. %.

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Navigating the Warehouse Labyrinth: Unraveling the Mystery of Mispicks and Crafting Foolproof Solutions

RFgen

Anyone who handles inventory is familiar with the dreaded “mispick.” Mispicks, a common issue in warehouses and distribution centers, occur when an incorrect item is picked from inventory during the order fulfillment process. Manual processes present a drastically longer and more difficult learning curve than mobile automation.

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Bio-based Products Future is Promising, but Hurdles Exist

Supply Chain View from the Field

I had the opportunity to present at a hearing in Washington last week – this was a public meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Sub-Committee. I presented the results of the study we completed this past spring for the USDA on the Economic Impact of the Biobased Sector.