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Ongoing wars and trade wars coupled with health and climate emergencies have caused uncertainty to ripple through supply chains around the world, causing disruptions, raw material shortages and increased costs. At the same time, companies are expected to comply with increasingly stringent environmental regulations, meet end-consumer demand for more traceability and eco-friendly products and maintain their market competitiveness in the face of other companies implementing new AI and IoT solutions that enhance their productivity.

Unplanned production downtimes present a significant challenge for the manufacturing industry, often resulting from blockages, clogging or breakdowns of the production line, and disrupting operations. Increasing maintenance costs and affecting product quality and production schedules, they thereby impact overall operational efficiency and profitability.

Combining operational excellence methodologies like Lean Six Sigma with advanced digital solutions such as machine learning predictive models is a powerful approach. It helped us reduce unplanned downtime at a client by 25%. At the same time, product quality also improved due to less contamination of clogged products. A thorough understanding of the process, well-structured project approach and data capabilities were essential to deliver this successful use case.

For well over a decade, PwC has been tracking the megatrends that are behind the significant transformation the manufacturing industry is undergoing. Ranging from climate change, technological disruption and demographic shifts to a fracturing world and social instability, these megatrends have resulted in a shift towards green practices, global changes in production footprints, increasing digitalisation, tightening regulations and workforce challenges.

Ad Dollevoet, een Nederlands familiebedrijf van de tweede generatie dat in 1957 werd opgericht, biedt transport-, opslag- en value-added logistics-diensten vanuit de locaties in Oss, Rosmalen en Tilburg. Om de operatie te moderniseren en schaalbare groei mogelijk te maken, koos het bedrijf voor Astro Go WMWS, een flexibele oplossing die ontworpen is voor snelle implementatie en langdurige aanpasbaarheid. 

Modexpress, a full-service logistics fulfillment partner for international fashion and lifestyle brands, runs warehouses across Europe. To meet growing demand and improve efficiency, the company is expanding its largest site in Helmond from 39,000 to 52,000 sqm. The goal has been to centralize inventory, optimize technological capabilities, and support future growth.  Having relied on Astro WMS from Consafe Logistics for nearly a decade, Modexpress has now integrated advanced automation solutions, such as a high-capacity pocket sorter, that work seamlessly together with the WMS. This combination allows them to handle peak volumes more efficiently and reduce reliance on manual labor.