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Innochain was interviewed for this May 2011 VKW Ondernemen magazine edition, featuring in an article introducing our horizontal collaboration platform for Shared Services.
Click on this link to read the complete article: innochain_vkw-ondernemen_may-20111
On September 29th and 30th innoChain was present at Prologistics 2010. This was our first time at a trade fair and an interesting experience. Good contacts were made with both potential and existing customers. Photo impression of our stand:
Visit our stand A014 at Prologistics 2010!
Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th September 2010 in Brussels EXPO
PROLOGISICS 2010 offers an excellent opportunity to introduce innoChain and keep you informed of our new innoVation: SHARED SERVICES. Innochain has designed a unique concept for shared services within a joint initiative model. You are invited to visit our stand A014 to learn more about this innovative product, how to leverage on synergies within your business market and how to obtain cost savings through vertical integration of your back-office activities.
We hope to welcome you at PROLOGISTICS 2010 – stand A014!
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
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?: 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.
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!
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:
