Innochain has worked closely with Turtle Wax for almost two years and has supported a major redesign of its supply chain structure and modus operandi.

Camiel Vennekens was asked to carry out a full and thorough assessment of its European supply chain in late 2008, his brief was to produce a plan outlining current status of the three businesses operating throughout Europe and through close collaboration with the EMEA teams produce a detailed transformation plan that would enable a much more consolidated view of its entire supply chain organisation.
This included redesigning the supply chain and the introduction of a commodity management team responsible for pan European purchasing and developing mutually beneficial relationships with preferred suppliers.

A complete review of Turtle wax’s warehousing and distribution across Europe and support in the renegotiation of third party logistics and distribution, resulting in significant savings and improvements in customer service. This also included the project management of a brand new ERP system, the support from Camiel, Filip and Kerryanne was instrumental to the success of this whole project which was completed on time and within budget.

Innochain’s approach to providing a comprehensive service to a business is based on providing innovative and practical solutions; the team at Innochain have a wealth of knowledge, a work ethic and an attention to detail that can only be admired. I would have no doubt in recommending Innochain to undertake any work within an organisation.

Mike Williams
Vice president Supply Chain and Operations EMEA
Turtle Wax Europe

www.turtlewax.eu

Since the start up of innoChain we have been involved in and contracted for many diverse and exciting projects and opportunities. Our old clients and cases page did not do this justice … select the new clients & cases link and experience how innoChain can innoVate your business! Click here: Our clients & cases

Innochain has recently taken up sponsorship for the VC Nazareth-Eke - Duivels U8 soccer team. This littleleague team plays in the Belgian 3rd provincial soccer-league.  

We believe that investing in our youth and in their future is the right thing to do for innoChain!

Click here to access more photo’s of our proud team:

Want to discover?:

• How to effeciently and practically organise and implement tangible improvements within your reverse logistics?

• A new trend that is growing in popularity, but that is still lacking in familiarity in businesses?

• An opportunity to reduce costs in times of economical crisis?

Register to the new Kluwer Training: ‘Practical Reverse Logistics’, with Camiel Vennekens (Managing Partner innoChain) as guest speaker on ‘The roll of the Logistic Services Provider in an After-Sales offering’.

Link to Kluwer ‘Practical Reverse Logistics’ registration: http://www.klu.be/OpenOpleiding.aspx?Projectcode=REVLONB

In times of high economical activity, 3PL´s tend to focus on business development and the set up of new operations. Typically short implementation lead times are requested for these new operations and thus very often base solutions are implemented. As an end result, the customer is served but the operation is not always able to work in an optimal or productive way.

Once the operation is up and running it becomes visible that costs are too high. Less visible is where exactly the money is lost. Most of the logistic partners on the market today do know IF they are profitable or not. But most of them do not know exactly WHERE within their operations profit or loss is made.
innoChain cvba has great experience in assessing processes and operations and is a master in measuring productivity, profit and loss and forecast accuracy using standard tools. Our methodology allows us to analyze your operations and pinpoint exactly where the operation is less productive and thus working at a loss. The intelligence is imbedded in the setup within our tool and the process and selection of how and what to measure.

First Results: Two weeks after commencing an analysis and assessment we will be able to show the first results of the productivity exercise. Within 1 month the complete tool is fully operational and imbedded in your day-to-day operations.

Interested? Contact us!

A reaction of Karine Van Loo Operation Manager in DSV-Nestle Brussels using the innoChain productivity tool:
We use innoChain´s productivity tool daily. On the one hand we measure our internal productivity, but on the other we also use the tool for short term manpower planning and longer term constraint calculations. (For example Material Handling Equipment requirements). Additional built in features include basic invoicing, forecast accuracy, and online (daily) profit and loss figures.
It´s  a great tool to work with, giving us a perfect view where we are and exactly when and where we need to adjust our operations.  A real management tool that helps us to run our day-to-day and long term business.
Filip big thanks again for your great help!

New Market Approach required for Logistics Service Providers …

Reverse Logistics and After Sales Management are two domains for which the need for new logistics services is growing at an explosive rate. More and more shippers are looking for specialised logistics service providers to take these complex movements out of their hands. Due to the fact that forward and backward flows fundamentally differ from one another, a totally new market approach is needed.

Select this link to read more on this topic in the Reverse Logistics Survey published in Warehouse & Logistics issue 39: Article is in Dutch

The ABX Logistics implementation for Berry Floor has been completed and resulted in a very successful go-live and stable operation. Read more about this unique partnership and feedback from the people behind it in the following article , posted in the ABX Logistics Log-In Magazine:

Click here to access the ABX Logistics LogIn article:

The Reverse Logistics for 3PL handbook is out now!

The Reverse Logistics for 3PL handbook will guide a service provider through the process of installing a Reverse Logistics Business Unit - from beginning to end, including market positioning, product definition, price setting and practical implementation.

Get your copy now!

For more information or to order the handbook visit the VIL - Flemish Institute for Logistics - website: www.vil.be or select the following link: http://www.vil.be/webshop/Default.aspx

Last Year in August , InnoChain was invited by the Flemish institute of Logistics (www.vil.be) to write a practical guideline that would help a logistics service provider to set up a reverse logistics service offering within their organisation.

A handbook was developed by the InnoChain team and periodically reviewed by a team of industry leaders. The final version of the handbook was approved by the VIL steering committee during a round table session.

Last month a joint presentation was organized in Antwerp by speakers of the VIL, InnoChain and Parts Express for an audience of industry experts. You will find the presentation at the link below. We welcome your questions and/or remarks on the topis, at anytime. Your inputs and experiences in the world of reverse logistics and after-sales business are highly appreciated.

The handbook is currently at the editors and will be officially released at the next VIL “ Reverse Logistics seminar” which is scheduled for the September timeframe.

Click here to download the Innochain presentation “Reverse Logistics”

Welcome to the launch of innoChain.be! Learn more about what innoChain stands for, who we are, what we do and how we do it and, most importantly of all, how you - the customer- can benefit from our services.

innoChain.be is also designed as an interactive site, providing you with up to date elements - so called ‘FLASH’ editorials - on selected HOT supply chain topics.  Visit our site regularly to view our new flashes which will be published frequently.