AIMMS Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Logistics 
AIMMS
OCTOBER 22, 2019
We spoke with David Mackenzie , Transformation & Inventory Director at BT, to learn more about this shift and the role AIMMS has played in enabling it. The other part of my role is supporting the inventory management functions within BT Group, driving decision-making around what we buy, when we buy, and where from.
Supply Chain Shaman
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
So, I smile, catch my dinner partner’s eye and ask, “In our prior conversations, you mentioned the lack of clarity on the definition of supply chain excellence in your current deployments and how this is a barrier to implementing supply chain planning properly. “ Reflection. Did the plans reflect all of the constraints?
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AIMMS
OCTOBER 22, 2019
We spoke with David Mackenzie , Transformation & Inventory Director at BT, to learn more about this shift and the role AIMMS has played in enabling it. The other part of my role is supporting the inventory management functions within BT Group, driving decision-making around what we buy, when we buy, and where from.
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 20, 2014
We now have new technology players entering the market like AIMMS, Enterra Solutions, OM Partners, Quintiq, ToolsGroup, and Terra Technology. The implementations were longer, the purchase costs were higher, and the functionality was less robust and lacking flexibility. Webplan changed names to Kinaxis. For many, it is confusing.
AIMMS
JULY 9, 2015
Volatility impacts every aspect of a business, from purchasing to production to logistics. C ommercial departments often have trouble assessing what clients will buy, their forecast accuracy is simply not up to par. AIMMS clients like Nampak and Papyrus offer compelling cases for this approach. But the tide is turning.
Enterra Insights
JUNE 26, 2019
The Internet was still in its infancy (it had about 100K hosts connecting roughly a million people), the Macintosh Portable was released (weighing 16 pounds and costing $6500), and Microsoft Excel (a mainstay of S&OP) was just four years old. Dependency on Excel. That doesn’t mean buying the first shiny thing you see.
Logility
JUNE 23, 2014
We now have new technology players entering the market like AIMMS, Enterra Solutions, OM Partners, Quintiq, ToolsGroup, and Terra Technology. The implementations were longer, the purchase costs were higher, and the functionality was less robust and lacking flexibility. Webplan changed names to Kinaxis. For many, it is confusing.
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