IMK presents study and recommends increasing the resilience of supply chains In the period from the beginning of 2021 to…
Increased stockholding Companies in German industry have stepped up their stockholding since 2020 in response to global supply bottlenecks. This…
At the beginning of 2023, the new Due Diligence Act, better known as the Supply Chain Act, will come into…
Competent solution approaches in technical purchasing Technical sourcing increases real benchmarking and competition with alternative suppliers, but also the (further)…
Individual. Fast. Sustainable. Shipping goods is expensive and often the invoiced freight is incorrect and higher than agreed. Invoiced freight…
How can gas shortages and extremely high energy prices be dealt with? Gas and electricity are currently causing major problems…
The management consultancy Kloepfel Consulting, which is specialized in supply chains, randomly surveyed 108 German managers of medium-sized companies across…
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HWWI Commodity Price Index Declines in September HHWWI overall index falls by 3.9 % (US dollar basis)Price index for natural…
Adapting to supply chain disruptions Since the Corona crisis, the majority of German companies have taken certain measures to adapt…
Electrification and decarbonization of the transport network Over the next five years, Amazon plans to invest more than one billion…
New high for Germany In September 2022, the inflation rate in Germany rose to +10.0 percent. The month before, it…
How the Kloepfel Group’s customers are preparing for gas shortages The companies are thinking intensively about the energy supply (gas,…
„World´s Best Management Consulting Firms 2022“ The American business magazine Forbes has presented its listing of the “World’s Best Management…
Supply bottlenecks closed via international supplier networks Working with Kloepfel Consulting to leverage alternative sources to manufacturers. Autor: Shapur Kaikhosrowi,…
How purchasing successfully deals with inflation Author Thomas Wandler, Senior Partner at Kloepfel Consulting Whether electricity, cotton or wood, almost…
Individual. Fast. Sustainable. Are you all of a sudden without a purchasing manager, CPO or head of supply chain due…
HWWI commodity price index rises further in August HWWI overall index rose by 10.8 % (US dollar basis)Natural gas prices…