The challenges in supply chain management of the future cannot be mastered with outdated consulting methods.We live in exciting times with massive challenges in our supply chains. Uncertain procurement sources and channels, uncertain demand, shifting procurement and sales markets, rising manufacturing and transport costs, challenging CO2 reduction targets, staff, material and capacity bottlenecks, extended delivery …

Material efficiency is the ratio of the quantity of finished products to the quantity of input materials procured and processed for this purpose. The less material is wasted or lost within the value chain, the higher the material efficiency. And the higher the material efficiency, the lower the carbon footprint.Material efficiency increasingly importantNot so long …

Reducing the CO2 emissions of companies is now a major topic of discussion and an area of optimisation for both manufacturing and trade companies. What can better planning and scheduling mechanisms contribute to reduction in inventory and to reducing the carbon footprint as well? The question whether better planning and scheduling mechanisms contribute to the reduction …