May - 2021 19logisticstechoutlook.comHenkel is a global FMCG player, headquartered in Germany, with over 52,000 employees worldwide. With its diverse and well-balanced portfolio, the company holds leading positions with its three business units: Adhesive Technologies, Beauty Care and Laundry & Home Care. Henkel looks back on more than 140 years of success, both in the consumer and industrial business. Holistic Smart Factory InitiativesTechnology is an important enabler to deliver growth in today's fast moving and agile world, and digitalization is crucial to meet the growing customer and consumer expectations on service and sustainability. Therefore, Henkelis continuously stepping up its investments in innovation and digitalization to optimize business processes along the entire value chain. The company is competing with its digital global supply chains to deliver growth, fast and efficiently. The Fourth Industrial revolution is on the rise ­ and Henkel is right in the mid of it. The digital journey of Henkel Laundry & Home Care's supply chain started back in 2011. To deliver more quality and productivity with less waste and a smaller environmental footprint, smart factory concepts have attracted more and more attention. New technology and data-driven solutions were central when implementing the first smart factory concept in Henkel's Laundry & Home Care facility. In 2013, the global supply chain team of Henkel Laundry & Home Care, located in Amsterdam, has launched a unique cloud-based data platform, called "Digital Backbone". This cloud-based system connects more than 30 production sites and ten distribution centers around the world in real time and helps to improve efficiency, while achieving double-digit cost and inventory reductions. This data system is continuously linked to global operations end-to-end and brings advantages regarding energy efficiency and process optimization along the entire value chain. Stefan Kozielski Plant Manager, who oversees the largest production facility of Henkel Laundry & Home Care in Europe, was instrumental CXO INSIGHTSBy Stefan Kozielski, Plant Director (Werkleiter) Düsseldorf and Johannes Holtbruegge, Senior Digital Transformation Manager, HenkelHenkel's Digital Transformation Journey Johannes Holtbruegge
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