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Refreshment Break & Networking

Get a coffee, get snacks, make connections and talk with your peers – and have the chance to actively participate in product and service demos on the expo floor.  Read more

Case Study: The digital twin for production monitoring and control using OT live data

Live monitoring of process sequences offers many opportunities for the early detection of faults and the synchronization of production and logistics. However, manual assembly processes such as aircraft final assembly pose major challenges when it comes to capturing live data, as there are initially fewer live data sources available than in automated processes in automotiveRead more

Bits, Bites & Bubbles – BBQ & Networking Dinner

Do you want to network with your peers? Do you want to digest the day and your key findings? Do you want to sit back & connect with your new acquaintances? Relax after the first conference day and begin a great evening with drinks, food and bubbly networking at a special location. The simply perfectRead more

Case Study: Making Digital Transformation Work – with Lean principles

The session provides insights into the transformative journey based on a lean digital transformation. It focuses on the synergy between Lean principles and digitalization as a game-changer for supply chain management. While uncovering the key elements of Lean Digital Baselining, the session will illustrate how to make digitalization efforts measurable and delve into the essentialRead more

Solution Study: Mastering effective End2End planning – successfully transforming to a product organization?

In order enable reactions to unforeseen events in the supply chain, all sub-processes involved must be included. This requires integrated End2End planning that enables decisions to be made quickly and that takes various parameters into account. However, implementing an End2End process is an enormous challenge, especially for companies with a global production and supply network.Read more

Case Study: How to successfully implement AI-based solutions in planning and production?

Beyond the 6-step model for the introduction of an AI model (problem description-data selection-model selection-validation-implementation-improvement), we want to discuss together how AI models can usefully complement the demanding tasks of a supply chain planner, a production controller and a production supervisor and how the interaction between AI and humans can be successful. In this session,Read more

Case Study: Digital technologies and platforms to increase efficiency and sustainability in the SCM network

The presentation explores the transformative power of digital technologies and platforms in elevating efficiency and sustainability within the Supply Chain Management (SCM) network. It will delve into the role of digital platforms as contributors to sustainability, unveiling the concept of the ‘Digital Shadow’ to trace materials across the supply chain. Finally, it will highlight howRead more

Solution Study: Supply Chain Management in times of crisis – Finding the best ways to effectively master volatility

Volatility is a constant issue in supply chain management. Political circumstances such as wars, new tariffs, rapidly changing prices and other concerns involving trade routes might occur in waves that can have a ripple effect across the rest of the supply chain management system. If they are not dealt with as they arise, these concernsRead more

5 | Advanced Analytics Café: How to use advanced analytics to improve resilience in the supply chain?

What are the top 3 risks in the supply chain for your company? Where do you currently see the biggest information and data deficits in your company? To what extent have 2nd/3rd-tier supplier risks already been identified in your company? What processes are implemented in your company for managing supplier risks? Where do you seeRead more

3 | Collaboration Café: What opportunities for supply chain management arise from industry collaborations?

What are the use cases for new technologies and intelligent data management in supply chain management? Which internal company areas are influenced by collaborative data exchange between partners in the SC and how? Which new business models or development ideas can grow in a collaborative environment? How to establish an autonomous supply chain with theRead more