Christian Kastl
Manager Industry 4.0
It’s exciting to live in the digital age. We will see a lot of new developments which will drive new business models. I’m interested in the fields of Industry 4.0, Smart Factory und Smart Logistics and in my blogs, I try to bring some light in the big space of new solutions and trends in this fields.
Posts by Christian Kastl:
Why Transport Management should be an important component of your digitization strategy
Matching themes: digital transformation, Track & Trace, transport management
It’ no longer a secret that Transport Management can reduce costs and increase delivery reliability. Consequently, more and more SupplyOn customers are using our Transport Management Solution (TMS) to consolidate shipments, optimize routes and automatically check freight invoices.
These are just three reasons which have the potential to cut freight costs by more than 10%. But what other reasons also speak for integrating Transport Management into your digitization strategy? Read more
It’s high time to tap the potential of the 4th Industrial Revolution
Matching themes: analytics, Covid19, digital supply chain, Industry 4.0, Production-to-Supply, Risk Management, security of supply, Smart Factory, supplier collaboration, VUCA
COVID-19, its effects on the industry and the restart of production currently dominate on the agenda. Everyone is longing for a return to normality and this will be the case in a few months’ time. The world will not stand still and it is certainly not standing still at this very moment. Read more
Visibility, Analytics & Intelligence: Get full transparency on your supply chain, not just in times of crisis!
Matching themes: analytics, Covid19, digital supply chain, Risk Management, security of supply, Smart Supply Chain, supply risks, VUCA
Planning, purchasing, logistics and transport management are traditionally separate processes, typically located in different departments. The material planners determine how many parts production requires and order these from the supplier, considering safety stocks. The suppliers operate in their own systems, as does the transport service provider. What, when, in what quantity and at what time is to be delivered usually remains unclear until goods receipt. Read more
In times of Corona, how can Track & Trace help to solve the challenges ahead?
Matching themes: asset tracking, Covid19, Inbound Supply Chain, Material Visibility, Risk Management, security of supply, Smart Supply Chain, Track & Trace, VUCA
The Corona pandemic took us all completely by surprise. Few people expected a “black-swan” event like this. And even the boldest risk scenarios have not foreseen or dealt with the scale of the problem we are currently experiencing.
Supply chains have been severely disrupted or even completely collapsed within a short period of time, especially in the automotive and aviation industries. If important suppliers stop producing, warehouses are not working and transports out of “red zones” are not possible, then production cannot be maintained, or only with great difficulty.
But not everything has come to a standstill. Where production is still going on, it is now particularly important to know what is happening during transport, how long are the waiting times at the borders, where are the restrictions and what time effects will this have on the delivery.
There is no future without integrated production and logistics networks
Matching themes: digital supply chain, logistics planning, Material Visibility, production planning, Production-to-Supply, Risk Management, security of supply, Smart Factory, VUCA
Much has already been written about flexible production and logistics networks, especially in economically turbulent times. However, the reality in many companies is still that production program planning and logistics planning run side by side in a non-integrated manner. Supplier integration, too, is usually only partially implemented. Read more
Exploiting the potential of Smart Logistics with Production-to-Supply
Matching themes: analytics, artificial intelligence, Inbound Supply Chain, Risk Management, smart logistics data, Smart Supply Chain
It’ s nothing new that considerations of optimization focus on excessive inventories and overly high planning or disposition costs. This is all the more true in tougher economic times.
This is where the new opportunities of digitization come in: the continuous provision of data from supplier production to transport logistics and even in-house intralogistics is no longer a vision of the future. Even minimizing process costs is now a reality thanks to automation. Read more
Industrial Traceability: In-depth analysis transcending the boundaries of your production and supply chain
Matching themes: digital supply chain, SCPM, Smart Supply Chain, Track & Trace
Up until now, seamless, end-to-end good traceability has been more of a pipe dream than a reality. But there’s good news: thanks to the clustering of innovative Industry 4.0 technologies, comprehensive supply chain Track & Trace is now possible – also known as industrial traceability.
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InSight, InControl: Real-time position and quality monitoring for production material transports
Matching themes: asset tracking, condition monitoring, digital supply chain, Inbound Supply Chain, IoT, Material Visibility, SCPM, security of supply, Sensors, Smart Supply Chain, Track & Trace
A materials controller needs up-to-date information at all times for production planning purposes. He needs to know whether the goods required are going to arrive at the plant in time – and whether they will do so in an intact state, a very important point when it comes to sensitive components. And all this preferably in real time, of course. But this is a lot more than what most track-and-trace solutions have to offer. Read more
Good for land and sea – How to ensure real-time visibility for production materials
Matching themes: asset tracking, Inbound Supply Chain, Industry 4.0, IoT, Material Visibility, SCPM, security of supply, Smart Supply Chain, Track & Trace
There are plenty of Track & Trace solutions (T&T) available. Logistics Service Providers (LSP) have been offering it as an add-on for years and several start-ups focus on this aspect, too. So it’s nothing new, right? Or is it? Read more
Increasing supply reliability and quality with Sensor Clouds
Matching themes: AirSupply, asset tracking, condition monitoring, Industry 4.0, IoT, SCPM, Sensors, Smart Supply Chain
A leading aerospace supplier has further optimized its inbound supply chain with SupplyOn. As part of an innovative industry 4.0 project, sensor tracking was used to implement the real-time monitoring of deliveries. This not only aims at continuously determining location, but also the early detection of quality defects during transport due to excessive temperatures or moisture. Read more