Tag: purchasing
Supply chain problems in world trade are coming to a head
Container port in the UK In the country, a total of 77 percent of companies would have to adapt their supply chains. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to a DIHK survey,…
Schaeffler cashes in annual forecast due to chip crisis
Schaeffler headquarters in Herzogenaurach The company lowered its sales forecast for the full year due to production downtimes in the auto industry. (Photo: imago images / isslerimages) Munich The chip…
Schaeffler cashes in annual forecast due to chip crisis
Schaeffler headquarters in Herzogenaurach The company lowered its sales forecast for the full year due to production downtimes in the auto industry. (Photo: imago images / isslerimages) Munich The chip…
Medium-sized auto suppliers in existential need
Munich, Düsseldorf The American supplier Henniges Automotive has been active in Germany for 70 years. In the small town of Rehburg-Loccum in Lower Saxony, the company produces various seals for…
Climate policy: Energy prices: AdBlue manufacturers and transporters are sounding the alarm
The exhaust gas cleaning agent AdBlue is running out. Manufacturers, transporters and farmers are warning of a supply collapse and alerting politicians. The Ministry of Economic Affairs waves it away.…
The global economic environment is becoming more uncomfortable
Mannheim container port According to the survey, the companies also see transport problems – in particular due to a lack of containers and freight capacities on ships as well as…
70 percent of companies complain about a lack of material: industrial delivery problems are hardly any better
Automotive industry In the automotive industry, companies are even expecting bottlenecks for a little more than ten months. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The material shortage in German industry only improved slightly…
A lack of material slows down industry in Germany and the euro zone
Industry Above all, the low availability of many raw materials had a negative impact on both production and orders. (Photo: dpa) Berlin German industry is losing further pace on the…
Audi boss: Production losses cannot be made up
Audi boss Markus Duesmann The VW premium subsidiary continues to expect massive production losses due to the lack of chips. (Photo: imago images / sepp spiegl) Ingolstadt / Augsburg According…
That is why building is still worthwhile
A construction site in Bavaria The high raw material prices make house building more expensive. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The economy is recovering from the corona shock, the construction industry is…
A plea for international trade
Container port in Hamburg In the corona crisis, some politicians called for greater independence of the European economy from foreign competitors. But that could be expensive. (Photo: dpa) The term…
Interview with Apple sustainability boss Lisa Jackson
The newly acquired suppliers have undertaken to ensure that a total of nine gigawatts of new production capacity for renewable energies is created, according to the group. In an interview…
Auto industry is running out of aluminum and magnesium
Furnace for aluminum production The material bottleneck paralyzes production. (Photo: Thomas Ernsting / laif) Stuttgart, Düsseldorf These are troubled times for supply chain managers in the auto industry: they are…
Auto industry is running out of aluminum and magnesium
Furnace for aluminum production The material bottleneck paralyzes production. (Photo: Thomas Ernsting / laif) Stuttgart, Düsseldorf These are troubled times for supply chain managers in the auto industry: they are…
Auto industry is running out of aluminum and magnesium
Furnace for aluminum production The material bottleneck paralyzes production. (Photo: Thomas Ernsting / laif) Stuttgart, Düsseldorf These are troubled times for supply chain managers in the auto industry: they are…
Auto industry is running out of aluminum and magnesium
Furnace for aluminum production The material bottleneck paralyzes production. (Photo: Thomas Ernsting / laif) Stuttgart, Düsseldorf These are troubled times for supply chain managers in the auto industry: they are…
Auto industry is running out of aluminum and magnesium
Furnace for aluminum production The material bottleneck paralyzes production. (Photo: Thomas Ernsting / laif) Stuttgart, Düsseldorf These are troubled times for supply chain managers in the auto industry: they are…
Airbus plans record production for A320
Frankfurt 75 – this number brings beads of sweat to many Airbus suppliers. This is the number of A320 Family jets that the Group intends to produce every month from…
Airbus plans record production for A320
Frankfurt 75 – this number brings beads of sweat to many Airbus suppliers. This is the number of A320 Family jets that the Group intends to produce every month from…
Delivery problems are now also affecting Aldi
Aldi north The discounter has difficulties getting goods from China to Germany on time. (Photo: imago images / CHROMORANGE) Dusseldorf It is not just any promotional product: For the first…