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Supply Chain Network Design Requires More Than Just a Smart Tool

AIMMS

Network design solves a variety of issues, from cost reduction to sustainability, and from inventory optimization to investment decisions.

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Overcoming Data Pitfalls for Reliable Supply Chain Network Design

Supply Chain Brain

Supply chain network design, a branch of operations research, helps in strategic decision-making about nodes, sourcing, transportation modes and inventory levels.

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Is It Time to Evolve Your Supply Chain Network Design?

Logility

Poor modeling and the inability to act on decisions can result in a loss in cost efficiencies whenever the supply chain is updated – whether adding to the original design or unintentionally adopting a new practice. The Solution: Continuous, Repeatable Supply Chain Network Design and Optimization. years, on average.

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6 Critical Success Factors in Distribution Network Design

Logistics Bureau

If you’ve followed our blog over the years, you’ll know that we’ve shared lots of information about distribution network design, why it’s vital to get it right, how long it should take, the importance of reviewing the network every so often, and various elements of design such as determining the number of warehouses and where to locate them.

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5 Powerful Prescriptive Analytics Examples in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Network Design. Inventory optimization. Supply chain, with its complex planning questions, is typically an area where optimization technology is required. Read about 5 use cases. Sales and operations planning (S&OP). Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE). Warehouse optimization.

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Supply Chain Network Design: 3 Ways to Prepare for Trends Stirring Up 2023

Logility

Higher interest rates and materials prices are increasing the costs of carrying inventory. And rapid shifts in market demand always leave someone holding excess inventory. Here are three ways to protect your margins by enhancing your supply chain network design. Should you explore nearshoring or friendshoring?

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Supply Chain Network Design & Optimization: Steps, Guide, and Efforts

SCMDOJO

This document serves as a roadmap for professionals involved in supply chain network design and optimization, providing valuable insights and practical guidance at every stage of the process. This initial step enables tailoring the supply chain network design to meet specific needs effectively.

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Key Questions for a Successful Distribution Network

Speaker: Irina Rosca, Director of Supply Chain Operations, Helix

Can we use historical data to plan for demand and design our networks, or is there a better way? If we're going to offer the speed of shipping and variety of inventory that today's customers have come to expect, there are a lot of different questions that need to be asked.

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Elevate Your Supply Chain Resilience With Scenario Planning

Speaker: Robert Olszak- Vice President, Global Supply Chain Optimization, RGP

To better prepare for the next generation of supply chain management, organizations are adopting industry-leading inventory and network optimization tools to establish sophisticated and mature supply chain digital ecosystems.