22
Jun
June 26th: Supply Chain Strategy & Financial Metrics Keynote – Bekaert
On June 26th Bram will host a hands-on workshop, during the Leadership Team Meeting of Bekaert, on the Supply Chain Triangle....
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29
May
October 18th: Supply Chain Strategy & Financial Metrics Keynote – Gartner
On October 18th Prof. dr. Bram Desmet is invited to be part of the Gartner Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) Executive Forum in Hamburg, Germany. The focus of his presentation will be on Supply Chain Strategy & Financial Metrics and fits perfectly into the agenda of...
29
May
The Supply Chain Triangle in the Supply Chain Ecosystem
In his foreword to my book and in earlier linkedin posts, Frank Vorrath, talks about the evolution towards a supply chain ecosystem. The idea was initially launched by Prof Martin Christopher from Cranfield University that we are no longer competing companies against companies, but as...
27
May
1 Supply Chain Ecosystem = 1 Strategy?
In an earlier blog we have already analyzed that different strategies lead to different supply chains and that supply chain is often mistaken for operational excellence or lowest cost only. In this we analyze whether all partners in a Supply Chain Ecosystem share the same...
18
May
June 7th: Supply Chain Strategy & Financial Metrics Keynote – Solventure Academy
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09
May
How Much Inventory Do You Really Need?
How much inventory do you really need? Companies try to answer in 2 ways: top-down and bottoms-up. In a top-down approach, we define an ‘overall’ target for our business unit, based on a benchmark, or based on last years’ performance. In a bottoms-up approach, we...
26
Apr
How Aftermarket Impacts the Supply Chain Triangle
Today at the ‘Dag van Inkoop & Logistiek’ of VIB in Antwerp, I came across Timmy Thijs, who is teamleader inventory management at Atlas Copco for the aftermarket operations. The challenges for managing aftermarket inventories are multiple, so I thought it was worthwhile listing some...
26
Feb
Smart & Connected Supply Chain Conference: Supply Chain Strategy and Financial Metrics
Watch now Prof. dr. Bram Desmet’s presentation at ‘Smart & Connected Supply Chain Forum’ in Berlin....
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