Anja Weber
Marketing Expert
I’m responsible for online marketing at SupplyOn and I thus care, among other things, for the further development of this blog. As I have more of a broader industry focus, I blog about relevant trends, exciting topics from our target markets and anything which helps to establish true collaboration.
Posts by Anja Weber:
Interview: “Standardization and automation create huge opportunities for the rail industry.”
Matching themes: Digital Supply Chain, digital transformation, digitale Transformation, Railway Industrie, Railway industry
The railway industry is getting more and more digital, using new, innovative technologies in many fields. We spoke with André Truszkowski-Jonas, responsible for Business Excellence at Siemens Mobility, about current trends, the benefits of a rail community and the importance of standards for the industry. Read more
3 Trends for successful digital supply chains
Matching themes: Digital Supply Chain, Gartner, Trends
Supply chain management is changing fast – and fundamentally. In order to set the right digital course for the future, companies must not only ask themselves which new technologies they want to use but to essentially think about their design. Here, I have compiled the important trends and findings from the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona.
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5 Common invoicing problems and how to solve them
Matching themes: e-Procurement, eInvoicing, invoicing process, Purchase to Pay, Rechnungsprozess, tax compliance
If you believe what you read in the headlines, we’ve already arrived in the brave new digital world. But when it comes to the subject of invoicing at least, the world is currently far less digital and “brave” than it could be. What’s the problem? What problems do companies face in the invoicing process? And how can these be solved?
These are precisely the questions we’re going to get to the bottom of here.
Interview: “Blockchain could create completely new rules for digital collaboration between companies”
Matching themes: Blockchain, Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)
In an interview at the end of last year, SupplyOn Group blockchain expert Ralf Knobloch spoke about the potential offered by blockchain technology in the area of supply chain management. This time we talked to him about the criteria he uses to carry out an advance assessment regarding the suitability and cost-effectiveness of a possible blockchain use case. Read more
Bug stop with internal crowdtesting
Matching themes: Crowdtest, user experience
Cool music comes out of the speakers. And yet concentrated silence reigns. Many colleagues sit around the large conference table – working student next to manager, product developer next to consultant next to support staff. Everyone is engrossed in their screens, clicking and typing. In between a chat, some jokes or nibbling at sweets. But never do they lose sight of their goal: Finding a bug. Read more
SupplyOn China receives Schaeffler’s Best Project Team Award
Matching themes: 3PL, China, consignment warehouses, external warehouses
SupplyOn China recently received the Best Project Team Award from Schaeffler for its 3PL project. The project was started in August 2018, with the first wave being completed in mid-December. Further two waves are in roll-out. In the first step, 30 external warehouses will be connected. This number will continue to rise in the future.
The 3PL project represents a considerable improvement for Schaeffler: Read more
2nd Siemens Suppliers’ Day – SupplyOn: Ecosystem live
Matching themes: Digital Supply Chain, digital transformation, Ecosystem, Purchase to Pay
Following last year’s successful premiere, Siemens once again invited its suppliers to exchange experiences with SupplyOn. And over 60 participants came to Freising on 26 June to advance the digitization of the supply chain. Read more
Billentis Report 2017: E-invoicing at the threshold of major market changes
Matching themes: e-Procurement, eInvoicing, invoicing process, Purchase to Pay
Electronic invoicing is gaining ground. However, according to the 2017 edition of the Billentis Report, this environment will change fundamentally in the coming years, due mainly to regulatory requirements with an increasing trend towards tax clearance systems and new technologies. The good news: both lead to significant cost savings. Read more
Ready for takeoff? Supply chain challenges in the aerospace industry
Matching themes: Aerospace, Inbound Supply Chain, Outbound Supply Chain, SCM, Study, supplier collaboration
The aerospace industry has a larger international footprint than almost any other sector. Ranging from individual connectors to the completed aircraft, the supply chain often spans the entire globe. In times of ever-closer collaboration and ever-tighter deadlines, the level of digitalization should actually be extensive. Actuall.
Our recently published study presents a somewhat different picture. Read more
Siemens–SupplyOn Suppliers Day: Collectively driving digitalization
Matching themes: Digital Supply Chain, digital transformation, digitalization, supplier collaboration
“Help shape the future with us”. This call to action greeted over 60 participants at the first Siemens and SupplyOn Suppliers Day. Together with the German Federal Logistics Association (BVL), the two companies invited participants to share their experience of supply chain digitalization in Freising on May 4th. Read more