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Interview partner: Michael Löser, Manager Global Purchasing, WITTENSTEIN SE Sven Siegl, Manager Global Purchasing – Indirect Material, WITTENSTEIN SE Source: WITTENSTEIN SE Before the Kloepfel project, did you carry out an analysis of the potential savings? Sven Siegl: Yes, and that was a very exciting topic. We were also convinced by the preliminary work and the team with its in-depth know-how. The presentation of the results of the potential analysis was equally convincing. Michael Löser: I felt the same way. Even during the potential analysis, it became clear how much we as a company, and especially our purchasing team, could…
Try for Free: Kloepfel Reprice Initial order for free as an introduction. Rapid generation of sustainable savings. Over 1,300 procurement and supply chain experts worldwide. Immediate negotiation of ongoing price increases from your suppliers through Kloepfel Reprice’s specialized professional resource. You can only win. The Problem Companies continually receive letters with price increases. Currently, many letters are reaching the purchasing departments with sometimes substantial demands for price increases. However, due to the limited resources in the purchasing departments, many of these letters cannot be responded to or negotiated. The Solution Defend Against Price Increases with Kloepfel Reprice With Kloepfel Reprice,…
HWWI Commodity Price Index rises in July – Sub-index for energy raw materials increases by 7.9% (US dollar basis). – Sub-index for industrial raw materials increases by 0.4%. – Sub-index for food and beverages falls by 0.2%. (Hamburg, August 14, 2023) The HWWI Commodity Price Index rebounded in July (+6.3%) after a declining trend had been observed since the beginning of the year. However, in July, the index remained significantly (-41.6%) below the value of July 2022.. The increase in the overall index was primarily driven by the sub-index for energy raw materials, which rose by 7.9%. The other two…
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Expansion of electric component manufacturing in Leipzig The BMW Group is continuing its investments in expanding electric component manufacturing in Leipzig to reinforce the site’s future orientation. According to BMW, a land lease agreement was signed with the city of Leipzig outside the factory premises in the Industrial Park Nord, the same area where the BMW plant is located. The area to be used by BMW in the future spans 12 hectares, with the initial construction covering eight hectares in the first phase. Completion is scheduled for mid-2024. The construction projects include the establishment of a logistics hall for high-voltage…
BRE2 will in the future dispatch up to 550,000 packages Amazon announces the opening of a new logistics center in Großenkneten, Germany. The warehouse, named BRE2, covers approximately 52,000 square meters and spans four levels. With a height of 24 meters, it offers space for around 16 million products. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology, including more than 3,000 robots, the center will prepare up to 550,000 packages for shipping daily. Construction work began on February 5, 2021, and the facility is scheduled to start operations on August 28, 2023. New working conditions Amazon plans to create up to 1,000 jobs with…
Strategies in supply chain management for risk reduction According to a recent SCM study by McKinsey, automotive companies are increasingly adopting dual-sourcing and nearshoring in response to growing disruptions in their supply chains. In 2023, more companies plan to use end-to-end transparency platforms than in the previous year. These findings were published in the press. McKinsey conducted interviews with supply chain management executives in April and May of this year to assess companies’ responses and strategies to challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic or the Russia-Ukraine conflict. In total, approximately 100 managers from various industries and countries participated in the…
Düsseldorf, August 2023 – The German purchasing consultancy Kloepfel Consulting expands its management in the course of its dynamic growth. The innovation and growth dynamics shall be accelerated and optimal conditions shall be created for the French parent company “EPSA”. From August 2023, Alexander Hornikel, Senior Partner for more than ten years, and Thanh Duy Tran, founder and also former Senior Partner, will accompany the management of Kloepfel Consulting in Germany as Country Managers with power of attorney. Both bring their specific expertise to the table. Hornikel will take over responsibility for corporate strategy, sales and marketing as well as…
Be ready to deliver even in tense personnel situations Quickly and efficiently, interim forwarding agents can help manage a wide range of logistics tasks. Numerous companies are looking for additional employees on a temporary basis. Specifically, the companies need support in shipping and in the entire transport organization for various reasons. Particularly in emergency situations such as longer periods of illness, it must be easy to fill gaps in staffing levels. But it’s not just acute emergencies that demand new solutions, but also the trend toward modern, flexible working models. Interim forwarders can be used to fill in during parental…
Savings, transparency, improved freight cost management Correct billing of freight costs is a challenge for many companies. Often, the invoiced freight rates deviate from the actual agreements by up to 5 percent. In addition, complex tariff structures and numerous ancillary charges make manual checking difficult. But there is a solution: fully automated freight invoice verification. The Kloepfel Group offers its customers fully automated invoice verification using “best-in-class software” and the expertise of its logistics experts. By using this innovative method, incorrect invoices are detected, employees are relieved of tedious and time-consuming tasks, and a transparent database for freight service purchasing…
The Federal Ministry of Finance presented the Growth Opportunities Act for 2024 on June 17, 2023. If the new bill is actually realized, the maximum subsidy amount will be raised from €1 million to a full €3 million (tax-free) per year. Furthermore, it will be possible to also deduct acquisition costs within the scope of an R&D project. Previously, only personnel costs were taken into account. It is highly likely that the funding potential of the research allowance will almost double for all companies from 2024. Since the topic is very media-savvy, it is advisable to act quickly here and…
HWWI commodity price index falls in June Sub-index for energy commodities declines by 4.0 % (US dollar basis) Sub-index for industrial raw materials falls by 0.9 Sub-index for food, beverages and tobacco down 0.9 (Hamburg, July 12, 2023) In June, the downward trend in the HWWI commodity price index since the beginning of the year continued (-3.4%). The index was thus 44% lower than in June 2022. All three sub-indices (energy commodities, industrial commodities, food and beverages) were down. As in the previous month, the subindex for energy raw materials declined most significantly, falling by 4.0%. As in previous months,…
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Same level as before the Corona pandemic has been reached again Supply chain software platform E2open recently released its Ocean Shipping Index (OSI) for the second quarter of 2023. According to E2open, global ocean transit times have improved by 14 days compared to the same quarter last year. Currently, geopolitical tensions, strikes as well as supply chain disruptions still exist. Nevertheless, sea freight transit times have returned to pre-pandemic levels. Pawan Joshi, executive vice president, products and strategy at E2open, explains that amid existing supply chain difficulties, companies can reap benefits from the resulting events. According to Joshi, more capacity…
Strongest year-on-year decline since 2009 According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), import prices in June 2023 decreased by 11.4 percent compared with June 2022. This was the strongest year-on-year price decline since September 2009, it said, with import prices down 1.6 percent from the previous month of May. The decisive factor for the decrease in import prices is owed to the base effect caused by the high prices after the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Energy prices become more favorable Energy prices are a major contributor to the decline in the overall index, according to the Federal Statistical Office.…
Investments amounting to 2 billion euros thyssenkrupp Steel announced it has received funding of approximately two billion euros from the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection for its decarbonization project “tkH2Steel”. In addition, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia is participating in the overall funding and providing up to 700 million euros. With the financial support, the company is now in a position to launch its decarbonization project, he said. The funding is focused in particular on innovative plant technology and the early abandonment of the use of natural gas. This should lead to rapid CO2 savings. According to…
Capacity on time – ramp up and down purchasing at any time Increase purchasing capacity at short notice Due to crises and market conditions, the need for purchasing staff fluctuates for many companies. Skills shortages and geopolitical risks for supply chains or the Supply Chain Act sometimes require more and sometimes less work force in purchasing. Providers like Kloepfel Services help you to flexibly ramp up and down your purchasing capacity as needed from one day to the next. Employees with many years of international experience in operational and strategic purchasing, German and English speaking and very good user knowledge…
Short-term support also for medium-sized companies The need for competent and effective purchasing management is essential for companies, especially for medium-sized businesses. In many cases, however, there is a temporary need for experienced managers, whether due to staff shortages or special projects. This is where interim purchasing managers come into play. As interim managers, they provide short-term support and assume responsibility for the purchasing area. This article takes a closer look at the benefits and characteristics of these specialized professionals and explains their valuable contribution to companies of various sizes. For this purpose, Ludovic Montécot, Senior Manager at the Kloepfel…