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Not many companies may have achieved this stage of true Integrated Business Planning yet, but the leaders demonstrate that it is perfectly feasible today... Hans van der Drift [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/how-ai-is-working-its-way-into-ibp) [![Buy or Build? The Supply Chain Manager’s Guide in the Age of AI-Coded Apps](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/buy%20or%20build%20matrix-1.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/buy-or-build-the-supply-chain-managers-guide-in-the-age-of-ai-coded-apps) ## [Buy or Build? The Supply Chain Manager’s Guide in the Age of AI-Coded Apps](https://articles.involvation.com/buy-or-build-the-supply-chain-managers-guide-in-the-age-of-ai-coded-apps) For companies looking to expand their supply chain software, the rise of AI-coded apps has shifted the old buy-versus-build trade-off. Historically, “build” was simply not a realistic option for most small and medium-sized companies: custom software meant a development team, a long project, and a maintenance burden that only large organisations... Ruben Meijer [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/buy-or-build-the-supply-chain-managers-guide-in-the-age-of-ai-coded-apps) [![Veco Precision strengthens supply chain resilience with the Master Class Resilience](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/f232b86d-866c-4894-b784-3051f375d51f%20(1).png)](https://articles.involvation.com/veco-precision-strengthens-supply-chain-resilience) ## [Veco Precision strengthens supply chain resilience with the Master Class Resilience](https://articles.involvation.com/veco-precision-strengthens-supply-chain-resilience) Veco is a world-leading manufacturer of micro- precision parts. It serves the world’s leading innovative, hi-tech companies from industries that demand high quality and precision. To meet customers’ specifications and demands, Veco has developed high standards of performance in Electroforming. This technology allows a powerful combination of... Jeroen Scheepers [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/veco-precision-strengthens-supply-chain-resilience) [![Vibe-Coded Supply Chain Apps: Opportunity or Risk?](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/shutterstock_2766788947_artikel%20AI%20apps-jpg.jpeg)](https://articles.involvation.com/the-emerging-opportunities-risks-of-vibe-coded-supply-chain-apps) ## [Vibe-Coded Supply Chain Apps: Opportunity or Risk?](https://articles.involvation.com/the-emerging-opportunities-risks-of-vibe-coded-supply-chain-apps) Whereas in the past the technical barriers to building new business software were high, recent developments in AI have now reduced these barriers enormously. AI writes, refactors and tests code at speed. A simple, fully custom-built application can now be built from scratch in weeks, not months or years, and at a fraction of the cost. Ruben Meijer [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/the-emerging-opportunities-risks-of-vibe-coded-supply-chain-apps) [![Involvation presents vision & approach on Network Design and Resilience](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/shutterstock_2667100109%20(2)-1.jpg)](https://articles.involvation.com/involvation-presents-vision-approach-on-network-design-and-resilience) ## [Involvation presents vision & approach on Network Design and Resilience](https://articles.involvation.com/involvation-presents-vision-approach-on-network-design-and-resilience) In our view, network design and resilience are increasingly converging. We believe that the traditional network design approach - typically conducted as a project once every five years - needs to evolve into a continuous process. Involvation will present this vision and approach at the first European Supply Chain Summit organized by Optilogic in... Alfons Willemsen [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/involvation-presents-vision-approach-on-network-design-and-resilience) [![Supply Chain as a Growth Engine](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Event%20Afbeelding2-png.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/supply-chain-as-a-growth-engine) ## [Supply Chain as a Growth Engine](https://articles.involvation.com/supply-chain-as-a-growth-engine) How Can Supply Chain Drive Rapid Revenue Growth? At the invitation of Involvation, growth champions Rituals and Assa Abloy shared their perspectives on this question during the Involvation event “Supply Chain as a Growth Engine.” Rituals has laid the foundation for its future with a new data platform, while Assa Abloy has shifted its focus from... Jeroen Scheepers [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/supply-chain-as-a-growth-engine) [![Resilience reduces risks and drives growth](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/shutterstock_fabriekshal.jpg)](https://articles.involvation.com/resilience-reduces-risks-and-drives-growth) ## [Resilience reduces risks and drives growth](https://articles.involvation.com/resilience-reduces-risks-and-drives-growth) Why supply chain resilience makes companies stronger An increasing number of business leaders recognize that resilience is essential to safeguard supply reliability and maintain competitiveness. In a joint masterclass by evofenedex and Involvation, supply chain professionals learn how to embed resilience into their strategy, processes, and... Jeroen Scheepers [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/resilience-reduces-risks-and-drives-growth) [![AI in Planning: Do You Trust the Algorithm with Your Inventory?](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Banner%20Blog.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/ai-in-planning) ## [AI in Planning: Do You Trust the Algorithm with Your Inventory?](https://articles.involvation.com/ai-in-planning) Imagine this: the planning system decides to send your entire stock of hand soap to a DC in Zwolle… right when there’s a big promotion running at a major retailer in the south. No one saw it coming. Trust is gone. One wrong move and you’re back to square one: Excel open, AI off. Dennis Pronk [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/ai-in-planning) [![Case Study: The Succes Formula Behind Rituals](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Rituals%20succesformule.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/case-study-success-formula-rituals) ## [Case Study: The Succes Formula Behind Rituals](https://articles.involvation.com/case-study-success-formula-rituals) Rituals has seen impressive growth over the past years — and they’re not planning to slow down anytime soon. A key pillar in the company’s strategy is the continued expansion of the Rituals brand, both nationally and internationally. The goal: 20% growth this year. A goal that now seems within reach. While this target is within reach, sustained... Allard Bontes [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/case-study-success-formula-rituals) [![Why the human factor remains essential in the Digital Era](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Blog%20images/AI-human-intervention.jpg)](https://articles.involvation.com/human-factor-remains-essential-in-the-digital-era) ## [Why the human factor remains essential in the Digital Era](https://articles.involvation.com/human-factor-remains-essential-in-the-digital-era) AI and human intervention During my time at MIT, I had the privilege of attending lectures by Jay W. Forrester, the founder of system dynamics. Forrester was a pioneer in modeling complex systems in economics, business, and technology. He was one of the first to recognize how technology could enhance decision-making and planning, yet he always... 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