by dr. ir. Rob van Stekelenborg CPIM | Jan 16, 2021
Logistiek – Hema suppliers will not have to supply items to the retail chain in the near future. The retailer has suspended all outstanding orders until mid-April. The reason is that Hema’s distribution centers are currently full. Suspending orders from...
by dr. ir. Rob van Stekelenborg CPIM | Sep 21, 2020
SupplyChainBrain – With the pandemic loosening its grip on drug development, it’s time to consider the longer-term effects that COVID-19 will have on how clinical trials and supporting supply chains adapt to industry’s “new normal.” To maintain a competitive...
by dr. ir. Rob van Stekelenborg CPIM | Jul 28, 2020
CIO IDG – German logistics company Schnelllecke is in the middle of a digital transformation. All logistics should be digitized by 2025. Smart returnable containers, part of their just-in-time (JIT) and just-in-sequence (JIS) services for automotive clients, are...
by dr. ir. Rob van Stekelenborg CPIM | Jul 27, 2020
SAE International – Toyota ranks as the top performer among the six major U.S. and Japanese automakers in all scorecard categories of an annual study focused on the OEM-supplier working relationship. “Toyota blends two critical elements together: They are...
by dr. ir. Rob van Stekelenborg CPIM | Jul 26, 2020
EMS WORLD – COVID-19 threw the EMS supply chain into disarray. We’ve never had such unprecedented and unpredicted shortages. Before the pandemic, as stock levels got down, a service would just order more, and in a few days, it would arrive. When the pandemic is...
by dr. ir. Rob van Stekelenborg CPIM | Jul 14, 2020
MAELI BUSINESS NEWS KOREA – South Korea’s largest automaker Hyundai Motor Co. is considering implementing a so-called ‘one-kit’ system in local manufacturing lines to achieve multi-variety and small-batch production for better response to market demand and...
