Realize LIVE Europe 2026: Elevating supply chain to drive manufacturing excellence

A significant share of manufacturing performance is determined long before production starts. Supply chain structures, sourcing strategies and logistics constraints influence cost, resilience and emissions early in the lifecycle – driving a shift toward embedding supply chain thinking into product design and planning to enable better, faster and more sustainable decisions.

Across manufacturing industries, this evolution positions supply chain management as a strategic capability that connects engineering, planning and operations. For business leaders, this creates greater transparency into trade-offs, improves decision-making and enables alignment between operational performance and broader business objectives.

At Realize LIVE Europe 2026 in Amsterdam from June 29 to July 1, this transformation is reflected in the Digital Logistics sessions, which highlight how companies are applying digital twins, AI and advanced analytics to move from reactive supply chain execution to proactive, data-driven orchestration across the entire value chain.

Here’s a closer look at the Digital Logistics sessions you should not miss:

Volatility, customization and time pressure define today’s industrial markets. In this session, Schmitz Cargobull shares how it builds an adaptive logistics network strategy supported by a structured digital logistics toolbox.

The presentation highlights how Siemens Digital Logistics solutions enable advanced network and transport planning through digital twins, helping the organization respond faster to changing market conditions. It also introduces the role of digital packaging planning within a shift-left approach – demonstrating how early design decisions influence cost efficiency and sustainability across the product lifecycle.

Key insights:

• How to align digital logistics tools with strategic objectives
• The value of digital twins for end-to-end planning and optimization
• Why packaging and engineering decisions are critical for supply chain performance

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Manufacturing supply chains are increasingly shaped by volatility, fragmented data and rising performance expectations. This session explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming supply chain management from reactive execution into predictive, data-driven orchestration across the entire value chain.

By applying AI across demand planning, inventory management, production scheduling and logistics execution, manufacturers can improve forecast accuracy, optimize resource utilization and balance cost, service and resilience at scale. The session demonstrates how AI-powered supply chain management enables organizations to improve agility, strengthen customer satisfaction and build more resilient operations.

Key takeaways:

• How AI enhances forecasting, planning, production and logistics to improve operational performance
• The value of connecting supply chain data to enable predictive insights and continuous optimization
• Why AI-driven supply chains support resilience, sustainability and long-term growth

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After-sales logistics introduces new complexities, from service-level requirements to data variability across regions. In this session, BSH shares how it redesigned its after-sales network in a multicultural environment, highlighting the importance of data interpretation and scenario modeling.

The session demonstrates how organizations can transform non-standardized data into actionable insights and build robust supply chain models that support both operational efficiency and customer service excellence.

Key insights:

• Why after-sales supply chains require a different optimization approach
• The role of data translation in global and intercultural projects
• How scenario modeling enables better service and cost decisions

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In commodity-driven industries, margins are tight and volatility is high. This session illustrates how digital logistics can directly contribute to profitability by improving visibility, planning accuracy and execution efficiency.

Thanakorn Vegetable Oil Products (TVOP) shares its transformation journey, showing how Siemens Digital Logistics solutions help optimize transportation, reduce inefficiencies and enable faster, more reliable decision-making across the supply chain.

Key takeaways:

• How digital transformation improves profitability in low-margin industries
• The importance of end-to-end visibility and planning accuracy
• Practical steps to scale from pilot projects to enterprise-wide transformation

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Warehouse operations are a critical lever for supply chain efficiency – but optimization requires focus. This session from Robert Bosch Power Tools demonstrates how targeted improvements, supported by data transparency and simulation, can deliver measurable results.

Rather than applying tools broadly, the approach focuses on high-impact areas such as picking, packing and material flow control. Digital models are used to validate changes before implementation, reducing risk and enabling fact-based decision-making.

What you’ll learn:

• Why impact-driven optimization outperforms broad transformation initiatives
• How real-time data and KPIs enable effective operational control
• The role of simulation in reducing risk and improving investment decisions

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Artificial intelligence is rapidly redefining logistics execution. This session showcases how Siemens Mobility applies AI to automate and optimize transport processes, transforming unstructured data into actionable logistics operations.

By leveraging generative AI, organizations can capture transport information from documents and emails, automate carrier assignment and achieve end-to-end transparency – reducing manual effort while improving responsiveness and decision-making.

What you’ll discover:

• How AI converts unstructured data into executable transport orders
• Ways to simplify supplier collaboration without additional system barriers
• The impact of real-time transparency on supply chain performance

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Manufacturers increasingly face fragmented processes across design, planning and logistics, resulting in forecast inaccuracies, excess inventory and operational inefficiencies across the value chain. This session explores how embedding AI-driven supply chain capabilities into manufacturing operations enables more connected, resilient and autonomous decision-making.

The presentation demonstrates how transport-aware product design, optimized planning and autonomous shopfloor logistics can improve OTIF performance, reduce costs and strengthen operational resilience. By connecting PLM, MOM and supply chain processes, manufacturers can move beyond siloed optimization toward end-to-end orchestration of new product introductions and material flows.

Key takeaways:

• Why embedding supply chain intelligence into new product introductions is becoming essential
• How digital twins extended with supply chain capabilities improve manufacturing operations
• How AI-driven orchestration enables resilient and increasingly autonomous operations

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Connecting supply chain strategy with business impact

The Digital Logistics sessions at Realize LIVE Europe 2026 demonstrate a consistent theme: supply chain management is evolving from an operational function into a strategic capability.

Whether through digital twins for network design, AI-driven execution or simulation-based decision-making, these sessions highlight how organizations are:

• Anticipating disruptions instead of reacting to them
• Aligning operational decisions with financial and sustainability targets
• Building scalable, data-driven supply chain capabilities

For executives and decision-makers, this represents an opportunity to bridge the gap between strategy and execution – ensuring that supply chain decisions actively contribute to overall business success.

Join the Digital Logistics community in Amsterdam

Realize LIVE Europe 2026 offers a unique platform to explore these topics in depth, connect with industry peers and gain practical insights from real-world implementations. From customer-led sessions to expert discussions and live demonstrations, the event provides valuable perspectives for supply chain professionals, operations leaders and business executives alike.

Join us in Amsterdam from June 29 to July 1, 2026 and discover how Digital Logistics can help turn complexity into competitive advantage.