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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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Is It Time to Evolve Your Supply Chain Network Design?

Logility

But even the most high-performing supply chains have process, infrastructure, and technology gaps that can become problematic if not addressed early. According to Gartner 1 , fewer than 10% of companies have mastered a balance between cost management, customer service, risk mitigation, and growth investment.

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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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North American Building Materials Leader Cornerstone Building Brands Chooses ToolsGroup and River Logic’s Technology

ToolsGroup

The visualization and scenario planning of the physical and financial value chain overlaid with a digital representation of the actual flow of goods enables us to utilize longer-term strategic supply chain design variations and optimize inventory and service levels.” “Our

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5 Powerful Prescriptive Analytics Examples in Supply Chain

Supply chain, with its complex planning questions, is typically an area where optimization technology is required. Supply Chain Network Design. Inventory optimization. Prescriptive analytics is a type of advanced analytics that optimizes decision-making by providing a recommended action. Read about 5 use cases.

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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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Inventory Strategies: Evaluating Constant Disruptions

Logility

Inventory strategies begin with an efficient network design to effectively balance your ability to accurately predict customer demand and work with suppliers to adjust orders in real time. Routine firefighting of inventory issues is a symptom of inventory strategies treated as a once-a-year exercise.

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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.