Vendor Managed Inventory

Digitize Delivery Processes with 0G Network and Blockchains

Digitize Delivery Processes with 0G Network and Blockchains

Digitize delivery processes and monetize them automatically
Aurelius Wosylus
Solutions to increase the efficiency of industrial supply chains, such as vendor managed inventory or Kanban, are not new. But thanks to technologies such as the 0G network from Sigfox and blockchains, it is becoming ever easier to digitize these strategies and to add automatic delivery confirmations, invoicing and collection in one go. The cost of immutable digital twins is becoming more and more affordable.
Industrie 4.0 Management | Volume 36 | 2020 | Edition 1 | Pages 53-56
Environmental Aspects of Vendor Managed Inventory

Environmental Aspects of Vendor Managed Inventory

Gökhan Cenk ORCID Icon, Emre Kayadelen, Philipp Kürner, Marius Schultenkämper, Dieter Uckelmann ORCID Icon
The economic and environmental impacts of globalization are forcing companies to form their supply chain more efficient. Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) is a widely used concept that is primarily implemented because of its cost savings. Based on a comprehensive survey in the logistics industry in Germany, this study provides sustainable and ecological recommendations for companies planning or already working daily with VMI.
Industrie 4.0 Management | Volume 34 | 2018 | Edition 6 | Pages 56-60 | DOI 10.30844/I40M_18-6_56-60
The impact of Supply Chain Management on the Self-Financing Power of Companies

The impact of Supply Chain Management on the Self-Financing Power of Companies

Erik Hofmann, Philip Wessely
Against the background of Basel II it gets more and more important for a company to strengthen its self-financing power to ensure liquidity. You can do this by rising sales, reducing operating expenses or shortening working capital. These levers are positively influenced by Supply Chain Management (SCM). For this reason we pick two concepts of SCM to analyse their impact on the self-financing power.
Industrie Management | Volume 23 | 2007 | Edition 5 | Pages 43-46