Use Cases Digitalization of the rail supply chain with SupplyOn: Faiveley Transport benefits from the network effect Digitalizing the supply chain is a top priority today – both in terms of the customer and the supplier. Faiveley Transport, a provider of air-conditioning technology, brake and door systems and a key system supplier for the railway industry, has responded to this need and decided to use the same online platform as its customers to connect its suppliers. In addition, this further expands the rail community that is linked via SupplyOn and utilizes uniform processes. (more…)
Industry News · SCM Insights · Use Cases Success factor Supply Chain Visibility: Gartner presents SupplyOn project as best practice Supply Chain Visibility (SCV) is one of the most important success factors when it comes to managing complex supply chains successfully. And it is an initiative at the top of every CSCO´s agenda. Therefore, Gartner has focused a recently published report "Lessons Learned from Supply Chain Visibility Initiatives – Supply Chain Logistics and Transportation" on this subject by presenting four best practice examples, one of these being a transport management project realized through SupplyOn. (more…)
SCM Insights Do you also manage complex aerospace supply chain networks? To successfully manage aerospace supply chain networks, it is essential to tackle special challenges. Efficient processes in complex, international networks require thinking that spans departmental and even corporate boundaries in customer/supplier relationships.This begins with the organization of networks and extends to the planning and execution of processes on through to controlling.Expectations are high when it comes to the digitalization of the supply chain: (more…)
Use Cases Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH turns to AirSupply to digitalize its supply chain A little over one year ago, Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW) selected SupplyOn’s AirSupply solution to improve the aircraft company’s ordering processes with its most important suppliers.In taking this step, EFW wanted to implement a collaborative ordering process that would enable delivery quantities and dates to be easily and transparently coordinated with its suppliers. Another goal was to improve supplier performance. (more…)
Industry News 600Minutes Supply Chain in Munich: Just where is the supply chain headed? Munich once again played host to a successful event that serves as a very good platform for cross-company business discussions.The 600Minutes Supply Chain conference at The Charles Hotel in Munich brings together specialists from production companies and relevant service providers once a year. The event gives them an opportunity to hear addresses and, above all, have one-on-one discussions (similar to speed dating, naturally with a different goal in mind) about the latest logistics and supply chain developments. (more…)
Industry News Railway Forum 2016: A focus on digitalization The Railway Forum organized by IPM opened its doors for the fourth time on February 29. SupplyOn once again set up a booth at the event. And many other things were the same as well: Factory tours provided by well-known companies in the rail industry on Monday morning, myriad opportunities to talk and network with industry experts and an interesting dinner speech by Dr. Volker Kefer, the Vice Chairman of the Management Board of Deutsche Bahn AG, before the guests converged on the excellent buffet.But the event offered something new as well: (more…)
SCM Insights Me purchasing, you logistics – the organizational and procedural separation of corporate functions leads to sub-optimum results from the point of view of the supply chain Although the discipline "Supply Chain Management" combines aspects of purchasing and logistics from a procedural point of view, both functions exist in the majority of manufacturing companies as separate organizational units. This fact has generally been taken for granted up to now without questioning the overall aspects.The Supply Chain Management Faculty of the University of Tennessee has taken a closer look at this topic and discovered something interesting "We have met the enemy and he is us …!" (more…)
Industry News Quality challenges in aerospace need to acknowledge the human factor, supported by procedures and tools The “Quality 2015” event of Management Circle at Düsseldorf (March 10 – 11, 2015) was a high-quality experience: Almost 100 participants did a good investment, being able to learn how quality experts from research / different industries opened their “treasure chests” and shared openly how they managed quality challenges mostly inside their organizations, sometimes even going beyond the own organization. (more…)
SCM Insights · Technology Increasing supply reliability for critical bottleneck parts Given the increasing need for manufacturing companies to take on a global orientation, supply reliability is becoming ever more important. In this context, the term "supply reliability" refers to the sound, realistic planning and coordination of demands and capacities across the entire value added network.At the same time, it means the ability to identify and eliminate disruptions in the supply chain early on in order to avoid production downtimes and costly special measures. As globalization progresses and increasing shares of value added are shifted to suppliers, ensuring a smooth supply of components for production becomes more and more complex. (more…)