The Bullwhip Effect: What Is It and What Causes It?

Let’s start with a question. What is the connection between a bullwhip and a supply chain? It sounds...

Industry 4.0 and Lean Management – How to Manage the Chaos

Value chains are becoming increasingly complex and networked. This is not only due to globalisation, but also to...

From Drivetrain to Blockchain: transparency in the automotive supply chain

Blockchain is increasingly becoming more widespread in its use outside of just the financial services industry. Providing the...

Industrial Data Integration – Aggregation and logging of industrial process data by integration of heterogeneous data streams

The integration of the heterogeneous data streams generated in industrial processes enables the optimization of added value. Aggregation...

What is edge computing, and why is edge computing important for processing real-time data?

Edge computing is cutting-edge technology that is transforming the way we process data in digitally networked ecosystems. But...

Predictive Maintenance – Part 1: Predictive Maintenance 101 – What Is It and Where Is It Used?

Sooner or later, components in constant use start to wear out. You need to repair or replace them...

IoT Challenges and Industry 4.0

The opportunities that IIoT and Industry 4.0 solutions offer for businesses are manifold. However, there are a number...

OPC UA as standard for IIoT applications

OPC UA – a standard for the exchange of industrial process data with increasing importance. The SEEBURGER Business...

Predictive Maintenance – Part 2: How does predictive maintenance work?

This article follows our piece on Predictive Maintenance 101 – What Is It and Where Is It Used?...

The Bullwhip Effect: Solutions to Tame the Chaos

The bullwhip effect describes a phenomenon in supply chain management. It illustrates how fluctuations in orders increase in...

Data integration for collaborative assembly

Customers expect increasingly individualized products in very small quantities. In Industry 4.0, this goes all the way to...

B2B E-Commerce Part 4 – Intelligent Systems Integration in E-Commerce

The first part of our blog series on systems integration for e-commerce was an e-commerce 101. The second...

Procurement 4.0 – Purchasers as Innovation Scouts

Did you know that procurement processes have a particularly important role in a company’s digital transformation to an...

Smart Services – from passive to active (I)IoT applications

IoT applications have so far mainly been used in connection with networking and analysis of field and operational...

Industrial Internet of Things in the 5G Era: Transforming Manufacturing Communications and Real-Time Operations

The convergence of fifth-generation wireless technology with Industrial Internet of Things represents a paradigm shift that fundamentally redefines...

Using Real Time Data in Smart Manufacturing

We are currently in the fourth industrial revolution, which is characterised by widespread digitalisation and connecting all manner...

Is Your Track & Trace Solution Real-Time or a Waste of Time?

Tracking and tracing parts throughout the automotive supply chain used to be a case of ship and forget...

What is Digital Twin Energy Management and Why is it Important?

Disruptive technologies have taken the world by storm, and businesses have responded by undertaking digital transformation journeys in...

Green Logistics: How Digitalization is Driving Sustainability in Logistics

Can digitalization help drive sustainability in the logistics sector? Oh yes! This is not merely possible, but in...

Real Time 101 – The Basics

IT systems are increasingly becoming more intelligent, networked and autonomous. This digital transformation not only makes a company’s...

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