
Manage supply chains intelligently
The increasing volume of data to be managed is causing problems for the manufacturing industry and mechanical engineering. This makes it all the more important to bring transparency to the supply chain.

Commentary by Prof. Dr. Markus Schneider
The coronavirus crisis is showing us how vulnerable our global supply chains are. Are we really still in a position to supply ourselves autonomously and self-sufficiently as a company, as a country or at least in Europe? A commentary.

The distributor Reichelt Elektronik is making great efforts to manage the balancing act between maintaining operations, employee protection and supply security in times of Corona.

According to the VDMA survey, the situation in the mechanical engineering sector has worsened once again due to the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.

A recent VDMA survey of 965 member companies shows that the mechanical engineering sector is now clearly feeling the effects of the virus epidemic.