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Whitepaper: Best practices for applying machine learning to demand forecasts
Applying machine learning to improve your forecast, is it possible? This whitepaper, a result of quantitative research by Supply Value with key clients, evaluates three forecasting models—Prophet, Neuralprophet, and LightGBM—in a real-life retail business context. The...
Publication Procurement Trends Research 2024
Where will procurement professionals from different organizations prioritize this year? To find out, Supply Value conducted its 11th procurement trends survey this year! In addition to individual procurement trends, we look at the differences in priorities between...
Insight: Collaborations as drivers of innovation
At the heart of innovation in BioScience parks lies collaboration, with this article highlighting its crucial role. It discusses how internal collaboration within organizations, while valuable, can impose limitations on innovation through tunnel vision. Conversely,...
Jasper Jol joins Supply Value as Director of Government
Supply Value has strengthened its team with Jasper Jol, who will assume the role of Director of Government. Jol brings more than a decade of experience in consulting and job placement to his new leadership role. He comes over from IT company The NextGen (200...
Insight: Ensuring optimisation of innovation within the (bio) science parks
Innovation is an important means for organisations to be competitive and for a society to solve societal challenges. Within the various (bio) science parks in the Netherlands, smart innovations are the order of the day. In these dynamic ecosystems, where science,...
Case study i+solutions (Jurriaan Vogel)
Who is Jurriaan Vogel? Jurriaan Vogel is a consultant in the field of digitalisation and information security. He has led several projects in the field of E-health, among others. He gets excited about bringing digital solutions into healthcare organisations and...
Trainee Weekend at Supply Value
Successful Trainee Weekend at Supply Value! From Thursday evening December 7 to Saturday morning December 9, our #trainees went on a trainee weekend, staying at the beautiful Rhijnauwen estate, near Bunnik. A diverse group of trainees, ranging from nine months to just...
Supply Value Secures FD Gazellen Award in 2023!
We are thrilled to announce that Supply Value has achieved the prestigious FD Gazellen Award again in 2023! As a leading strategy consultancy and implementation agency, we specialize in commercial (procurement), operational (supply chain & operations), and digital...
Publication IT trends Research 2024
For the fifth year in a row, Supply Value has conducted the IT Trends Survey. In this survey, we ask professionals working in or with IT about the expected IT Trends for the coming year. We map not only which trends these are, but also which applications are relevant...
Whitepaper: Implementation of Reusable Transport Packaging (RTP) into fashion supply chains
It is no secret that supply chains in the apparel industry generate significant amounts of packaging waste. Particularly since most of it is transported in cardboard. This creates huge environmental and sustainability challenges. In addition, the Packaging and...
Whitepaper: A critical look at Microsoft Copilot in government environments: risks and opportunities
The Government Strategic Vendor Management Office expresses concerns about privacy and security risks when using Microsoft products in government environments. These concerns should be considered when deciding whether or not to use Microsoft 365. Rather than...
Whitepaper: Integrated business planning in the manufacturing industry
The manufacturing industry is all about efficiently processing raw materials into finished products, and sharing essential data with supply chain partners. Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is the key to this success. It provides a structured approach to optimising...
Supply Value makes an impact on the beach of Scheveningen
On Friday the first of September, some of our colleagues spent an unforgettable afternoon on the beautiful beach of Scheveningen. But instead of enjoying the sun and the sea, they invested their time and energy in creating a positive impact on our environment. With a...
Insight: Creating More Value through (Early) Supplier Involvement
Procurement is increasingly being recognized as a strategic function, and rightfully so, as organizations spend up to 95% of their revenue on purchasing necessary goods and services. Properly managing expenses and the supplier base directly contributes to achieving...
NLdoet: Building Birdhouses, Assisting in Pergola Construction, and Helping Bees
NLdoet is the largest volunteering event in the Netherlands, organized by the Oranje Fonds. Every year in March, thousands of volunteer projects are set up across the country. This provides people with the opportunity to actively contribute to their community and make...
Press release: Supply Value starts PhD research: The role of purchasing in innovations with suppliers
Jeroen Arentsen, consultant at Supply Value starts with a PhD research regarding the role of purchasing in innovations with suppliers. The research is being carried out in collaboration with the University of Twente. Jeroen Arentsen started in 2019 as a graduate of...
Whitepaper: Lean Retail and Sustainability in the Netherlands
In recent years, customers of retailers in the Netherlands have adapted their buying behavior to be more environmentally conscious, showing a preference for products that are produced sustainably, recyclable, and energy-efficient. They also prefer companies that...
Toolkit Category Plan on 1 A4
Category management is the logical bundling of purchasing needs, and combining (internal) expertise with relevant market developments to formulate a strategy. A procurement category is a group of products or services that can be logically combined based on...
How data-driven is your organisation?
The Data Maturity Model (DMM) is an advanced framework that Supply Value uses to map your organisation's data-drivenness. It provides insight into how organisations can develop data as a strategic value. As well as information provision. The outcome of the model...
Article: Data-driven improvement in the near future
This article briefly describes the expected developments of data-driven improvement and the connection between the three topics of Supply Value's campaigns, from the Mobility and Logistics market, in 2023: data-driven improvement, Integrated Business Planning (IBP)...
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