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Indirect Procurement: The only way is up!

At many companies, process optimization in purchasing focuses on direct material. The purchase of indirect material, however, often still takes place under the radar. Perhaps a bit overstated as; What is there to optimize, if I only purchase pencils?
Indirect Procurement: The only way is up!

The network(ing) effect at the 52nd BME Purchasing and Logistics Symposium

“Added value: global networks,” was the topic of the 52nd BME Purchasing and Logistics Symposium last week in Berlin from November 8th to 10th in Berlin.
The network(ing) effect at the 52nd BME Purchasing and Logistics Symposium

Six best practice steps for maintaining tax compliance

Does the e-business solution that supports your business-to-business transactions ensure that your e-invoices remain tax compliant, everywhere, always?Change in tax legislation is constantAn e-business solution that must comply with multiple countries’ tax requirements has to address the problem of ongoing change. Otherwise, how can a business efficiently deal with the tsunami of new real-time and…
Sovos · November 14, 2017 - Reading time < 4 Min.
Six best practice steps for maintaining tax compliance

Aviation Forum: Advancing the digital value chain in a dynamic world

The location and the timing has changed – but the excellent setup prevailed: this year, the 7th Aviation Forum took off at the beginning of November – this time on the grounds of the Hamburg Trade Fair.Compared to the previous year, even more exhibitors and visitors attended the leading aerospace event in Germany. The Aviation…
Aviation Forum: Advancing the digital value chain in a dynamic world

Billentis Report 2017: E-invoicing at the threshold of major market changes

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.
Anja Weber · November 2, 2017 - Reading time < 3 Min.
Billentis Report 2017: E-invoicing at the threshold of major market changes

Ready for takeoff? Supply chain challenges in the aerospace industry

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.
Anja Weber · October 30, 2017 - Reading time < 4 Min.
Ready for takeoff? Supply chain challenges in the aerospace industry

Maximize your supply chain transparency with track and trace

Track and trace, that is, determining the location of shipments, is definitely nothing new. Yet everyone still seems to be talking about it. How come?Easy: We know that networked production as well as “smart factories” require reliable information on the delivery status of components. But this also translates to delivery logistics, where it’s important to…
Maximize your supply chain transparency with track and trace

BoostAeroSpace Customer Group 2017: Breaking news, Leonardo and agility

BoostAeroSpace invited – and the community members took advantage of this unique once-in-a-year event, this time also including representatives from GIFAS and SPACE.The 2017 BoostAeroSpace Customer Group took off with breaking news no one had on their agenda: the announcement, that Airbus has acquired more than 50 percent of Bombardier’s C-Series program. This could definitely be…
BoostAeroSpace Customer Group 2017: Breaking news, Leonardo and agility

Supply chain vs. supply chain – does the paradigm of competing supply chains really apply?

“Supply Chain vs. Supply Chain – The Hype and the Reality”. One of my colleagues recently found an article with this title in the internet, and for a number of reasons it struck me as highly interesting and also relevant.
Supply chain vs. supply chain – does the paradigm of competing supply chains really apply?

Digitalization is not an end in itself. A commentary

Wherever you look, “digital” is THE overriding theme. Digitalization is not particularly new and by no means simply a future scenario for the years 2020 to 2030.No, the digitalization of tasks and processes has been around for quite some time now. And there is still some homework left to be done. Because, unfortunately, the business…
Digitalization is not an end in itself. A commentary