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Funding Your Way to a Decarbonized Supply Chain

AIMMS

See how a manufacturing giant revamped their demand planning with AIMMS. Re-evaluate supplier contracts and relationships Consolidated Procurement: Bulk purchasing often leads to better rates. Localize Suppliers: This can reduce transportation emissions and costs.

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Scenario Modeling Is Now Crucial for Supply Chain Network Design

AIMMS

In the context of disruptions like COVID-19, this can make considerable difference , as we’ve seen among AIMMS customers. The company modeled scenarios and performed simulations in AIMMS Network Design Navigator with all their products grouped together. Scenarios to assess DC closures and the impact of shutdowns .

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Responding to Supply Chain Disruption Amid COVID-19

AIMMS

The examples below show you how to do this in AIMMS SC Navigator Apps, but we encourage you to study these scenarios in the tools you have at your disposal. . As transportation lanes become unavailable, the availability of suppliers and components will decrease. Study 3: Identify Optimal Sourcing Locations .

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Scenario Modeling Is Now Crucial for Supply Chain Network Design

AIMMS

In the context of disruptions like COVID-19, this can make considerable difference , as we’ve seen among AIMMS customers. The company modeled scenarios and performed simulations in AIMMS Network Design Navigator with all their products grouped together. Scenarios to assess DC closures and the impact of shutdowns .

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The Fallacy of the Self-driving Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

The perspective of a manufacturing leader is quite different than that of a business leader in logistics. Companies having the teams from source, make, and deliver reporting to a common leader tend to be the most balanced, with the smallest gaps between operations and commercial teams. “ Reflection. Were the plans feasible?

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Prescriptive Analytics is Going Mainstream. Is your Organization Ready?

AIMMS

AIMMS has been in the market of prescriptive analytics (otherwise known as mathematical optimization) since 1989. Source: Gartner, Forecast Snapshot: Prescriptive Analytics Software, Worldwide, 2019. Source: Gartner, Market Guide for Supply Chain Analytics Technology, May 28, 2019. This will grow to 37% by 2022.

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Responding to Supply Chain Disruption Amid COVID-19

AIMMS

The examples below show you how to do this in AIMMS SC Navigator Apps, but we encourage you to study these scenarios in the tools you have at your disposal. . As transportation lanes become unavailable, the availability of suppliers and components will decrease. Study 3: Identify Optimal Sourcing Locations .