Supply Chain Systems Engineering (English shop)

Probleme in der zukunftsfähigen Lieferkette systematisch lösen

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Digital supply chains, Industry 4.0, big data, blockchain technology: a multitude of major buzzwords is currently on everyone’s lips. Regardless of which of these “buzzwords” one uses or considers meaningful, it is clear that supply chains will look profoundly different in the future than they do today. New technologies enable the flexible, digital networking of objects and actors along the entire supply chain. This gives rise to previously unimagined possibilities for operating supply chains. And these changes are urgently needed. Rising customer requirements, growing competition and increasingly dynamic environmental influences demand the continuous improvement of modern supply chains.

Yet the actual digital maturity of companies lags behind the technological possibilities. Only a few manage to genuinely take advantage of the new opportunities. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in particular find it difficult to solve supply chain problems on a technological basis, owing to tight budgets and an operational focus. It is from this situation that the motivation for this guide arose. Modern technologies stand ready to solve the major problems of tomorrow’s supply chains. But companies lack systematic and creative approaches for rethinking their processes, systems and business models. Accordingly, in this book we present a practical guide to systematic problem solving in order to design future-proof supply chains with the help of modern technologies.

The target audience of this guide is above all methodologically interested practitioners at all hierarchical levels in the fields of supply chain management and logistics. But management consultants, students and practice-oriented researchers will also find this book worth reading.