Inside Why SAFe will make us a future-proof partner for our customers In an increasingly complex world, established organizations reach their functional limits and have to come up with new coping strategies. So does SupplyOn, a trusted and successful company network that connects more than 65,000 businesses worldwide. (more…)
Inside Delivering (even) better service with Design Thinking For us in China, too, Design Thinking is becoming an increasingly important approach to bringing products, solutions and services even closer to the customer. This is because Design Thinking opens up new perspectives and enables innovative solutions by addressing people's essential needs. (more…)
Inside Bug stop with internal crowdtesting Cool music comes out of the speakers. And yet concentrated silence reigns. Many colleagues sit around the large conference table - working student next to manager, product developer next to consultant next to support staff. Everyone is engrossed in their screens, clicking and typing. In between a chat, some jokes or nibbling at sweets. But never do they lose sight of their goal: Finding a bug. (more…)
Inside SupplyOn China receives Schaeffler’s Best Project Team Award SupplyOn China recently received the Best Project Team Award from Schaeffler for its 3PL project. The project was started in August 2018, with the first wave being completed in mid-December. Further two waves are in roll-out. In the first step, 30 external warehouses will be connected. This number will continue to rise in the future.The 3PL project represents a considerable improvement for Schaeffler: (more…)
Industry News · Inside 2nd Siemens Suppliers’ Day – SupplyOn: Ecosystem live Following last year's successful premiere, Siemens once again invited its suppliers to exchange experiences with SupplyOn. And over 60 participants came to Freising on 26 June to advance the digitization of the supply chain. (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 · 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…)
Inside SupplyOn expands range of solutions with acquisition of newtron The trend is shifting towards fully integrated purchasing solutions. It doesn’t matter whether you are dealing with direct or indirect materials; all product groups should be procured through a standardized process to ensure that companies can operate as efficiently as possible. (more…)
Industry News · Inside SupplyOn ranks among the "TOP 10 EDI Solution Providers 2015" At the end of 2015, SupplyOn was named one of the 10 most promising providers of EDI solutions by the highly respected trade journal Logistics Tech Outlook.A panel of well-known CEOs, CIOs, risk capital providers, analysts and the magazine's technology editorial board evaluated EDI solutions in terms of flexibility and cost effectiveness. (more…)
Industry News · Inside Digital collaboration in the railway industry – optimized with RailSupply Thorsten Fülling, Director of Consulting at SupplyOn AG, gave Privatbahn Magazin #05/2015 an interview on the subject of "Collaboration between suppliers and production companies in the railway industry".Mr Fülling, what are the greatest challenges in the supply chain at present between suppliers and production companies in the railway industry?The biggest challenge for the railway industry stems from the effects of globalization in the procurement markets. The fact that this industry has no generally applicable standards with respect to supply chain processes results in highly complex and variable processes, particularly when purchasing from a global market. Furthermore, the rail industry too has seen the depth of production become considerably smaller in recent years, while the increased division of labour has led to a higher level of interaction and collaboration in the respective processes. Moreover, the railway industry has been forced to raise its productivity due to persistent cost pressure, in order to remain competitive in a future global environment. (more…)
