Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 15, 2025

From balancing cost-efficiency with ethical sourcing to enhancing transparency and integrating corporate social responsibility (CSR), businesses face mounting pressure to align their operations with sustainability, technology, and energy practices. The energy sector provides a compelling example of CSR-driven compliance.

Supply Chain Planning Software 298

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Sourcing Strategies Optimal Sourcing 298

ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Companies that rely solely on deterministic models are struggling to keep up with demand fluctuations. A recent study by McKinsey emphasizes that incorporating variability and uncertainty into forecasting models is crucial for navigating a rapidly evolving business landscape.

Optimal Sourcing 156

Optimal Sourcing Modeling Forecasting Supply and Demand 156

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 11, 2025

A data gateway is essentially a connective tissue across your supply chain, providing unified access to supply chain data from various sources, including enterprise systems, data feeds, data warehouses, data lakes, data marts, and business entities. Achieving these goals requires visibility into the entire supply chain.

Optimal Sourcing 331

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software 331

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 16, 2025

Datacenter Hardware: The demand for powerful computing to train ever larger and more accurate AI models is insatiable. AWS , Google , and Microsoft are also investing heavily in custom AI chips to reduce their dependence on NVIDIA and optimize performance and cost. Google is also reportedly working on its own Arm-based chips.

Modeling Software 299

Modeling Software Supply Chain Design Software Optimization Software Predictive Analytics Software 299

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2025

A data gateway is essentially a connective tissue across your supply chain, providing unified access to supply chain data from various sources, including enterprise systems, data feeds, data warehouses, data lakes, data marts, and business entities. Achieving these goals requires visibility into the entire supply chain.

Optimal Sourcing 272

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software 272

Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Proactively adopting cleaner energy sources ensures alignment with these evolving regulations. The industry’s dependency on traditional energy sources necessitates an urgent shift toward cleaner alternatives. Advanced route optimization tools further support these goals.

Optimal Sourcing 273

Optimal Sourcing Material Savings Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 273

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.

Optimal Sourcing 130

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Optimization Modeling Optimization Software 130

ToolsGroup

APRIL 17, 2025

Machine learning is transforming the demand planning process, enhancing demand forecast accuracy, optimizing inventory management, and strengthening supply chain resilience. Unlike static demand prediction models, AI-driven forecasting adapts over time, leading to improved demand forecast accuracy. Key advantages include : 1.

Forecasting 156

Forecasting Modeling Supply and Demand Optimal Sourcing 156

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.

Optimal Sourcing 195

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Supply Chain Design Software 195

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The company, heavily invested in Canadian manufacturing, faced a crisis because its raw materials were sourced from outside North America, disqualifying it from USMCA tariff exemptions. Design product flexibility to include materials sourced for US and non-US markets or quickly adapt to different sources of materials.

Manufacturing Procurement 259

Manufacturing Procurement Inventory Reduction Price Reduction Material Savings 259

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

Price Reduction 223

Price Reduction Material Savings Cost Reduction Strategies Waste Reduction 223

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 21, 2025

Integrate with External Tools and Data: AI Agents can augment their inherent language model capabilities with APIs and tools (e.g., data extractors, search APIs) to perform tasks, enabling them to dynamically adjust to new information and real-time knowledge sources.

Supply Chain Planning Software 300

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Optimization Software 300

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. Ethical sourcing is a fundamental aspect of social sustainability.

Waste Reduction 304

Waste Reduction Sustainability Supply Chain Design Software Resource Reduction 304

AIMMS

JANUARY 28, 2019

Our team determines which countries should get the most volume of this product, where it should be produced and which brewery each country should source it from. Can you tell me about HEINEKEN’s AIMMS-based Brewing Capacity Model? I understand your team took ownership of this model. How did the model come together? .

Modeling 293

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 28, 2024

These passports document all aspects of the life cycle – from the sourcing of raw materials to final disposal or recycling. Information must be collected at each stage of a product’s life, including material sourcing, energy use, and environmental impact. What Components Comprise a Digital Product Passport?

Optimal Sourcing 315

Optimal Sourcing Optimization Software Modeling Supply Chain Optimization 315

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. Prior to joining DAT, Adamo led the pricing and decision science teams at FedEx.

Optimal Sourcing 246

Optimal Sourcing Freight Analytics Software Forecasting 246

Logility

DECEMBER 16, 2024

These methods leveraged available historical data and market knowledge while blending the best features of various models to maintain peak accuracy. This approach required agility, as planners regularly shifted methods and models to address changing conditions.

Supply and Demand 192

Supply and Demand Modeling Demand Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Software 192

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.

Optimal Sourcing 98

Optimal Sourcing Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Solutions Negotiating Skills 98

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. Marketing may want an optimization scenario that costs more but leads to maximum service levels for a new product.

Supply Chain Planning Software 299

Supply Chain Planning Software Prescriptive Analytics Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Modeling 299

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?

Optimal Sourcing 97

Optimal Sourcing Optimization Software Waste Reduction Inventory Reduction 97

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.

Optimal Sourcing 98

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Optimization Modeling Inventory Reduction 98

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).

Optimal Sourcing 291

Optimal Sourcing Optimization Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software 291

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2025

From sourcing and bid evaluation to warehouse slotting and dynamic routing, AI tools support faster and more consistent outcomes by processing large volumes of operational data and identifying patterns that human decision-makers may overlook. Integration allows seamless transitions from data insights to purchase approvals and execution.

Optimal Sourcing 157

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 157

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2025

Three months into 2025, we have seen a barrage of on-again, off-again tariffs that have supply chain and logistics teams reeling, as they must rethink everything from next weeks shipping route to their foundational network models. The Ukraine-Russia conflict is ongoing. Tensions flare in the Middle East without warning. billion to $23.07

Supply Chain Planning Software 333

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Predictive Analytics Software 333

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 29, 2024

In this article, we will delve into strategic ways for warehouse managers to eliminate waste, with a focus on not only optimizing the use of cartons and packing, but labor resources and warehouse space as well. One effective method to optimize packing is the standardization of carton sizes. Product slotting is a complex problem.

Waste Reduction 299

Waste Reduction Optimal Sourcing Sourcing Strategies Resource Reduction 299

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Companies find it difficult to fully trust the data from suppliers, complicating efforts to ensure product authenticity, safety, and ethical sourcing. This will enable diamond jewelry consumers at scale to engage with the unique journeys their diamonds have taken from source. Quantum-safe cryptographic primitives (e.g.,

Supply Chain Software 230

Supply Chain Software Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Network Software Optimal Sourcing 230

ToolsGroup

MARCH 26, 2025

Inventory optimization software enables businesses to maintain optimal levels across the supply chain, absorbing demand. Rather that depending solely on forecasting improvements, forward-thinking businesses implement advanced inventory optimization software to compensate for uncertainties.

Supply Chain Planning Software 156

Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning 156

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2025

Instead of relying solely on a single, monolithic AI model (based on a massive large language model), a company can orchestrate a team of specialized agents, each leveraging the best AI or mathematical technique for its specific task. We needed to model the data in a way that we can do simple searching. Celanese has 2.5

Negotiating Skills 191

Negotiating Skills Supply Chain Design Software Modeling Software Supply Chain Planning Software 191

ToolsGroup

MARCH 3, 2025

True success depends on high-quality data, sophisticated models, and real-world expertiseand thats where ToolsGroup stands apart. Thats why we champion a hybrid approachone that integrates probabilistic forecasting with machine learning to deliver more accurate demand predictions and optimize inventory levels in supply chain operations.

Supply Chain Planning Software 156

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Optimal Sourcing Modeling 156

Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2024

During COVID, this more agile and resilient model allowed the firm to grow their market share. We struggled to figure out what we could build and, then, beyond this, what should be built based on optimizing for either cash or revenue or customer satisfaction or other things as well. Factories serve local markets. This is fascinating!

Supply Chain Planning Software 292

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Network Software 292

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.

Optimal Sourcing 250

Optimal Sourcing Network Optimization Software Logility Supply Chain Network Software 250

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.

Sourcing Strategies 312

Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Design Software Modeling Inventory Reduction 312

ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Optimize Inventory and Pricing Use AI-driven insights for stock mix optimization and dynamic pricing, reducing excess stock while meeting service level goals. Optimize Distribution Networks Adapt warehouse locations and logistics for localized supply chains.

Price Reduction 156

Price Reduction Inventory Reduction Material Savings Cost Reduction Strategies 156

ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Businesses have shifted from supply-focused approaches to demand-driven models, yet many still struggle to balance accuracy with agility. Probabilistic forecasting accounts for uncertainty by modeling demand variations. Image source: Stefan de Kok 2. Demand forecasting has evolved dramatically in recent years.

Forecasting 156

Forecasting Modeling Supply and Demand Forecasting Software 156

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].

Optimal Sourcing 222

Optimal Sourcing ToolsGroup Modeling Supply Chain Optimization 222

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 221

Optimal Sourcing Optimization Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 221

Logility

JUNE 5, 2024

Enter Inventory Optimization (IO) as a vital strategy to combat supply chain stress. Yet, recent research suggests a more advanced approach, Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization (MEIO), surpasses traditional methods. They include costs, demand signals, supply volatility, and sourcing.

Optimal Sourcing 185

Optimal Sourcing Inventory Reduction Inventory Management Software Modeling 185