Logility

AUGUST 5, 2021

This means routinely bringing together the C-suite, finance, supply chain, manufacturing, sales and marketing teams so everyone is seeing, working from and agreeing to an aligned plan that achieves optimal business outcomes. The SCOR model contains more than 150 key indicators that measure the performance of supply chain operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2022

Supply chain optimization has also improved in significant ways that can address these trade-offs better than before. Analytical techniques like linear programming can create the mathematically “optimal” plan, but these methods must be implemented well to avoid creating other challenges. Supply chain optimization for today’s realities.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 15, 2024

Supply chain design and optimization projects present significant challenges, ranging from complex network structures, and multiple databases to diverse business objectives. Introduction In today’s fast-paced and competitive business landscape, the optimization of supply chain networks is critical for enhancing operational efficiency.

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Logility

AUGUST 7, 2017

Ask yourself, “Are your supply chain metrics bogging you down?” ” To manage a supply chain containing complex dependencies between teams, departments and partner companies across international boundaries requires a rich set of metrics. Functionally isolated metrics lead to sub-optimized supply chain performance.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

For organizations layered in functional metrics and driving a cost agenda, this is a tough nut to crack. During the pandemic, companies struggled with planning systems turning off the optimizers, and using the technology as a system of record. Steps to Take Here are three steps to take: Adaptive Modeling. Higher variability.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Can you describe the outside-in model? Based on the work with Georgia Tech, we are getting clear on which metrics matter by industry. As companies adopt a balanced scorecard, the functional metrics shift to a focus on reliability. Based on market conditions, the meat packer will shift to optimize the demand opportunity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Developing Models : Building and scaling AI models in a manner that ensures they are reliable and understandable. These new data fabrics will need to go beyond traditional enterprise data fabrics, which are optimized for cloud environments, to be able to embrace complex supply chain data.

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Reason #4 Making key decisions by modelling the supply chain in Excel. Reason #9 Relentless pursuit of one supply chain metric at the expense of other metrics. Reason #9 Relentless pursuit of one supply chain metric at the expense of other metrics. Why do companies focus on reducing a specific metric?

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Elementum

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Digital Process Optimization: Streamlining Business for Efficiency In the race to streamline operations and elevate efficiency, Digital Process Optimization (DPO) emerges as a critical strategy for businesses looking to innovate and scale. Key Takeaways Digital processes enhance business agility and operational efficiency.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 9, 2018

A new report from Nucleus Research, Value Drivers of Single Model S&OP , concludes that the historical disconnect between planning and execution in S&OP is best bridged by a single unified data model that allows companies to continuously synchronize their strategic, tactical and execution plans.

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Unleashed

APRIL 18, 2023

The last of these can be achieved by tracking the right inventory metrics, analysing the results, and making data-driven optimisations. So, what are the ‘right’ inventory metrics, and how do you calculate them? In this inventory metrics guide What are inventory metrics? What are KPIs for inventory?

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Locus

OCTOBER 5, 2021

With the supply chains of all businesses going through a transformational shift, it is important for them to make tough decisions concerning logistics models. After the pandemic hit, flexible logistics models helped businesses to easily penetrate into dense urban markets at economical costs. What is fixed logistics?

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

During his tenure in the industry, he built innovative pricing and forecasting models, leveraging internal and external data sources to improve internal decision-making and increase profitability. He leads a team of market experts who study every facet of the logistics industry to bring the best available insight to customers.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 29, 2017

There are supply chain and demand analytics models that describe the type of analytics being deployed (e.g., Now Gartner has created a different look at the issue by creating a five-stage maturity model for assessing the overall maturity level of your organization in using supply chain analytics. descriptive, prescriptive, etc.).

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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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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Supply chains are central to optimal eCommerce results. Needless to say, any issues in these intricate processes and lack of Supply Chain optimization leads to customer dissatisfaction and a poor reputation. In short, if building a robust eCommerce business is your goal, you must optimize your supply chain. Operational Planning.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JULY 25, 2022

The complexity also extends to the optimization of a seemingly infinite number of variables and possibilities. Key capabilities required to support innovation in CPGR Supply Chains: End to end modeling and representation. New KPI’s are also being prioritized, including sustainability metrics. Optimization and analytics.

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Logility

MARCH 21, 2024

During this time, the same AI tools that underwrite new technologies have been key in improving efficiency and optimizing all areas of logistics and supply chain processes including forecasting, supply planning, inventory management, manufacturing, network optimization, and more. trillion parameters.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

With its ability to derive insights from vast amounts of data and derive insights, generative AI has emerged as a valuable tool to optimize supply chain operations. AI models have grown tenfold, representing a step-change in AI capabilities, creating new use cases across the supply chain. Generative AI is all about scale.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2023

In traditional advanced planning applications (APS) for a manufacturing company, the forecasting model’s role is to generate a time-series forecast in the tactical horizon (outside of lead time). (An In traditional planning taxonomies, the tactical forecast is modeled, and the operational signal is calculated using consumption logic.

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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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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 14, 2024

Pull Logic uses the Product Availability Ratio (PAR) score to optimize inventory management and ensure customers have access to the products they want when they need them. Explore how accurate demand forecasting and inventory optimization ensure the right products are available for customers. Timestamps (00:00:00) Solving the $1.8T

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Interview with Lora Cecere, Founder and CEO of Supply Chain Insights and Author of Supply Chain Metrics that Matter ( published December 2014 ). Metrics that Matter became a three year research project. I realized that many organizations are very confused about metrics. So I started this book as a summary of this research.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The world of NoSQL unified data models is inconceivable to most. Software built on graph technology can model flow, but the transactional paradigms of historic practices hold development team’s hostage. The larger the global corporation, the more that the use of functional goals sub-optimizes growth, margin and inventory levels.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2024

” As I write, I think about the ironies: We talk about the bullwhip, but we do not measure it or use it in driving optimization. We talk about the move from functional metrics to a balanced scorecard, but we don’t use a balanced scorecard as an objective function. My question is “Will the work make a difference?”

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 13, 2024

Slotting considers delivery dates when scheduling orders into production, with its rules and constraints, while sequencing optimizes production sequences based on all existing orders. Detailed scheduling optimizes production programs, while creating transparency into demand, resources and capacities.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Similarly, UPS uses its ORION system, which integrates real-time and historical data to optimize delivery routes, saving fuel and enhancing delivery reliability. Real-time route optimization allows fleets to adapt to dynamic conditions such as traffic and weather, minimizing fuel consumption and delivery delays.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

JULY 3, 2024

Using ourA-B-C of Route to Market model, the Catalyst Phase is when we execute or as we sometime call it ‘How to Win’. Internal Perspective: Performance Monitoring: KPIs and Metrics: Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor distributor performance. For distributor selection , it is when we engage our chosen distributor.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 12, 2021

As a strong proponent of maturity models, many discussions centered on the movement from program-based to functional metrics and how to drive alignment. Our discussions, influenced the model shown in Figure 1 from the Book Metrics that Matter. Metrics That Matter Model Evolution. Roddy loved beer.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Mitigating Weather Disruptions in the Short Term, via Logistics Optimization Not every shipper has the resources available to win a multimillion-dollar auction and move past weather-related supply chain roadblocks. That’s the beauty of transportation optimization in today’s age of sophisticated AI and ML. But that’s just the beginning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 23, 2024

Without sufficient data, AI models can’t uncover meaningful patterns, make accurate predictions, or provide valuable insights for informed decision-making in complex and dynamic environments. At the same time, feeding your AI models too much data can also be a problem. Data is the lifeblood of AI in the supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Meanwhile, advances in AI-driven route optimization reduce unnecessary mileage, cutting emissions and costs. Smart energy management systems further enhance efficiency by tracking and optimizing energy use in real-time. Reducing carbon emissions is a cornerstone of this effort.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 17, 2024

If you find yourself stuck between optimizing routes, cutting costs, responding with agility to fluctuating demands, and managing your fleet and labor efficiently, this blog is tailored for you. Here’s a detailed look at how one such tool, ThroughPut AI, optimizes logistics processes and distribution for multiple industries.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 24, 2023

One of those urgent challenges is optimal data management — and few people are more qualified to discuss this topic than Frank Slootman, Chairman and CEO of Snowflake , along with Duncan Angove, CEO of Blue Yonder, the leader in end-to-end supply chain management who will share the keynote stage at the event on May 3. The end result?

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ThroughPut

MARCH 24, 2024

However, these models have tremendously faltered, when they have not altogether failed because of superior intelligence. Delayed delivery of performance metrics and consumer behavior sets off a chain reaction of excess, wastage, and loss of profits. Excess inventories lead to excess wastage.

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Locus

JULY 24, 2023

Retailers should find ways to optimize truckloads to reap benefits. However, trucking industries have many business models they operate by. How do we optimize these loads? Shippers need to leverage automated and intelligent solutions to truly optimize the supply chain and impact the bottom line in a positive way.

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Logility

MARCH 14, 2023

It’s no longer considered magic because we now have advanced analytics systems that harness and organize massive amounts of disparate data and model that big data in ways that allow humans to be proactive and make informed decisions. How can big data lead to supply chain optimization? What are Predictive Analytics for Supply Chain?

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