digitalization

Complex processes demand ever faster response times and decisions across the entire supply chain. The concept of real-time IT is becoming a key theme, especially in the business sector of…

Industry 4.0 revolutionized many industries, and now it’s being applied to supply chains. Dubbed Supply Chain 4.0, the application of the Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, and analytics to supply…

Reliable supply chains are the backbone of industry, but they have been repeatedly disrupted in recent months. Companies that keep an eye on technological developments and push ahead with their…

If you want to produce on schedule and at optimal cost, you have to establish a holistic, simultaneous production planning approach. I would like to explain to you in this article how this can…

Find out why the recent Colonial Pipeline cyberattack reinforces the need for modeling and creating a digital twin of a supply chain, which can go a long way in planning…

Digitization can bring many benefits to supply chains, such as speed, cost and transparency. When carried out correctly, it can be massively transformative for a business. As the world becomes…

Volkswagen boosts investment in electric and autonomous car technology Volkswagen has boosted its planned investment on digital and electric vehicle technologies to $86 billion over the next five years as…

Once again, I had the chance to attend the International Logistics Congress in Berlin. The 34th edition of the event, organized by the German Logistics Association (BVL), adopted the motto:…

Having watched the e-commerce boom over the past several years and being an online shopping fanatic, I can only imagine what heights e-commerce sales can reach. In my home country…

Statements regarding digitalization and the accompanying changes to workplaces are often contradictory: some people imagine outlandish deserted factories and warehouses and proclaim the digital transformation as a