Stord

MAY 8, 2024

Legacy systems are not built to allow brands to self-service manage these capabilities, limiting how much investment brands can make in these growth strategies. Be sure to select technology partners that also have experience and value propositions specific to channel expansion.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

With the 2021 peak season, RFP and modern supply chain management remains essential today in the shipping and transportation market. The high priority focus on RFPs and carrier network optimization will continue to impact services and shipping protocols well into 2022 and beyond. What Is Carrier Contract Optimization?

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Stord

JANUARY 22, 2018

The move to re-evaluate your distribution network may be driven by the need to reduce costs, or perhaps you are launching a new business strategy. Whatever the motivation, reassessing your distribution network optimization is an absolute necessity. If the customer wants it now, the network has to meet the request.

Network Optimization Software 78

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 16, 2022

Esther is the Chief Revenue Officer at Flowspace , an ecommerce fulfillment platform that helps brands meet their customers’ post-purchase expectations. Flowspace is an ecommerce fulfillment platform that helps brands meet their customers’ post-purchase expectations. Key Takeaways: The Omni-Channel Fulfillment Network.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 25, 2017

Therefore, more companies have partnered with third-party logistics providers ( 3PLs ) to achieve greater supply chain savings and presence in such markets through enhanced transportation management systems ( TMSs ). To maintain your role in the global market, you need to understand how 3PLs contribute to an improve transportation networks.

Cost Reduction Strategies 156

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 22, 2019

With almost 30 million customers, BT (British Telecom) is the largest provider of consumer mobile and fixed broadband communications services in the UK. The supply chain division fulfills 40,000 individual customer orders every day, making sure that 32,000 engineers get the tools, parts and equipment they need to deliver support and services.

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

This is where inventory meets the supply chain. How the food Industry can optimize its supply chain for festivals Many event planners and teams focused on the supply chain may also wonder about possible food or beverage shortages. How do you keep food plenty and mugs full?

Optimal Sourcing 333

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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. How will the solution be different for stochastic optimization VS a classic one?

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Nucleus Research recently published its Control Tower Technology Value Matrix 2023 , which provides an overview of the current market for control tower solutions, while also assessing the software providers in this space. This echoes what we hear from our customers every day. Unfortunately, this is easier said than done.

Supply Chain Design Software 83

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Consumer Goods Logistics

JUNE 27, 2019

Distribution network optimization has become a white-hot topic these days as “the Amazon effect” leads businesses to evaluate how quickly they can get products to customers. Warehouse optimization modeling exercises examine the upside of being closer to customers versus the downside of carrying more inventory in more locations.

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BlueYonder

MAY 15, 2023

The great news is that, amid the chaos, we are seeing an increasing level of optimism. Because advances in supply chain technology, including the application of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), provide the capabilities to manage these and other challenges. Labor shortages.

Supply Chain Planning Software 73

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 20, 2022

This in turn helps uncover network optimization opportunities, sense demand at the local level, and proactively audit material flow right down to the individual SKU’s. to guide appropriate regional capacity requirements for both individual location and point-to-point requirements. ThroughPut.ai The post ThroughPut Inc.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 6, 2024

The transportation and logistics industry has witnessed a profound transformation over the past few years, driven by a mix of industry disruptions and emerging innovative technologies. Robots have helped efficiently sort, pick, and pack inventory, considerably speeding up order fulfillment.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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Locus

APRIL 1, 2022

It gives us immense pleasure to announce that Locus has been listed as a Representative Vendor in the 2022 Gartner® Market Guide for Supply Chain Network Design Tools. And network design and optimization are instrumental in bringing about both. GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Procurement experts face transportation costs, customer demands, and high pressure on global container and air freight rates. Supply chain optimization software can help companies navigate challenges, streamline operations, and achieve sustainable success. But what does that mean for future strategies in procurement ?

Optimal Sourcing 78

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 22, 2019

With almost 30 million customers, BT (British Telecom) is the largest provider of consumer mobile and fixed broadband communications services in the UK. The supply chain division fulfills 40,000 individual customer orders every day, making sure that 32,000 engineers get the tools, parts and equipment they need to deliver support and services.

Supply Chain Design Software 156

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The problem with strategic network design is when it accounts for service time but not service level. It optimizes the network, but it doesn’t optimize inventory across the network – a shortcut that can lead to a different network once the inventory is optimized.

Network Design Software 180

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ThroughPut

APRIL 2, 2020

Supply chain optimization is a key component of the manufacturing supply chain process, helping companies control their input costs to be able to provide effective goods or services to their customers. What does supply chain optimization involve? Also, with recent technology advancements including the increased usage of web 2.0

Optimal Sourcing 52

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SCMDOJO

MAY 7, 2024

Supply chains are vital to businesses, facilitating the movement of goods, services, financial flows, and information. Supply Chain Visibility refers to tracking and monitoring the movement of goods, services, and information throughout the supply chain. However, they are also susceptible to disruptions and risks.

Optimal Sourcing 98

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Logility

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Technology leapt to the forefront as visibility into the entire supply chain became essential. Production halts, container and transport shortages, and port logjams are just a few of the factors eating away at both efficiency and profits. Rethink just-in-time inventory policies: There could be another pandemic or another war.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Focus on warehouse automation has come full circle since the last big automation movement of the ‘90s, but today with a significantly better set of tools and technological improvements enabling more robust digital transformation and warehouse automation. At the forefront were: politics , the economy and technological advances.

Supply Chain Planning Software 74

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 29, 2024

Anne is the Chief Revenue Officer at Flowspace , the software platform and distribution network powering independent fulfillment. As Chief Revenue Officer at Flowspace, she oversees Sales, Marketing, and technology commercialization. The company was named an Inc. More information can be found at www.flow.space.

Beverage 218

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Data is the foundation of a successful supply chain now and will become even more valuable over time as companies lean on their decision support platforms with predictive and prescriptive analytics. Getting the data needed requires an investment in both supply chain talent and technology. It isn’t all doom and gloom, though.

Beverage 130

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Stord

AUGUST 5, 2020

An EPA SmartWay partnership provides us with the gold standard of emissions calculating tools for sustainability accounting. Freight transportation is the culprit that makes up a vast majority of air pollutants and emissions in the US. Freight transportation is often a huge part of indirect emissions that go un-tracked.

Waste Reduction 78

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Locus

JUNE 2, 2023

Inbound logistics activities typically include transportation, warehousing, inventory control, material handling, quality control inspections, and scheduling. It focuses on delivering the final products or services to the intended recipients. Focus Procurement, receiving, storage, and inventory management.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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ThroughPut

JUNE 24, 2022

At the same time, global spending on IIoT Platforms is predicted to grow from $1.67B in 2018 to $12.44B in 2024, attaining a 40% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in seven years. ACCURATE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT. Accurate inventory management can ensure the right flow of items in and out of a warehouse. WAREHOUSE EFFICIENCY.

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

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Stord

MARCH 24, 2020

The demand spike for some goods leaves certain manufacturers and retailers scrambling to keep up, while others aren’t able to ship out inventory at all as e-tailer resources are rerouted toward emergency supplies. So how do you prevent inventory stockouts when your demand forecasting didn’t allow for an event like COVID-19?

Supply Chain Design Software 78

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Locus

DECEMBER 7, 2021

They have started earmarking their investments for food supply chain networks since the pandemic. Transportation: Trade routes blockage – Congestion at ports. This factor would vary with the mode of transportation we choose and also how optimized our routing is. Major supply chain risks in the Middle East.

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Logility

MAY 17, 2023

Optimize network design as part of supply chain planning As Lisa Henriott, senior VP of product marketing at Logility, advised in Supply Chain Management Review , the key to effective onshoring, reshoring, and nearshoring strategies is evaluating network design options within a larger supply chain planning platform. “By

Vendor Strategies 169

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Locus

OCTOBER 5, 2021

This is because 3PL providers have better resources in terms of manpower, technology etc. 5 ways logistics and network optimization software benefit supply chains. The ultimate performance of a logistics model is tested at the last-mile, as optimizing delivery performance leads to a wider customer base.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 11, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides an update on Logility’s previously announced acquisition of a start-up supply chain network design provider, and how this form of technology has become increasingly important to supply chain management teams. . Evolution of Supply Chain Network Design Technology. Background.

Network Design Software 52

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 6, 2020

This Digital Twinning of Supply Chains article focuses on transformative ideation of transport & logistics value chains. Tools in the sandbox have been carefully picked and open to enhancements as it need to be built with bridges. The Digital Supply Chain Road is Full of Potholes, Construction and Accidents!

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Supply Chain Matters reflects logistics and transportation services provider FedEx’s latest quarterly financial performance and the warning signs for the last mile delivery services segment. Federal Express and FedEx Freight now represent the company’s major service lines and constitute its reportable segments.

Cost Reduction Strategies 52

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ToolsGroup

JULY 15, 2021

BOSTON (July 15, 2021) – ToolsGroup , a global leader in supply chain planning software , and Supply Chain Process Improvement, Inc. SCPI), a provider of supply chain planning, coaching, consulting, and analytical services, are extending their partnership to offer planning BPO (business process outsourcing) services. About SCPI.

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Stord

MAY 3, 2018

May 4, 2018 The speed and reliability of your distribution network is essential to your company’s success. But for most companies, logistics and transportation are, at best, a supporting line of business and, at worst, a distraction. Every day, businesses use their supply chain network as the differentiator for success.

Network Optimization 78

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 6, 2023

This helps them optimize inventory levels and avoid overstocking or understocking. This has proven to improve cash flow since businesses avoid extra costs by excess inventory supply, and they also avoid not having enough products on hand. By having an optimized supply chain, they help keep their customers satisfied.

Optimal Sourcing 72

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Locus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Designing an ideal supply chain network involves determining the most favorable geographical location and transport linkages between manufacturing facilities, suppliers, distribution centers and warehouses. This function is also called network optimization. Improve real-time tracking abilities.

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