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Case Study: Ewellix

Procurement Academy

With 65 learners based in countries including Sweden, Bulgaria, France, Switzerland, Germany, the US, Taiwan and China, they have some challenges to overcome. After implementing several new procurement processes, Group Director Purchasing, Nicolas Robardet, identified a number of competencies which required development within the team.

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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

Logistics Viewpoints

Those goods flowed through three regional hubs – in Singapore, Panama City, Panama and Stabio, Switzerland – to 49 distribution centers, 24 of which VF operates. The supply plan will include the procurement plan for their raw material supplies (Tier 2) needed for their finished goods suppliers (Tier 1). Conclusion.

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How Opna Bio SA Built a Successful Procurement Process as a Biotech Startup

Precoro

At present, Opna Bio SA comprises two small Research and Development companies, one in Lausanne, Switzerland and one in South San Francisco, USA. Cervino provided us with insights into how Opna Bio SA’s team chose the right system and how it impacted their procurement process. She and Ms. Thus, the onboarding process began.

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My Take: Metrics that Matter

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the course of the last week, I had a Linkedin comment from Dubai, questions from a team from the Philippines, and an inquiry from Switzerland. Joe’s team selects the metrics of Revenue Growth, Operating Margin, Inventory Turns, On-time Customer Orders, Safety and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC).

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Optimizing Liberty Global’s Supply Chain: An Interview with Willem Vesters

AIMMS

Visibility into the Network side of the business was limited to the company’s engineering and procurement department. Our inventory levels on this side of the business tend to be quite high, with a rotation going to 1 year. I guess in the CPE side of the business, we proved that we could bring down inventory levels and generate value.

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Optimizing Liberty Global’s Supply Chain: An Interview with Willem Vesters

AIMMS

Visibility into the Network side of the business was limited to the company’s engineering and procurement department. Our inventory levels on this side of the business tend to be quite high, with a rotation going to 1 year. I guess in the CPE side of the business, we proved that we could bring down inventory levels and generate value.

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The Mixed Messages from Davos 2023

Supply Chain Matters

The Annual World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland last week once again brought together the termed “ elite ” of senior business, banking and economic leaders, and of course, the billionaire class. This was the first time in two years that this conference could be held in person.