Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 29, 2025

Manhattan Associates is a leader in two markets, warehouse management systems and omnichannel systems. The WMS solution optimizes productivity and throughput in distribution centers and warehouses. Manufacturers refer to it as the shop floor to top floor disconnect. In a warehouse, workers pick cases and build pallets.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2021

But there is a technology gap between gleaming new automated facilities and tens of thousands of existing warehouses and distribution centers that pre-date the warehouse building boom of the past 5-10 years. Those systems and processes were designed to serve the current business model for 10 years or more.

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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. This is no easy task.

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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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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 30, 2025

The Salesforce.com model is primarily a pipeline management tool suitable for discrete markets but not process manufacturers. The models are just too different.) Customers will migrate off of the Logility platform onto newer flow-based outside-in models. This is despite the strengths of the recent purchase of Optimity.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Company specializes in crafting GTM strategies that are grounded in data – backed insights and sophisticated mathematical models. Optimized Processes: Streamline your revenue generation process for maximum efficiency. Measurable Results: Track the performance of your campaigns and optimize for better outcomes.

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

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. Route Optimization: Calculate the most efficient delivery routes based on several factors. Ready to get started? Let’s dive in.

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

An increasing lineup of advanced digital solutions have given manufacturers the edge to transform and achieve better inventory control. The manufacturing industry is constantly searching for new and inventive ways to improve inventory management. Types of inventory that can be optimized.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Companies are proactively acquiring electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers, battery storage providers, and related infrastructure firms to embed sustainability into their operations. As supply chains transition to a more circular and sustainable model, M&A activity in this domain is expected to intensify.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Because warehousing and transportation represent significant cost centers, intelligent logistics decisions are critical. Every day, retailers and manufacturers are challenged to balance ambitious customer service promises with profit margin protection. Uberization: Exploring On-Demand Transportation, Labor and Warehousing.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Supply chain efficiency is the cornerstone of success and involves the effective management of processes, resources, and technologies from procurement to production, transportation to warehousing. As companies across industries have discovered, a well-optimized supply chain can drive significant improvements throughout their operations.

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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.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 5, 2023

ARC Advisory Group, where I work, publishes an analysis of the 25 manufacturers with the most mature digital transformations. APQC Digital Transformation in Logistics Results On average, respondents report allocating 14 percent of their logistics and warehousing annual budget to technology.

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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

APRIL 15, 2020

The healthcare value chain was slow to respond—the majority of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was in Chinese warehouses. 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. Model Local Market Trends.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 10, 2024

ARC defines supply chain planning (SCP) products as including supply planning, demand planning/inventory optimization, and network planning. Supply Planning Supply planning systems create models that allow a company to understand capacity and other constraints it has in producing goods or fulfilling orders.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

A network design model figures out where factories and warehouses should be located. The key solutions are demand forecasting/inventory optimization, supply planning, and network design. Each time horizon usually has its own model associated with it. Supply and network design models are constraint-based models.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 13, 2025

The food and beverage industry is a dynamic, ever-evolving sector in which manufacturers are continuously seeking ways to optimize production and reduce costs in the face of shifting consumer demand and preferences. Optimizing production is essential to addressing these challenges.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2021

The theory is that as more and more devices throughout the supply chain and manufacturing process become part of the ‘Internet of Things,’ they will produce an incredibly rich data stream that will send signals in real-time to trigger a wide variety of events. Digital Twin Model Builders. PlanIQ includes Amazon Forecast.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 22, 2023

If you have been through this process at least once, you already have a good idea of what supply chain design is about: optimization. When most people hear the word “optimization,” they immediately think about minimizing costs. But optimization is much more than that! Let’s continue with this analogy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2022

For logistics teams seeking to manage volatility and deliver more predictable, profitable results, five advanced technologies should be in their toolkits: digital control towers, warehouse task automation, warehouse robotics, dynamic price discovery and digital freight bidding. Warehouse Task Automation. Warehouse Robotics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2022

It’s time to focus on how we innovate and optimize our businesses and operations in this permanently altered world. There are lively debates about the meaning and prioritization of scale, globalization, outsourcing, and inventory optimization. Changes in our lives, economies and supply chains are ubiquitous and well embedded now.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Manufacturers can gather valuable granular data such as the time an item spent in storage, at what temperature, how long it took to sell, the length of time between purchase and fulfillment and how long it spent in transport. Robotics enabled with AI and ML augment the work of humans in warehouses and distribution centers. trillion.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

According to a recent article in Forbes , 48% of consumers today prefer a hybrid shopping model that combines online and in-store components. This new behavior means that manufacturers and retailers need to anticipate consumer needs across channels with more accuracy than ever.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Robust supply plans can optimize across distribution, manufacturing, and logistics constraints and deliver an optimal plan that hits service objectives at the minimum cost. It is better to have an optimized plan than not, but money is left on the table. Usually, a supply plan can’t be fully executed.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 7, 2018

Editor’s Note: Last year ToolsGroup became Microsoft’s partner for Multi-echelon Inventory Optimization (MEIO) in Industrial accounts. Microsoft and I collaborated on a blog introducing the basic concept of MEIO, comparing it with Inventory Optimization. The basic approach to inventory optimization. This is no easy task.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 27, 2022

On the website, there is no definition, but the implementations focus on a deeper optimization using traditional APS taxonomies in a Graph database. Yet, the models depict traditional supply chain software deployments. For o9 Solutions, the marketing message is the “Digital Brain.” What is a digital brain? I have no idea.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

In supply chain operations, it plays a crucial role in mitigating risks, improving response times, and optimizing workflows. Improve collaboration between suppliers, manufacturers, and logistics partners. Businesses can use risk modeling software to test various scenarios and evaluate their impact on their operations.

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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. Market: sometimes global, but preferred to have visibility at warehouse/location level (or more).

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ToolsGroup

MAY 30, 2018

There has been a lot of discussion around this topic lately and I wanted to offer a few insights, including around the importance of the data model in high-quality decision making using digital twins. These are virtual counterparts to the physical world that model a product’s uniqueness and its lifecycle.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 23, 2023

Why is there a discontinuous line on the model?” This model reminds me of a snail. In each phase, companies refine the models until they find that the future is discontinuous. The enterprise-centric models, due to the lack of adaptability, cannot shift to use market data. This is not a lift and shift proposition.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 24, 2017

Are industrial manufacturers seizing all the opportunities of a more digital world? A recent article suggests that, by 2018, only 30 percent of manufacturers investing in digital transformation will be able to maximize the outcome. The remaining 70 percent are hindered by outdated business models and technology. Possibly not.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 14, 2022

The available talent pool of drivers, warehouse associates and other employees is small, which creates staffing volatility. Digitalization also enables this retailer to optimize its entire logistics network across stores, vendors and DCs. Customers’ needs and expectations are constantly changing. There is good news, however.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2021

With the third vaccine authorized, these manufacturers are pressing for more companies to be authorized to ship the vaccine. For example, when looking at food waste, HelloFresh buys food from the same pool producing items in grocery, noting that the direct model provides precise demand and proven recipes reduce waste in facilities and homes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

End users – supply chain practitioners working for manufacturers, distributors, or retailers – can attend for free. Led some supply chain planning supplier to create new digital twins – new supply chain models – that model this supply chain much deeper than it had been previously modeled. Relentless Competition.

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