Prof. Dr. Andreas Kemmner
You should repair the roof while the sun is shining
- 09.03.2021
- Posted by: Prof. Dr. Andreas Kemmner
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The great spring weather of the past few days has reminded me of a beautiful Dutch saying: “You should fix the roof when the sun is shining”. When I first heard this expression as a teenager, it didn’t even really stick with me. It made perfect sense to me that work on the roof structure should be tackled when the weather was good. Who tackles such important things as repairing a roof when it’s pouring with rain?
New logo for the 20s
- 09.03.2021
- Posted by: Prof. Dr. Andreas Kemmner
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We are living in a time of upheaval, which has once again gained drastic momentum due to the Corona pandemic. In recent years, we have systematically worked on the strategic orientation of our group of companies and accelerated this work once again in the lock down. More online and less travelling has given us the breathing space in the consulting business to reflect on the mission and vision of A&K and to drive change. In the process, this more modern interpretation of the A&K diamond emerged in the course of the continuing discussion.
In a nutshell: Distribution-free processes
- 09.03.2021
- Posted by: Prof. Dr. Andreas Kemmner
- Categories: Planning & disposition, Sales & demand forecast, SCM Glossary
In supply chain management, the term “distribution-free” methods typically refers to special forecasting and, above all, safety stock methods that enable reliable statements to be made even if the prerequisite of a normal distribution of demand for items does not exist.
Logistics consulting: networkers and specialists
- 04.03.2021
- Posted by: Prof. Dr. Andreas Kemmner
- Categories: Press, Publications & Press, Supply chain strategy
International consultants and auditors dominate the German management market: Of the almost ten billion euros generated by the leading management consultancies in Germany in 2019, around 8.1 billion euros were generated by big names such as Accenture, the Boston Consulting Group and KPMG. This is according to the Lünendonk List 2020, which includes the top 15 German consultancies among the “leading” consultants.
No workaround solution for master data maintenance in supply chain and material planning (1/4)
- 01.03.2021
- Posted by: Prof. Dr. Andreas Kemmner
- Category: Supply chain strategy
Short and sweet: Outlier elimination
- 13.01.2021
- Posted by: Prof. Dr. Andreas Kemmner
- Categories: Sales & demand forecast, SCM Glossary
Logistic optimisation using empirical simulation
- 13.01.2021
- Posted by: Prof. Dr. Andreas Kemmner
- Categories: AI, Digital transformation, Supply chain strategy
What is possible today at the technological forefront of supply chain optimization, what the efficient optimization of logistics and supply chain management has to do with the crash test of car bodies and why a digital twin helps to optimize your logistics business model.
Abels & Kemmner expands
- 25.11.2020
- Posted by: Prof. Dr. Andreas Kemmner
- Categories: Press, Publications & Press
There is no way around automation
- 19.11.2020
- Posted by: Prof. Dr. Andreas Kemmner
- Categories: Digital transformation, Planning & disposition, Sales & demand forecast
Successful shopping
- 19.11.2020
- Posted by: Prof. Dr. Andreas Kemmner
- Category: Purchasing & supplier management
Many companies have different purchasing systems with complex data structures that need to be decoded in order to purchase direct materials successfully and sustainably.
It is not uncommon for many plants in a group of companies to purchase the same components and materials independently from a large number of suppliers.
But how can synergies, commonalities and optimized purchasing be ensured?
