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ABB’s Daniel Helmig: “We are moving to virtual centres of expertise”

Supply Chain Movement

Daniel Helmig, head of ABB’s Supply Chain management, is currently busy implementing supply chain transformation throughout the company’s 450 plants and many project sites as the company consolidates back end processes and establishes ten global transportation management centres. “It I’ll be fully committed to this for the next two years.”.

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Empowered Consumers Require Omnichannel Strategies

Enterra Insights

He insists consumers are also increasingly relying on recommendations from trusted sources such as friends and other influencers. As a result, Howard Yu ( @HowardHYu ), the LEGO professor of management and innovation at the IMD business school in Switzerland, asserts, “No industry is failing faster than retail.”[7] Footnotes. [1]

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How Blockchain Could Create the 'Autonomous Container'

Supply Chain Brain

Ettl says that drawback can be addressed through the use of Hyperledger , an open-sourced collaborative effort to develop blockchain technologies across industries. Beyond pharma, ideal products include sophisticated electronics, chocolate from Switzerland, fresh salmon and berries. Still, there are problems to be overcome.