During the spring holiday, I was in Madrid. I spent a morning in a museum — until suddenly, the lights went out. A total blackout shut down the city and even the entire country. No working ATMs, no air conditioning, no traffic lights. It wasn’t until after midnight that everything functioned again. What struck me was how differently organisations...
Ever since the pandemic highlighted the inextricable link between a smooth-running supply chain and strong business performance, companies have been taking steps to improve their supply chain resilience. But how can you be sure that you’re optimally prepared for the disruptions that inevitably lie ahead? In this blog by Involvation’s Jeroen...
Supply chain development is essential for a fast-growing brand like Rituals. Building on a long-term partnership, Involvation and Rituals launched the first Rituals Supply Chain Academy in 2023. Here, Jeroen Scheepers, Partner at Involvation, explores the Academy’s co-design around Rituals’ end-to-end supply chain, and why a supply chain...
Employee development is essential for strong supply chains — and for your organization’s business continuity and growth. “The supply chain is the backbone of an organization. You need to get all functions, but also suppliers and customers, involved to make impact across the whole chain,” explains Stefan Hoogervorst, director of Involvation’s...
In 2023, Involvation and Rituals launched the brand’s first bespoke talent development initiatives to advance its supply chain. This was the latest phase in a long-standing, productive collaboration: Rituals first started working with Involvation in 2016, on supply chain and business technology projects. Here, Elise Broekhuisen, Head of Supply...
If the past few years have taught us anything, it’s that organizations are vulnerable. This year, once again, we see that supply and demand are often not in balance, leading to significant impacts on service and deliveries to customers, as well as the strain on production capacity and working capital. Consequently, many organizations nowadays...
Today’s supply chains must be resilient enough to cope with numerous disruptions, from the energy crisis to geopolitical tensions. The ‘new normal’ places new demands on organizations. Supply chain leaders need to make their supply chains more resilient. But how should they go about that? The solution lies in taking a holistic view of the...
Creating a resilient supply chain is the key theme for 2023. During a recent webinar, Supply Chain Media discussed this topic with premium partners Chainalytics and Involvation. An important conclusion: those who want to make their supply chain more resilient must take action at strategic, tactical and operational levels: “Many companies are only...
When you’re unsure about what to do, doing nothing can sometimes seem like the best option. But believe me, that’s definitely not the right solution when it comes to your supply chain. Failure to act could end up costing your company money, draining your team’s energy reserves and putting your long-term survival at risk. Read on to find out which...
Supply chain resilience offers companies so many advantages that there are almost too many to count. In reality they all add up to the ultimate business benefit: long-term survival. And given the fact that the next disruption is always just around the corner nowadays, it’s one that your organization can’t afford to miss out on.