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03.03.21

Update on Supply Chain Act: Draft Available

In our blog article from October 2020, we reported on the discussions surrounding a potential supply chain act – and also highlighted what it would mean for German companies if the requirement for fair, global production were to become law. What was still hypothetical four months ago moved a step closer to… Read more

Digitalization

Lutz Krämer

03.02.21

9 Arenas of Digitalization: Complex Products

As end consumers, we want one thing above all: products that fulfill the promised purpose, are of better quality than those of the competition and, ideally, are also inexpensive. To make it easier and easier for the consumer, however, it is becoming more and more difficult for the manufacturing company. In… Read more

Babtec

Thomas Mandroschek

20.01.21

Understanding Supplier Management as Relationship Management

Eickhoff is an international, family-run business and has been firmly rooted in Bochum, Germany, since its founding in 1864. The company’s core business are complex machines for extracting raw materials and wind turbines that consist of up to 3,000 individual parts. The number of suppliers involved in… Read more

Digitalization

Dr. Markus Reimer

07.01.21

BANI World: The Awakening of the Turkey

Dr. Markus Reimer describes the transition from the VUCA world to the BANI world. In this part, you will learn why he considers the latter term to be more appropriate for our time and what a turkey has to do with it. Read more

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Quality Management

Lutz Krämer

17.12.20

Braving Sustainability

What will happen to sustainability in the days after the pandemic? Will we pick up where we left off before the crisis, once we return to our offices after working from home? After all, when it comes to the challenges of global warming and the necessity of handling earth’s resources fairly, nothing has… Read more

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Quality Management

Marc Osenberg

09.12.20

Systematic Risk Analysis with FMEA

In order for sustainable business success to be possible at all, products and processes that meet the increasing demands of customers and standards are required. To ensure this, products and processes must be planned with foresight. In this context, it is particularly important to identify and evaluate… Read more