AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

How are companies leveraging scenario modeling for network design and optimization ? The good news is many of the survey’s respondents recognize the potential of more advanced optimization solutions. In the context of disruptions like COVID-19, scenario modeling can make considerable difference – Tweet this.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The manufacturing sector is facing unprecedented volatility in global trade, with tariffs becoming the latest in a series of uncertainty drivers that are impacting virtually all industries. Manufacturing plants are deeply entrenched; tied to infrastructure, suppliers, skilled labor, and regulatory requirements.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 17, 2024

A term once prominent in supply discussions optimization isn’t heard quite as often as it used to be. That doesn’t mean optimization isn’t as important now as it has been in the past. Also, validated financial statements are key in the underlying optimization models. Quite the opposite.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 2, 2025

The issue is that when companies optimize functional metrics, they throw the supply chain out of balance and sub-optimize value. Traditional approaches built optimization on top of relational databases. This shift improves modeling options and the use of disparate data. Supply chain leaders love bright and shiny objects.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

But between rising costs, complex logistics, and the constant struggle to optimize space and labor, staying ahead can feel like an uphill battle. That’s where warehouse optimization comes in. Here’s what you can expect: A clear definition of warehouse optimization and its core components. Ready to get started?

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Transportation, warehousing, and manufacturing collectively contribute significantly to carbon emissions, making these areas critical for meaningful change. Meanwhile, advances in AI-driven route optimization reduce unnecessary mileage, cutting emissions and costs. Ethical sourcing is a fundamental aspect of social sustainability.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2025

Companies leaning heavily on global sourcing? manufacturer I know saw their import costs jump overnight, forcing a rethink of a decade-old sourcing strategy. An automotive company I collaborated with conducted detailed modeling of potential tariff impacts on semiconductor supply chains. For example, U.S.-based

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

They offer software systems and technology for complex integration, rapid application development, and advanced analytics and sell those solutions to companies that need to accelerate optimized business outcomes. Further, each product a manufacturer produces usually has different end-to-end supply chain partners.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 24, 2019

Today, the steel manufacturing leader has an ambitious digital transformation agenda and is leveraging AIMMS technology to optimize operations in its home country. I belong to this second division and work mostly on mathematical modeling, simulation and supply chain analytics. . Jamshedpur plant (image source: Tata Steel).

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The high-tech firm is more than a manufacturer of PCs, tablets, smartphones, and servers. The company has more than 2000 suppliers and operates over 30 manufacturing sites. During COVID, this more agile and resilient model allowed the firm to grow their market share. Factories serve local markets. We operate in many countries.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2025

Ibrahim Al Syed, the director of digital manufacturing at Celanese, was surprisingly forthcoming about how Celanese developed these capabilities at ARC Advisory Groups 29th Annual ARC Industry Leadership Forum. The company has 55 manufacturing sites across the world. ARC has been actively studying industrial AI for over two years.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 9, 2025

Strategic sourcing and innovative solutions are often viewed as two distinct procurement tools, but they should not be seen in isolation. Strategic Sourcing: The Foundation of Effective Procurement Strategic sourcing is far more than simply choosing suppliers. Done well, it can become a key driver of competitive advantage.

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

It’s the key to transforming your supply chain from a source of frustration into a well-oiled, profit-generating machine. By harnessing the power of data science and analytics, you can gain end-to-end visibility across your entire network, breaking down information silos and optimizing every stage of your operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Supply chains, which facilitate the movement of products from manufacturers to consumers, have historically encountered issues such as inefficiency, fraud, and a lack of transparency. Companies find it difficult to fully trust the data from suppliers, complicating efforts to ensure product authenticity, safety, and ethical sourcing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

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. This article describes how to incorporate simulation techniques into optimization, build a stochastic optimization model, and end up with a more resilient supply chain model.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 12, 2025

Global based contract manufacturing services provider Foxconn announced this week the availability of an Advanced AI based large language model aimed at improving manufacturing and supply chain management services. These reports indicate that that the model is based on Metas Llama 3.1 All rights reserved.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Businesses have shifted from supply-focused approaches to demand-driven models, yet many still struggle to balance accuracy with agility. Whether you’re in manufacturing, retail, or another industry, navigating the uncertainties can feel like solving an intricate puzzle. Image source: Stefan de Kok 2.

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Logility

JUNE 28, 2022

With Starboard’s Digital Twin Technology, Logility Clients Can Better Answer “What if” Scenarios and Optimize Supply Chain Networks to Overcome Disruptions and Drive Growth. The solution is built for continuous use, eliminating the need for a consulting project to model potential resolutions to unexpected supply chain disruptions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2023

A large consumer products manufacturer with nine Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) instances and several divisions wanted to discuss forecasting. The Company focused primarily on retail planning and wanted to extend its capabilities into a consumer products manufacturing solutions offering. Models Matter. Be careful.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

My first focus was on China sourcing. China was the source of over 90% of PPE.) This cross-functional group (sales, procurement, manufacturing, and distribution) is an operational team to manage the day-to-day issues and exceptions in the supply chain. This type of planning needs to be deployed by all consumer manufacturers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

During the pandemic, companies struggled with planning systems turning off the optimizers, and using the technology as a system of record. E-commerce models exacerbated this trend while supply variability challenged order reliability. Steps to Take Here are three steps to take: Adaptive Modeling. Build in-market sourcing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Translation of the demand forecast into planned orders to minimize manufacturing constraints. Use of optimization to consume planned orders into manufacturing scheduling and distribution requirements planning (including inventory optimization of safety stock). The focus is on functional optimization.

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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. for Global Supply Chain Inventory Optimization, 2022. Source: [link].

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 26, 2023

The basic frame of supply chain planning–functional taxonomies for optimization on a relational database–must be redesigned before supply chain leaders can reap the benefit of deep learning, neural networks, and evolving forms of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Or a unified data model across source, make, and deliver for planning?

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 16, 2021

In our pandemic research, we interviewed thirty manufacturers. To gain insights, we interviewed Alexandros Skandalakis, Director of Manufacturing Capacity, reporting to operations/manufacturing globally within Philip Morris. We wanted to find a better way to design our network and optimize future manufacturing outcomes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

PWC’s Digital Trends in Supply Chain Survey reports that 83% of manufacturers say that supply chain technologies have not delivered the expected results. Let’s zoom to the bottom line: the results are less than optimal for all the monies spent and practices deployed. For this blog post, never mind the comparison.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 31, 2024

How should a global manufacturer make a decision? In short, the research tells me that the manufacturing industries are stuck. In contrast, for a global manufacturer, the answer is more complex. What is the role of make, source, and deliver? And how can supply chain planning help? What defines a feasible plan?

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

How are companies leveraging scenario modeling for network design and optimization ? The good news is many of the survey’s respondents recognize the potential of more advanced optimization solutions. In the context of disruptions like COVID-19, scenario modeling can make considerable difference – Tweet this.

Modeling 177

Modeling Network Design Software Network Design Scenario Planning 177

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2021

Dr. Alexandros Skandalakis – the Director Global Manufacturing Capacity, Strategic Assets and Capital Expenditures at Philip Morris Products S.A. This was done at a stock keeping unit level and for the entire manufacturing supply chain. The tool was able to create a model going out multiple years. It was predictable.

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In the race to meet shifting consumer preferences, success belongs to manufacturers that can quickly reconfigure their operations to capitalize on opportunities. It is a transformative approach to modern manufacturing that allows manufacturers to gain the efficiency of large-scale central facilities with the flexibility of smaller plants.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2021

Many companies are achieving this transformation by adopting modular, elastic DC technologies – including AI and robotics – that provide continuous warehouse optimization without replacing their current monolithic and static warehouse systems. Those systems and processes were designed to serve the current business model for 10 years or more.

Optimal Sourcing 195

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 29, 2020

The magic of machine learning is the fact that it is able to sort through the space of infinite possible solutions in an optimal way and find a solution which does not overthink the data too much, and that’s okay. No effort required to set up (careful data sourcing and data preparation is fundamental).

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 8, 2023

There is a known problem for manufacturers in synchronizing their supply chain. The shop floor to top floor disconnect reflects the difficulty of synching the plans finalized in an integrated business planning executive meeting with what the shop floor is capable of manufacturing in the short-term time planning horizon.

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QAD

JANUARY 21, 2025

Blending Forecasting, Production Planning, Advanced Scheduling and a Connected Shop Floor For manufacturers, the difference between success and failure often comes down to how well you can synchronize your people, processes and systems. Lets take a step back and consider a challenge most manufacturers face: demand volatility.

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AIMMS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Our second webinar delved deeper into the technology aspect, focusing on analytical capabilities and scenario modeling. Specifically, we looked at three use cases for scenario modeling using our cloud-based IBP app. The post IBP Scenario Modeling for Recovery, Restructuring and Resilience appeared first on AIMMS.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2024

Georgia-Pacific and its subsidiaries manufacture and distribute a wide range of consumer products, including bath tissue, paper towels, napkins, tableware, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, and building products. Causal AI utilizes sophisticated causal models to make decisions on multiple levels.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The distribution models were never tested when implemented. As a result, after four years of the initial go-live, the team blindly used planning models, distorting the plan. The model development was quick after aligning the demand flow output using five to six market factors as input using a graph-based model.

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