Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 24, 2024

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) refers to process automation that combines process steps with decision models or business rules with little to no human oversight. It is typically applied to high-volume transactional processes with limited variation and clearly outlined business rules or decision models.

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Logility

JUNE 5, 2024

Modern supply chains are far from linear. Such complexity drives demand volatility. This urges a shift from the unsustainable practice of buffering against uncertainty with high inventory levels. This urges a shift from the unsustainable practice of buffering against uncertainty with high inventory levels.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

It has led supply chain vendors to discuss how they currently use artificial intelligence. Further, virtually every supplier of supply chain solutions is eager to explain the ongoing investments they are making in artificial intelligence. When it came out, ChatGPT seemed like magic.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design Software 279

Arkieva

AUGUST 16, 2023

While working with various optimization models, I often encountered situations where the supply chain optimization model would make decisions to produce items even when there was no demand. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 15, 2024

India’s growth story can continue if it streamlines and effectively manages its supply chain like the iconic dairy brand Amul that recently entered the US market. Amul’s model supports small producers by integrating large-scale economics, cutting out intermediaries, and connecting producers directly with consumers.

Optimal Sourcing 257

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 23, 2024

In the supply chain management industry, words swirl but lack definition. Will we transform and improve supply chain planning systems based on AI? Over the past decade, over 320,000 supply chain leaders have followed me on LinkedIn. (I ” The answer is not better engines or even improved models.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Schneider Electric has been working to simplify its supply chain over the last few years. This French public multinational was selected as having the best global supply chain by a leading analyst firm. Schneider Electric’s supply chain operation is of great interest to other practitioners.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 1, 2024

According to Bloomberg , the coffee supply chain is struggling with constrained supply and increase in prices is inevitable. Traditional, linear supply chains struggle to adapt. This article explores how adaptive supply chains can help businesses thrive.

Modeling 273

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 24, 2021

Imagine what would happen if each station optimized its schedule and traffic independently: city-wide chaos would ensue. Now consider that by not optimizing your inventory from a global vantage point you may be creating, if not outright chaos, a much less efficient network than you could have.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Supply chain network design (SCND) is a powerful tool for improving business operations. Optimization and simulation are the two main branches of SCND. Optimization accounts for over 90% of all work that is being done by SCND teams. It can be used to solve a wide variety of supply chain problems.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 10, 2024

ARC Advisory Group has been covering the Supply Chain Planning ( SCP ) market for 17 years. The pandemic brought home the need for companies to run agile and resilient supply chains. Supply chain agility reflects a company’s ability to respond quickly to surges or plummeting demand.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Demand forecasting plays a crucial role in business success, as it helps predict customer demand and plan inventory effectively. Fortunately, with the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), demand forecasting software has undergone a significant transformation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

She wrote, “I have been working in the supply chain for 35 years, and we are still trying to solve the “demand” issue. Solving from a supply side seems to work for many companies I work with. Over the last two years, I actively engaged technologists and business leaders to redefine demand planning.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 27, 2022

In a recent research project, we found that 2/3 of companies had a digital supply chain transformation strategy; however, those that were evolving their strategy performed better during the early months of the pandemic than those that were “clear” on the project plan for a digital transformation. Supply Chain 4.0.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 9, 2024

In supply chain planning, a probabilistic approach that considers a wide range of possibilities is increasingly important amid complexity and changing conditions, to help planners decode uncertainty and make more informed decisions. Picture this: you need to plan your inventory levels for the upcoming holiday season.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. Background The Council of Supply Chain Resilience met for the first time this month. What is supply chain resilience? The reason?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Supply chain resiliency and sustainability are top priorities for CEOs today. To achieve these goals, corporate leadership must focus on two key areas: shift from internally focused supply chains to collaborative supply networks and actively design their supply chains.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 18, 2024

CAGR , the global supply chain management software market is expected to touch USD 50 billion by 2032. This one figure speaks volumes about how organizations worldwide want access to the best supply chain management tools to boost efficiency and value in their distribution and logistics network.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2022

He had a load full of cotton bales, and while idling away hours at a shipyard watching stevedores load other cargo onto ships he dreamed up containers that transformed global supply chains. Supply chain optimization has also improved in significant ways that can address these trade-offs better than before.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 25, 2022

BOSTON – (August 25, 2022) ToolsGroup , a global leader in AI-driven retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, has been named a leader in the Quadrant Solutions SPARK Matrix™ for Global Supply Chain Inventory Optimization. Access the SPARK Matrix™. About ToolsGroup.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 4, 2024

During summer days, I didn’t mind doing inventory checks in the fridge and freezer because it meant I got to cool down. Given that we are in the age of AI/ML, I often think of how the small deli where I worked was a perfect training ground for applying AI/ML in fresh supply chain planning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2023

Consumers are ever more conscious of value, sensitive to health and environmental issues – especially after the COVID pandemic, each demanding more options for their money. End-to-end supply chain visibility, planning, and execution support software are critical in agile supply chain performance.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 21, 2024

In follow-up qualitative interviews, one of the largest issues with organizational alignment was metric definition and a clear definition of supply chain excellence. In my post Mea Culpa, I reference my work with the Gartner Supply Chain Hierarchy of Metrics. ” Let’s face it all supply chains have error.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The Quadrant Knowledge Solutions SPARK Matrix™ provides competitive analysis & ranking of the leading Global Supply Chain Inventory Optimization (IO) vendors. In the complex world of supply and demand, inventory optimization ensures a perfect balance between having too much and not enough stock.

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Logility

JANUARY 18, 2024

How AI in Supply Chain Brings Value to Your Business Supply chain leaders are looking to get a firmer grasp on their supply chain planning. Over the last few buzzword-laden years, we’ve seen many shiny new tools generate excitement – and confusion – around the potential of AI.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 31, 2024

And how can supply chain planning help? In one project, I am interviewing over fifty supply chain leaders on their perceived impact of advanced planning, what makes a good plan, and how effectively they use the technology. I am also writing the new edition of the Supply Chains to Admire.

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Logility

JULY 21, 2023

Supply chains large and small are under siege by constant supply chain disruption. Companies find themselves struggling to serve customers, source materials, manage costs, handle supply constraints and shortages and, above all, gain visibility into what’s next. Technology is increasingly in focus.

S&OP 194

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Logility

JULY 20, 2023

Good forecasting leads to good demand planning —and good demand planning means better profitability. That’s why it’s essential to be sure you’re equipping your organization with the right demand planning software. Here are our answers to some of the most common questions about demand planning software.

Supply and Demand 185

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AIMMS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Those that also leverage scenarios in IBP are even better prepared to deal with the supply chain shocks caused by COVID-19. Our first webinar with Oliver Wight discussed common people, process and technology pitfalls that hinder IBP initiatives. Let’s explore them briefly in this blog post.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Supply Chain AI has sparked considerable excitement, shock, and fear over the past year. Considering where most companies are in their Supply Chain AI journey, the mix of excitement and apprehension is no surprise.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 28, 2023

BOSTON – August 3, 2023 – ToolsGroup, a global leader in retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, is proud to announce it has been named among ten Notable Vendors included in Gartner’s Midmarket Context: Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions (July 2023). All rights reserved.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 22, 2023

A Supply Chain Design Solution from Coupa Imagine you’ve just received the job offer of your dreams. If you have been through this process at least once, you already have a good idea of what supply chain design is about: optimization. But optimization is much more than that! Let’s continue with this analogy.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

As the supply chain crisis enters yet another year, demand volatility continues to reach unprecedented heights. Let’s take a look at what demand shaping is and why it could be critical to your supply chain. What Is Demand Shaping? Influence Demand with these Demand Shaping Techniques.

Inventory Reduction 156

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Essential Steps to Using Warehouse Modeling Software for Design 1) Understand the Design Objectives and Constraints The first step in your review should be to determine and prioritise the objectives for your warehouse facility and operation. For instance, do you have two or more SKUs that are commonly ordered together?

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Modeling Software Supply Chain Design Software Modeling Supply Chain Planning Software 68

Logility

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Why Network Optimization Is the Key to Consumer Packaged Goods Supply Chain Resiliency It has been a few years since the onset of the pandemic exposed the tragic consequences of supply chain fragility within the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry. They simply cannot keep pace with business dynamics.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Excessive and obsolete inventory can cause a business to fail. One needs to mitigate these challenges and learn how to optimize inventory. Healthy inventory optimization management can help a company flourish like a wealthy field. That is why optimizing inventory and reducing obsolescence is a necessity.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 15, 2023

ABC inventory classification has been around so long that most planners just assume it’s the only way to segment your inventory. It’s actually a throwback from technology developed during the 1960s that hasn’t responded to the orders of magnitude increase in computer power that has enabled far better ways of solving the problem.

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