Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics
Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics

Procurement & Finance in Supply Chain Management

"Innovative, application-orientated concepts and solutions for an optimized commercial management of the Supply Chain and the linkage of material and financial flows"

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Procurement & Finance in Supply Chain Management

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The first Fraunhofer Blockchain Technology Day took place in Berlin on November 5, 2019.

In cooperation with the "Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie" and the "Gesellschaft für Informatik", Fraunhofer invited interested participants to an intensive discussion on blockchain technology.

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decentralized & reliable:

Blockchain & Smart Contracts

A blockchain enables both the decentralization of transaction management and the automation of processes and organizational principles.

We support you in identifying use cases for Smart Contracts in the physical and financial value chain and beyond.

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concrete implementation:

Management of Industry 4.0

Based on the key question "What is the benefit of industry 4.0 for your company and how can an implementation be realized", answers to various questions regarding the management of industry 4.0 will be developed together with selected industry partners. Using a developed business case calculator, innovative business models can be evaluated...

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synchronization of financial & material flows:

Financial Supply Chain Management

In the financial supply chain, the financial flows of the entire supply chain are considered in order to identify various benefits for manufacturers, suppliers and financial service providers. This area is divided into Supply Chain Finance and Smart Finance. 

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bridging the gap:

Smart Finance

The harmonisation of financial and material flows is at the forefront of Smart Finance. The use of new technologies such as Smart Contracts and Blockchains for the digitization of financial flows or Smart Payment (B2B) for the digitization of transaction processes brings significant advantages for companies identified in the area of Smart Finance.

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industry 4.0 in procurement:

Procurement 4.0

Purchasing plays a special role in the implementation of Industry 4.0. It is the internal interface to the company and the external interface to the partners in the entire supply chain. Purchasing therefore undoubtedly has a great responsibility for the entire company.

The current study "Digitization of Purchasing - Purchasing 4.0" gives you initial guidance on the implementation of Industry 4.0 in Purchasing.

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customized processes & systems:

Supply Chain Operations

Supply chain operations focus on processes and systems tailored to your individual situation and future requirements. You have the task, we have the path.

Acute need for optimisation, planned further development or the advancement of innovations - whatever drives you, we will be happy to support you!

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Past Dates:

13.01.2021 - Blockchain Europe: Digital Lab Tour on the Platform Economy of the future with live demonstration

11.11.2020 - Blockchain Europe: Departure into the blockchain era

09.09.2020 - POWER of SAP Web-Conference on Automation and Digitalization in Finance & Purchasing: Contribution to the topic of Purchasing 4.0

19.06.2020 - Digital day: Blockchain in Logistics

20.-24.04.2020 - Hannover Messe - Home of Industrial Pioneers, cancelled/postponed due to COVID-19-Pandemic

05.-08.04.2020 - IPSERA Conference, Knoxville (TN), cancelled/postponed due to COVID-19-Pandemic

04.03.2020 - Blockchain focus group: Blockchain in the SME sector.

07.02.2020 - Recht-Testbed: Workshop on Blockchain and Smart Contracts

04.12.2019 - Bitkom work group Blockchain: Social and economic effects of the Blockchain

05.11.2019 - Blockchain Technology day in Berlin

29.-30.10.2019 - Ruhr.Summit - the largest B2B startup conference in Germany - in Bochum

04.-07.06.2019 - Blockchain 2.0 Demonstrator at the Transport Logistic 2019 in Munich

22.-24.05.2019 - Workshop "e-invoicing as driver of the Digitized Financial Supply Chain" at the 31st Financial Symposium in Mannheim

Heller T., Jakob S., Kiklhorn D., Korkmaz T.: Blockchain-basierte Smart Maintenance Plattform (Publizierter Anwendungsfall). Im: Blockchain Reallabor - Rheinisches Revier. Dortmund, 2020.

Lücke M., Jeftic M.: Smarte Grundversorgung. In: Trend Report. 2020.

Henke M., Schulte A., Jakob S.: Blockchain-basiertes Supply Chain Management. In: ten Hompel M., Vogel-Heuser B., Bauernhansl T. (Hrsg.): Handbuch Industrie 4.0. Berlin, Heidelberg, 2020.

Broza-Abut N., Schulte A., Conrad D.,  Kaumanns J.: Innovative Pricing Modelle. In: ten Hompel M., Vogel-Heuser B., Bauernhansl T. (Hrsg.): Handbuch Industrie 4.0. Berlin, Heidelberg, 2020.

Schulte A.: Mission Blockchain gestartet. In: Fraunhofer Institut für Materialfluss und Logistik IML (Hrsg.): Logisik entdecken, Dortmund, 2020.

Sparer D., Günther M., Heyer C.: A multi-light-node blockchain architecture.  In: ten Hompel M., Henke M., Clausen U. (Hrsg.): Fraunhofer Schriftreihe Future Challenges in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Dortmund, 2020.

Hülsbömer D.: Der Container wird zum Steuermann. In: BIP - Best in Procurement (Fachmagazin). Frankfurt, 2020.

Schulte A., Jakob S., Korkmaz T.: Track and Trace in der Supply Chain (Publizierter Anwendungsfall). Im: Blockchain Reallabor - Rheinisches Revier. Dortmund, 2020.

Schulte A., Jakob S., Korkmaz T.: Dokumente im Transportwesen (Publizierter Anwendungsfall). Im: Blockchain Reallabor - Rheinisches Revier. Dortmund, 2020.

Schulte A., Jakob S., Korkmaz T.: Smart Finance und Micropayments zur Umsetzung von Payper-Use-Modellen (Publizierter Anwendungsfall). Im: Blockchain Reallabor - Rheinisches Revier. Dortmund, 2020.

Schulte A., Piastowski H., Jakob S., Radtke C., Korkmaz T.: Effiziente Produktionsversorgungskreisläufe in Wertschöpfungsnetzwerken (Publizierter Anwendungsfall). Im: Blockchain Reallabor - Rheinisches Revier. Dortmund, 2020.

Sparer D., Deeken H., Künsting B., Sprenger P.: Smart Contracts und Smart Payment im Farming 4.0. In: Stich V., Schumann H., Beverungen D., Gudergan G., Jussen P. (eds.): Digitale Dienstleistungsinnovationen. Aachen, Passau, Paderborn, 2019.

Sprenger D., Jakob S.: IDS and Blockchain in Logistics. In: Fraunhofer position paper "Challenges and Potentials of a Logistic Data Space", Dortmund, 2019.

Sprenger P., Sparer D. (2019): Blockchain and AI – Cyber-Physical Production Systems. In: GEIE ERCIM (eds.): ERCIM News 119 – Smart Things Everywhere. ISSN: 0926-4981.

Broza-Abut N., Schulte A., Conrad D., Kaumanns J. (2019): Innovative Pricing Modelle. In: ten Hompel M., Vogel-Heuser B., Bauernhansl T. (eds.): Handbuch Industrie 4.0. Berlin, Heidelberg, 2019.

Bitkom e.V. (eds.): Online-Konsultation zur Erarbeitung der Blockchain-Strategie der Bundesregierung - Bitkom-Stellungnahme. Berlin, 2019.

Henke M., Schulte A., Jakob S. (2019): Blockchain-basiertes Supply Chain Management. In: ten Hompel M., Vogel-Heuser B., Bauernhansl T. (eds.): Handbuch Industrie 4.0. Berlin, Heidelberg, 2019.

Bitkom e.V. (eds.): Blockchain in Deutschland - Einsatz, Potenziale, Herausforderungen. Studienbericht 2019. Berlin.

Jakob S. et al. (2018): Blockchain und Smart Contracts. Effiziente und sichere Wertschöpfungsnetzwerke. Fraunhofer Schriftenreihe Future Challenges in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. DOI: 10.24406/IML-N-503691.

Prinz W., Schulte A. (eds.): Fraunhofer position paper: Blockchain and Smart Contracts - Technologies, research issues and applications. Dortmund, 2018.

Prinz W., Schulte A. (eds.): Fraunhofer-Positionspapier "Blockchain und Smart Contracts - Technologien, Forschungsfragen und Anwendungen. Dortmund, 2017.