Industry News ILA Berlin 2018: Innovation and Leadership in Aerospace "Innovation and Leadership in Aerospace" - this was the motto of this year's aviation trade fair in Berlin from 25 to 29 April. More than 1,000 exhibitors presented their know-how at the ILA Berlin 2018 - from civil aviation to defence and security to space travel, from large corporations to highly specialized suppliers. (more…)
Industry News 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. (more…)
Industry News 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 Forum, organized by the Institute for Production Management (IPM) under the patronage of Klaus Richter, Chief Procurement Officer Airbus, offered an international gathering of speakers and exhibitors from Japan, Russia, Canada, USA, India and Abu Dhabi. (more…)
Industry News 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 a game changer for the North-American aerospace market. (more…)
Industry News Railway Forum 2017: Digital transformation is shaping the innovation agenda of the railway industry The fifth Railway Forum was held in Berlin on August 30/31. Once again, the focus was on the digital transformation that is taking place at all levels. (more…)
Industry News Supply Chain Days: About digital disruption and ambition EY’s conference “Supply Chain Days” was held on June 21 and 22 in Heidelberg. More than 150 experts discussed the next step: the digitalization of the supply chain.The intense interest in this topic was reflected not only by the large number of attendees, but also by the caliber of the participants and speakers: They included representatives of BMW, Siemens, Adidas, Uber and Drägerwerk. Villa Bosch was bursting at the seams. The organizer is now considering moving the conference to another site or partially digitalizing it. And that brings us to the topic at hand.The key revelation: The supply chain is evolving from an Internet-based, company-owned world and becoming a new cloud-based eco-system designed to serve a global network of all members. (more…)
Industry News · Inside Siemens–SupplyOn Suppliers Day: Collectively driving digitalization “Help shape the future with us”. This call to action greeted over 60 participants at the first Siemens and SupplyOn Suppliers Day. Together with the German Federal Logistics Association (BVL), the two companies invited participants to share their experience of supply chain digitalization in Freising on May 4th. (more…)
Industry News Industry 4.0 generates excitement at Aeromart Montréal With Montréal emerging as a global networking platform for organizations in the aerospace industry, the 5th Aeromart Montréal exceeded critical mass with 1,300 participants representing 800 companies from 28 countries, including growth markets in the US, Asia, India, Africa and Europe. Part of a series of aerospace conferences produced internationally by BCI Aerospace, the 3-day event was a hybrid of informational sessions and business-to-business meetings connecting manufacturers, suppliers, contractors and service providers. (more…)
Industry News · Inside SupplyOn Rail Industry Council: The railway community SupplyOn has always made collaboration a top priority. But this includes much more than partnerships between companies and their suppliers. The concept of community is also a key element for these alliances. We develop solutions not just for an industry, but also together with the industry.As part of this commitment, we created the Rail Industry Council last year. Its main objective is (more…)
Industry News Digitalization in procurement – the eighth BME e-solution conference in Düsseldorf On March 14 and 15, 2017, the eighth e-solution conference sponsored by the German Association for Supply Chain Management, Procurement and Logistics (BME) was held in Düsseldorf. This event is one of the largest gatherings for e-procurement and e-sourcing in the German-speaking world. (more…)
