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How the Kloepfel Group’s customers are preparing for gas shortages The companies are thinking intensively about the energy supply (gas,…
How purchasing successfully deals with inflation Author Thomas Wandler, Senior Partner at Kloepfel Consulting Whether electricity, cotton or wood, almost…
Earning money despite moon prices? From margin killer to margin lever The wave of inflation is bringing drastic price increases…
“Passing on price increases to customers” Currently, companies are running out of costs. In view of commodity price inflation and…
Disrupted supply chains: Medium-sized companies Risk analysisOptimize inventory managementMake raw material costs transparentFind alternative sources of supply With this press…
How can companies deal with this? Yannick Huon, EPSA Operations & Procurement Companies are still suffering from the uncertainties of…
How companies are responding to the situation Electricity and energy prices are rising sharply. What’s more, no one can reliably…
Buyers: In demand as never before Sustainability: The Supply Chain Act Risk management: Upgrading procurement Technological progress: Suppliers as innovation…
Supply concepts Currently, shortage situations are shaping many supply chains. In fact, companies are working to link traditional supply chains…
Corona, skills shortages and supply bottlenecks: teams in purchasing and supply chain management have been facing major challenges for some…
The order situation is good, but supply bottlenecks make it impossible to meet customers’ needs. According to experts, 70 percent…
Purchasing is running hot! Material shortages, procurement problems, long delivery times: Purchasing departments currently have their hands full to secure…
Price negotiations are particularly difficult when a so-called monopolist is involved. However, it is necessary to differentiate between real and…
Don’t let logistics prices overtake you now! The Corona Lockdown is over for the time being – and with it…
Maarten Erasmus is a partner at Kloepfel Benelux and specializes in direct sourcing for the industry Imagine this: You have…
June 2021 Author Thanh Duy Tran, Senior Partner at Kloepfel Consulting The importance of purchasing for functioning companies is currently…
Keeping costs down with our battle plan! At present, more and more suppliers are approaching our customers to pass on…
Hit the brakes on transport prices now! The current Transport Market Monitor (TMM) shows it: Road transport capacity on the…