Inside Defence readiness starts with the supply chain Europe’s defence industry is undergoing a fundamental transformation. After many decades of peace, defense readiness through 2029 is now on the agenda. This requires more than increasing production capacity—it demands resilient supply networks, faster supplier integration and greater transparency across increasingly complex ecosystems.These topics were at the center of the inaugural BME Network Meeting “Procurement…
Industry News SupplyOn live in Japan: navigating the future at Aeromart Nagoya 2023 Nagoya, Japan – Following our jubilant celebration of SupplyOn China’s 15th anniversary, we wasted no time in setting up shop at Aeromart Nagoya, a leading aerospace event taking place from September 26 to 28, 2023. Aeromart Nagoya holds great significance for Japanese aerospace OEMs, their suppliers, and the broader Asia-Pacific region.A showcase of aerospace excellenceThe…
Inside Ready for take-off: AirSupply in Japan On October 25, 2022, SupplyOn was honored to welcome a delegation from the Japanese Aerospace Industry, for a signing ceremony about a Proof of Concept (PoC) with The Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies (SJAC) and Eva Aviation (as Japanese Consulting Company, and now part of SJAC), involving three major Japanese Aerospace OEMs.The PoC was about…
Industry News Aviation Forum 2022: A new era of aviation — sustainable, resilient, together “A new era of aviation: Sustainable. Resilient. Together!” Under this motto, Prof. Dr. Walther from IPM welcomed around 1,900 participants and 130 exhibiting organizations to this year’s Aviation Forum, now in its 12th year. Munich was the venue for the second time.The event’s title set the central themes: climate-neutral aviation, a resilient supply chain amidst…
Industry News Aircraft Supplier Summit 2022: successful premiere at Leipzig Airport Co-organized by the Berlin Institute Supply Chain Management, the German OEM Deutsche Aircraft hosted the first Aircraft Supplier Summit on November 15 and 16, 2022 at Leipzig Airport.Leipzig is the chosen final-assembly-line (FAL) location for the D328eco, the groundbreaking, forward-looking platform building upon the legendary Dornier Do328 aircraft, for which Deutsche Aircraft is the type…
Industry News Sustainability Kongress 2022: solving the challenge of sustainable business operations The Sustainability Kongress, organized by the Berlin Institute of Supply Chain Management, was a high-profile event, with keynotes by the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany and Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. Alongside Joschka Fischer and Michael Kellner, various corporate executives and purchasing managers presented their views…
Industry News Aviation Reloaded: how the hybrid Aviation Forum Hamburg 2021 contributed “Aviation reloaded: New strategies, new technologies, new partnerships”: under this motto Prof. Dr. Johannes Walther, IPM, welcomed about 700 attendants onsite and another 700 online, 155 exhibitors, as well as 55 speakers, all coming from 38 countries.
SCM Insights Finance Portal: how to harmonize e-invoicing, dunning and inquiries Paper invoices are still common with some suppliers. But paper-based invoice processes are not only inefficient as the information needs to be keyed in again in the customer system. Moreover, they are also prone to errors, due to typos or missing information.Why you need to move beyond plain digitized invoices
Industry News How the first virtual Aviation Forum mastered excellence New Patrons and a new now virtual setupAmid the Covid-caused “Lockdown light”, the 10th anniversary of the Aviation Forum had to be celebrated virtually. Prof. Dr. Johannes Walther welcomed about 1,500 participants and 100 partners, sponsors and exhibitors, during times of unprecedented crisis. The core topics of this conference were Digitalization, Sustainability and Partnership. He…
Industry News Smart farming: how procurement and supply chain can brace for challenging times Digitalisation and rapid technological change are shaping modern agriculture – and are presenting it with completely new challenges. Therefore, the AGRITECH Supplier Summit 2020 had set itself the goal of showing and discussing successful solutions. Around 200 participants attended the event in Augsburg, which was initiated by the Berlin Institute of Supply Chain Management and…