Inside Business: The B2B blog from EUROPAGES

Make or buy - that's the big question! The so-called Make or Buy Decisions is one of most direction-giving decisions that have to be made concerning the orientation of the company.

Corona Crisis or War in Ukraine: Dual Sourcing Can Help Purchasing Departments Through Tough Times If a supplier is lost for good or temporarily, a second supplier acts as a substitute. This makes the supply chain a lot more robust than straight-forward single sourcing. However, taking the dual appr ...

Determining what is needed is one of the key functions of materials management. It aims at determining the quantities of materials a company needs to meet its production and sales plans. A lot has to be taken into consideration. In this article, we will tell you all about it.

The order volume and time in procurement can be organised primarily in to fundamental paths: via the ordering point and the ordering intervals process. Both ordering systems are consumption oriented, but are distinctive in terms of their use. The selection of the respective ordering system thus depe ...

In 2022, europages is celebrating its 40 year anniversary – and it has come a long way since its inception. In our interview, Sandra Yönter, Managing Director at Visable International, the provider of europages, reflects on the brand’s history and tells us what’s in store for Europe’s leading B2B pl ...

In 2022, the largest European B2B procurement platform europages and the leading B2B platform in the DACH region wlw (formerly "Wer liefert was") will celebrate their anniversaries. Two good reasons to pause for a moment and take a look at the history of purchasing and procurement.
 

The corona pandemic experiences demonstrate the potential fragility of supply chains The deployment of digital technologies is recommended to respond to these risks more effectively. The Gartner Report takes a look ahead and shows the 8 IT trends that will dominate the management of supply chains.