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Based on conversations with customers, Ralf Duester, Managing Director of SCM software specialist Setlog, outlines the steps companies plan to take to future-proof their supply chains. Container ship on the high seas: Changes in transport routes are part of everyday business for companies today. Summarized content from customer discussions: Setlog Managing Director Ralf Duester. Photos: […]

(Bochum / New York, July 17, 2025) At the start of the summer holidays, vacationers traditionallyface congested highways. Companies, too, are currently struggling with traffic jams—this timecaused by delays at ports such as Rotterdam, Antwerp, Le Havre, Bremerhaven, and Hamburg.Two main factors are driving this: U.S. customs policies and low water levels on the Rhine.According […]

The COVID-19 pandemic served as a wake-up call for companies around the globe, exposing just how fragile global supply chains truly are. Since then, supply chain executives have moved into the spotlight of corporate leadership. What was once viewed as a back-office function has rapidly evolved into a strategic powerhouse. Today, Chief Supply Chain Officers […]

(Bochum / New York, June 13, 2025) New partnership: Setlog, the Bochum-based supply chainsoftware specialist, has entered into a strategic collaboration with RealCore Group, an SAPimplementation partner based in Essen. Effective immediately, the two companies are offering anew joint solution that allows Setlog’s SCM platform OSCA to be easily and quickly integrated intoexisting SAP systems. […]

(Bochum / New York, April 22, 2025) From unexpected tariffs to extreme weather events, global supply chains can break down in days. If companies want to be resilient, they need to invest in supply chain digitalization to stay responsive. And those who digitize their supply chain expect not just fast implementation of the SCM software, […]

Too much paperwork: According to a survey by Setlog, representatives of the consumer goods industry want nothing more from the new German government than a reduction in bureaucracy. Photo: Scott Graham / unsplash (Bochum / New York, February 21, 2025) Reduce red tape and eliminate reporting obligations: If retailers of fast-moving consumer goods have their […]

Container ship with goods from Asia: Setlog customers can track shipments worldwide in real time using the partner tool of Shippeo. Photo: Chris Linnett / unsplash   (Bochum / New York, January 9, 2025) Anyone digitizing the supply chain does not only want a fast implementation of SCM software, but also easy access to other applications […]

Models with Fynch Hatton clothing: The brand offers high-quality women’s and men’s fashion (left). Fynch-Hatton’s central warehouse in Monchengladbach (right): The company uses Setlog’s OSCA software to manage orders from suppliers and goods transportation. Photos: Fynch-Hatton (Bochum / New York, September 9, 2024) The fashion brand Fynch-Hatton has prepared itself for further growth: In order […]

Fashion production on two lines: In Bangladesh, goods are held up in customs for up to three weeks. Assumes that many textile factories will not survive their cash flow crisis: Purchasing expert Steffen Günner. Photos: Shutterstock / Bay City (Bochum / New York, August 20, 2024) The outbreak of violence in Bangladesh, resulting in hundreds […]

Cost savings used to be at the top of supply chain managers’ agendas. However, in an increasingly volatile world, the design of robust value chains is increasingly becoming the focus of decision-makers. This is likely to remain the case for the future. Many ships are currently avoiding the Suez Canal because of the Houthi rebels. […]