No longer just a buzzword?

Hi there! And welcome back! Unfortunately, this will be the last of my series of blogs. However, in this last blog, we will look a bit further in the future. Normally, a control tower is one of the buzzwords you can hear quite often in the logistics field. As already explained in the last couple …

Transparency

Hi there! and welcome back! The last couple of blogs, you could have been following me on a trip through the wondrous world of logistical control towers. However, what I have not yet discussed, are the advantages of the control tower. Therefore, I'd like to treat one of its main advantages: providing transparency. Today, when …

Best Practices

Hi there! And welcome back! In this blog, I'd like to talk about some of the control towers which have already been developed. This might give you an idea what others have already done, and how you can benefit from that. After all, others' ideas might make your own even better. To start off with, …

What is actually done?

Hi there! Today's blog is all about the activities performed by a control tower. These activities are already mentioned in the second part of the definition I have been giving you in the last couple of weeks: A control tower is a central point in the supply chain which has the technology, people and processes …

What do I actually need?

As mentioned in my previous post, this time I would like to go through the definition I have offered you in the first post here. I believe this is important to do as it gives more clarity about what you need to have/arrange before you can actually start building your very own control tower. To …

YES! I want one!

Congratulations! You have just made a wise decision! However, don't you think it is important to know some definitions and functions of control towers before you actually start creating one? Therefore, in the upcoming sessions, I'd like to dive deeper into the subject. For instance, by highlighting some concepts, definitions, and functions of different control …

How it all started

Hi there! In this post, I'd like to go through the history of control towers and supply chains. Now, I know that history is probably not the most exciting subject you'll ever have, however, I believe that it is important to look where we came from, so we can prevent making mistakes again, which we …

Control Towers – What is it?

What exactly is a control tower? Probably, if someone asks you this question, you are likely to think of the massive towers you see at an airport. However, this is a different type of control towers than what I am meaning to talk about in this blog for the next couple of weeks. The subject …