Today our industry stands before a gigantic challenge. Our competition, ERP suppliers are broadening their offer and compete with Best Suite instead of Best-of-Breed. I´m certain that we also will see consolidations of SCE suppliers in near future, where a few larger companies will grow stronger on a global level.

Companies that enter into a contract very often refer to the term partnership. Only to sometimes experience in practice a few years later that the term scarcely applies. We talked with Otto Wieber, vice-president of warehousing at SKF Logistics Services, about the strategic significance of the co-operation within the organisation.

Since September 2008 Sanistål’s cash flow has been under pressure. An impressive reduction in inventory value by more than DKK 300 million in combination with the number of mistaken deliveries being halved have been the most important means of tackling Sanistål’s cash crunch. The background for these improvements is a radical process of change underpinned by Astro WMS and LEAN.