Strategy & Management

LEAN Supply Chain Planning

09.07.2014 - Supply chain management (SCM) requirements have changed significantly over the past few years. The buzzword nowadays when managing global supply chains is adaptation to increasing...

Strategy & Management

Camelot LEAN Suite is Awarded the Innovationspreis-IT

12.06.2014 - The technology expert Camelot ITLab was awarded the Innovationspreis-IT by Initiative Mittelstand for its certified Camelot LEAN Suite in the category "Best of ERP 2014". The...

Strategy & Management

Sustainability through Supply Chain Optimization

06.06.2014 - Good for Environment, Good for Business - Reducing energy consumption and emissions with optimal supply-chain management is a commercial necessity for many manufacturers today...

Strategy & Management

The Steep Climb Back to Profit

04.06.2014 - If Matthias Zachert mounted the steep steps to the new Lanxess headquarters on the Rhine River in Cologne, when returning to the German chemical producer as CEO on April l, he may...

Strategy & Management

Maximum Return on Surplus and idle assets

09.05.2014 - Surplus and idle assets - Throughout industry, pressure to squeeze maximum return from each and every asset is intense. This principle drives process simplification and the focus...

Strategy & Management

Simulation Solutions for the Process Industry

09.05.2014 - Europe´s process industry is in change. Production costs are rising as a result of increasing energy prices; at the same time, the fuels applied today are causing greenhouse gas...

Strategy & Management

Seven Steps to the Optimal Supply-Chain Organization

08.05.2014 - Look at the Big Picture - Supply-chain management is a widely discussed topic, and the chemicals industry is no exception. At some companies, this is because supply-chain costs -...

Strategy & Management

Devalued and Distrusted

08.05.2014 - A Pharma Veteran's View - Dr. John L. LaMattina is the former Senior Vice President of Pfizer, and President, Pfizer Global Research and Development. In this role, Dr. LaMattina...