Find out about the food industry’s current situation, trends, and the contributions of developing technologies to manufacturing companies in the supply chain.
More August 15, 2022Find out about the food industry’s current situation, trends, and the contributions of developing technologies to manufacturing companies in the supply chain.
More August 15, 2022In today’s hypercompetitive and highly complex business environment, companies are constantly searching for ways to gain competitive advantage by improving the speed, efficiency, and quality of the goods and services they deliver to customers through their supply chains. The key to unlocking ...
More August 5, 2022As if meeting and managing unlimited needs with limited resources is the main concern of economics, in the supply chain, we can call these limited resources constraints. The main constraints in the supply chain process can be time, machinery, capital, stocking area, human resources, the level of knowledge, and infrastructure. Constraints can be divided into two categories: operational and financial.
More July 29, 2022Optimization is not the only algorithmic tool that supply chain companies need to solve their planning and decision-making problems. Discover the full toolbox...
More July 5, 2022Here are the 5 biggest supply chain cost drivers! Find out how you can minimize these costs and boost profit through optimized decisions.
More June 1, 2022Manufacturing companies are in the urge of becoming more and more customer-centric these days. Becoming customer-centric in manufacturing focuses on putting the customers at the heart of the whole business and manufacturing processes.
More May 22, 2022Are you managing your inventory correctly? We reveal the four telltale signs that your company has an inventory management issue.
More May 11, 2022Building a customer-centric supply chain can be intricate; however, there are ways to transform the supply chain planning to become resilient and to sustain the company's growth.
More March 2, 2022Most industry professionals want to manage a deterministic world by eliminating the factors beyond their control as much as possible while managing their businesses. They aim to reduce the probability of being affected by the disruptions, in other words, their risk.
More February 8, 2022Companies that want to be sustainable are looking for ways to boost resilience without losing their competitive edge and focusing on customers has become more widespread.
More January 16, 2022We highlight the five key steps that your company needs to take to enable predictive maintenance-based planning and operations.
More January 5, 2022We reveal how – with robust advanced analytics capabilities – companies can utilize their data to drive better business decisions and bottom-line results.
More November 15, 2019How can airlines attain and maintain profitability? It’s all about achieving a perfect yield and load factor balance.
More September 18, 2019We provide an overview of the evolution of supply chain optimization technologies and explain how companies can get maximum business value out of their investment in these solutions.
More July 9, 2019How can manufacturers utilize their cutting-edge Industry 4.0 technologies to generate data-driven, predictive maintenance-based plans?
More June 26, 2019We reveal how aircraft engine MRO companies can reduce turnaround times as well as operating costs – while maintaining service excellence.
More April 10, 2019To conduct predictive maintenance, companies must ensure they have right spare parts in the right locations at the right times.
More March 28, 2019Successful digital transformation requires more than merely investing in and implementing advanced technologies – it also necessitates the evolution and integration of your company’s processes, data, and people.
More March 13, 2019To optimize their inventory, supply chain companies must have in place the right inventory management strategies coupled with the right inventory management software system
More February 28, 2019Many supply chain planning and optimization software vendors provide “one-size-fits-all” rather than “perfect fit” solutions.
More January 23, 2019If you are a supply chain leader whose company is on the road to digital transformation, you should make these three New Year’s resolutions.
More January 9, 2019In today’s business environment, supply chain companies must be able to respond rapidly and effectively to constant changes and complex challenges.
More January 2, 2019What if you could precisely predict when your machines and equipment will require maintenance – thereby preventing costly breakdowns, minimizing maintenance costs, and maximizing efficiency? With predictive maintenance tools and techniques, you can.
More December 19, 2018We speak with ICRON’s A. Tamer Ünal and CQM’s Jan van Doremalen, two trailblazers in the world of supply chain planning and optimization solutions, to get their insights on why optimized decision making is such a crucial capability for today’s supply chain companies as well as their ideas on how supply chain planning and optimization technologies will evolve in the coming years.
More December 4, 2018We speak with ICRON’s A. Tamer Ünal and CQM’s Jan van Doremalen, two trailblazers in the world of supply chain planning and optimization solutions, to get their thoughts on how supply chain trends and optimization technologies have evolved over the past 25 years and how they will change in the years to come.
More November 16, 2018Imagine the immense financial and operational benefits that your company could gain by making optimized business decisions.
More November 9, 2018Get instant, in-depth insights on supply chain optimization from ICRON President A. Tamer Ünal.
More November 8, 2018The key to harnessing the power of new automated technologies is optimized planning and decision making.
More October 25, 2018A global financial crisis – when most companies are in cost-cutting mode – is actually a perfect time to invest in a supply chain optimization solution.
More October 10, 2018There's a disconnect between what supply chain companies’ data and plans are telling them to do and what they actually decide to do.
More October 2, 2018With algorithmic planning and decision making solutions, high-tech manufacturers can conquer the high costs and complexity in their industry.
More September 24, 2018To diagnose your supply chain planning problems and determine the right solution, you need a professional “supply chain doctor”
More September 11, 2018We explain how manufacturing firms can automatically, instantly transform their data into optimized decisions that enable them to achieve their business goals.
More September 6, 2018What are the key ingredients that supply chain companies need to make optimized business decisions?
More August 30, 2018Supply chain breakdowns can lead to sub-par delivery performance and customer satisfaction.
More August 21, 2018With an automated supply chain planning and optimization system, manufacturing companies can optimally plan for the holidays.
More August 16, 2018A growing number of companies are applying cutting-edge technologies to address critical inefficiencies and boost profitability.
More August 14, 2018Learn how supply chain optimization solutions can help companies conquer the complexity caused by unexpected events – such as the recent, record-setting global heat wave.
More August 8, 2018We explore some interesting opportunities for planning and operational optimization in the tire manufacturing industry.
More July 31, 2018Supply chain companies have come to expect the unexpected. Beyond the usual, unpredictable fluctuations in demand and supply, they must also cope with the unforeseen delays, disruptions, and even disasters that regularly occur in their end-to-end operations.
More July 24, 2018Many supply chain companies are not aware of the huge sums of money they are losing every day due to operational inefficiencies and manual planning processes. These flawed processes and practices lead to hidden, escalating costs that add up and take a tremendous toll on bottom lines.
More July 12, 2018I travel quite extensively for work and have had the opportunity to pass through airports all around the world. Although these airports have their own unique facilities, features, procedures, and processes, they all face many of the same challenges as they strive to ensure the smooth flow of traffic – of both aircraft and people.
More July 5, 2018I have been working with supply chain companies for nearly two decades, and time and time again I see the same issue: companies are struggling to achieve integration of not only their technology, data, and plans, but also their people and processes.
More June 28, 2018Over the past decade, supply chain and information technology organizations have invested extensively in data collection and storage systems and schemes and have made great strides in terms of their data maturity.
More June 19, 2018These days, companies across almost every industry are looking for ways to optimize their operations – to do more with less, to do things more intelligently, and continuously improve their processes.
More June 7, 2018Outside of my business career, I’m an avid and accomplished competitive glider pilot. I am very serious about the sport of gliding, and have competed at the highest levels in the Dutch National circuit. As with many activities in life, I think it is possible to draw some interesting parallels between competitive gliding and business operations and extract some important lessons from the former, which we can apply to the latter.
More May 31, 2018Supply chain executives have a love-hate relationship with inventory. On the one hand, they want to keep stock to ensure they are able to always satisfy demand and avoid stock-outs. On the other hand, they want to minimize the amount of the stock they have as it ties up capital. This, I suppose, is the nature of inventory: you hate it, but you can’t live without it!
More May 24, 2018Yet another flight delay? We’ve all been in this situation, but as a frequent flyer, this is what I detest most about travel. After going through the long lines at security and customs checkpoints, I look forward to the airport lounge (reaping the benefits of being a frequent flyer) as it offers a welcome respite.
More May 17, 2018The Industry 4.0 era is upon us, and manufacturing companies around the globe are increasingly embracing automation and data exchange and implementing new technologies including cyber-physical systems, internet of things (IoT) devices, cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, robotics, and advanced data analytics.
More May 10, 2018I recently saw a great video about eVTOLs or, in layman’s terms, an electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft. These self-driving passenger drones, which are capable of flying without a pilot, are built on blockchain technology. Blockchain?
More April 23, 2018Today’s supply chain companies have access to an overwhelming amount of data. Customer data, production data, GIS data, POS data, financial data, streaming data, and many other types of data are all collected – and this often results in data overload.
More April 16, 2018Energy is the lifeblood of companies in the manufacturing sector, the fuel that powers the production and delivery of their goods to customers. Without energy, manufacturing operations would come to an absolute standstill. For manufacturing firms, balancing energy supply and demand is a complex ...
More April 2, 2018Solvers: What are they and what role do they play in supply chain optimization? At its core, every supply chain planning and scheduling problem is essentially an optimization problem – as its solution lies in finding a way to optimize the flow and delivery of goods and services from supplier to customer.
More February 28, 2018The term big data probably sounds familiar to many people. After all, much is written and spoken about in the media and perhaps also in your organization. But what exactly it is, few people can give ...
More February 11, 2018Forecasting is predicting the future with the help of quantitative methods. Crucial for many organizations. Because, if you know what happens in the future, you can already respond to it.
More January 25, 2018When we think about supply chain operations, we think about a number of activities, such as purchasing, production, transportation, order shipment, or product delivery.
More December 29, 2017Wednesday December 13th 2017 ICRON participated in the 4th Supply Chain Management Conference in Istanbul. Approximately 100 senior managers working in the field of supply chain and/or production attended the conference.
More December 22, 2017Vacancies remain open for a long time. Figures from the global job site Indeed indicate that the number of vacancies in the logistics and transport sector increased by 30% between 2016 and 2017.
More December 1, 2017By nature people require oversight of information to base a decision on. How more data is available to use in your decision making process how more difficult your decision making will be if the oversight is not available. People tend to cross out information that ...
More November 10, 2017At the end of September 2017, the majority of world’s Supply Chain Executive leadership gathered in London. They attended inspirational speeches, .....
More October 9, 2017In today’s fast-paced and hypercompetitive business world, in the rush to produce goods and deliver services as quickly as possible, companies are often tripped up ..
More February 8, 2017A radical shift is echoing through Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) departments in verticals like Aerospace & Defense, Industrial Machinery and Equipment, Public Transport and ..
More January 24, 2017Benjamin Franklin, born on 17 January 1706, played an enormous role in America’s independence and the creation of the United States. He was also a talented writer, scientist, ..
More January 17, 2017Customized work, where a balance is struck between the interests of the employee and the employer, is the right choice for the future. In many cases the dominance of the eight-hour ..
More September 15, 2016