Some regions in Germany have been hit hard by the floods and even we in the Ruhr area have not been spared. Not only companies and the belongings of private persons have been damaged, but also the stations of our volunteer rescuers, who themselves were in action for others. For this reason, we decided to […]
• Setlog experts see no easing until Chinese New Year 2022.• Container prices from China to Europe crack the 20,000 US dollar mark.• Some traders announce price increases. (Bochum, 24.08.2021). The festive season will be spoiled for importers of consumer goods from Asia this year: The reasons are a lack of freight capacities and exploding […]
„In what department do you work and what’s your job title?“ I am a member of the Executive Board and responsible for Administration & Finance of all companies of the Setlog Group. Some say CEO, some call it CFO. That’s both right, even if I prefer to define it less narrowly myself. „What exactly are […]
• Austrian bike specialist starts with complete digitalization of the supply chain. • The manufacturer is using the SCM software “OSCA” from the German provider Setlog. (Klosterneuburg/Wien, 4/22/2021). The company woom takes another step toward a comprehensive digitalisation of its orders and shipping: The Austrian children’s bike producer based in Klosterneuburg near Vienna has commissioned the […]
• Munich based fashion specialist opts for SCM platform “Made in Bochum“. • Complete control over the supply chain from the suppliers to the central warehouse. (Bochum, 9/22/2020). The fashion specialist Hallhuber has established a reliable, global network of suppliers for several years. In order to make Hallhuber‘s supply chains more transparent, the company is now […]
Turkey overturns quarantine regulations for foreign truck drivers. Air freight rates for Chinese imports are falling, but are still three times higher than before Covid-19. Rates for rail transport on the new Silk Road are relatively stable. (Bochum, 06/05/2020) Light at the end of the tunnel: The transport market for the fashion industry is recovering. […]
Delayed mass deliveries from Asia trigger container congestion. Higher logistics costs and discount battles threaten the financial situation of companies. Drayage doubles to twelve days on average. (Bochum, 05/04/2020) A flood of late arriving goods from Asia is currently putting the fashion industry under pressure. Since the logistics centers have been full due to the lockdown, […]
Setlog just released its first open-source project. It is a combined installer, updater and launcher named trivrost, which, among other things, can act a Java Web Start alternative. This is the first in a series of articles about it. tri-what?!?! Originally, we wanted to call the project Bifröst, which, in norse mythology, is a “rainbow […]
Bochum-based software house Setlog presents predicted lead times use case with Deutsche Telekom at Hannover Messe from April 1-5. SCM and IT experts from Setlog explain advantages of the system at the International Data Space (IDS) booth in Hall 8 / C25. (Bochum, Germany, April 1, 2019) How can companies increase their delivery reliability and […]
Even before a company implements a SCM system, it should ensure that it is accepted and used – not only by its own employees, but also by suppliers, service providers and other partners. In any case, it helps to explain the benefits to all parties involved and to prepare good training courses. But there are […]