French start-up Winddle emerged as the winner of the fourth European Supply Chain Start-up Contest during the inNOWvate Supply Chain Event, which was held in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on 18 May. During this hybrid event, Winddle won over the jury and the attendees both on-site and online with its platform to track purchase orders and … Read More
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Let’s meet the supply chain start-ups outside!
During inNOWvate Supply Chain Event 2021 the 4th European Supply Chain Start-up Contest will be organized by Supply Chain Media. All contestants will present themselves in the Start-up & Scale-up Area in the digital lounge of the online platform Airmeet. The 4 Start-up finalists and 4 Scale-up finalists will present themselves in the main program … Read More
Let’s meet outside!
For innovation you need to think outside the box. Or rather think like there is no box. Because of the lockdowns most of the supply chain professionals are working from home. We are boxed in and locked to the computer screens in Zoom. But for real innovation we have to zoom out across supply chains. … Read More
Martijn Lofvers: ‘Innovating into the future’
There is an urgent need for innovation – and preferably right now. After all, COVID-19 has shown that many supply chains are unable to respond adequately to the consequences of a global pandemic. Innovation can help to prepare those supply chains for the next disruption, but what should you focus on? The first step to … Read More
Janet Godsell: ‘Supply chain visibility and resilience in the new normal’
Janet Godsell, professor of operations & supply chain strategy at the University of Warwick, provided insights on the impact of the current pandemic during her keynote presentation at inNOWvate Supply Chain Event, October 13 2020. Based on her survey of 250 senior supply chain managers about the consequences of COVID-19, she provided some insights on … Read More
Lora Cecere: ‘Supply chains and S&OP to admire’
What sets excellent supply chain apart from the rest? Lora Cecere, founder at Supply Chain Insights, addressed this question during inNOWvate Supply Chain Event 2020 on October 13. According to Cecere, 85% of companies are not improvement-driven. “The worst thing we can do is boost an outdated way of working by making it faster and … Read More
Flowlity wins European Supply Chain Start-up Pitch
The French start-up Flowlity won the European Supply Chain Start-up Pitch during the hybrid inNOWvate Supply Chain Event in the Dutch city of Utrecht on 13 October 2020. This prestigious competition is organized by Supply Chain Media. Flowlity received a clear majority of the 389 votes that were submitted by the audience watching online. In this pan-European contest, … Read More
Excellent supply chains have better leaders, not better technology
Supply chains are under scrutiny due to COVID-19. Now more than ever, the question is what sets excellent supply chains apart from the rest, and whether the excellent supply chains of the past will also be the excellent supply chains of the future. Lora Cecere and Janet Godsell, two leading supply chain experts, addressed these … Read More
Turning supply chain events into an experience
We’re living in the ‘Experience Economy’ nowadays. Shops can only survive if they offer an experience; consumers go online if all they want is convenience. For example, Siemens has opened a ‘house of inspiration’ in the Netherlands where potential customers can try out kitchen appliances before they buy. So why are most supply chain conferences … Read More
Live technology area at inNOWvate
At inNOWvate there are plenty opportunities to listen to knowledgeable speakers talk about innovation and to meet with start-ups who gladly pitch about their solutions. Recently the first names of speakers have been announced by Supply Chain Media. You can find more information about the presentations in the programme posted on the inNOWvate website. Supply … Read More
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