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Implementing Last-mile Delivery Technology

Logistics Viewpoints

Technology for All In a retail era dominated by e-commerce giants, customer expectations have shifted towards instant product delivery at no cost. To meet these demands and ensure superior delivery experiences, retailers and carriers must leverage last-mile delivery technology.

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3PLs and Software Vendors: 3 Questions to Keep Innovating Your Business Models

Talking Logistics

Most of the time, when people talk about innovation in supply chain management and logistics, the focus is on technology (e.g., Read more The post 3PLs and Software Vendors: 3 Questions to Keep Innovating Your Business Models appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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North American Building Materials Leader Cornerstone Building Brands Chooses ToolsGroup and River Logic’s Technology

ToolsGroup

The combined team identified strategic integration opportunities that empower us to leverage unique modeling approaches. Our market-leading portfolio of products spans vinyl windows, vinyl siding, stone veneer, metal roofing, metal wall systems and metal accessories. Headquartered in Cary, N.C.,

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New Business Model to Master Shopfloor Complexity and Competitive Threats

Logistics Viewpoints

The most common way to manage shopfloor complexity is to use a warehouse management system (WMS). The challenge is that traditional warehouse management systems on the market use 50-year-old scanning technology combined with sub-systems, like a labor management system, as a backbone to solve operational complexity.

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How One Manufacturer Used GEP SOFTWARE To Save $45M in Direct Material Sourcing

Multiple legacy systems prevent procurement from standardizing processes and tracking what they’re spending with each supplier. For global manufacturers, managing direct and indirect material spend can get very complicated very quickly.

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5 Models of AI for Supply Chain Risk Management—And Why They Matter

Resilinc

In this blog, we explore the different types of predictive AI models for supply chain risk management. Currently, Resilinc uses several predictive AI models in tracking purchase orders (POs) and commodities, autonomous mapping, risk-scoring models, and simulators. How does Resilinc use regression models?

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Best Supply Chain Management Software for Mac 2024

SCMDOJO

Hence, leveraging the right technological tools becomes not only beneficial. This comprehensive guide highlights software that stands out. For each recommended software, we will delve into the key features that set it apart. For each recommended software, we will delve into the key features that set it apart.

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Guide to Mathematical Optimization & Modeling

For decades, operations research professionals have been applying mathematical optimization to address challenges in the field of supply chain planning, manufacturing, energy modeling, and logistics. Are evaluating tools and implementation approaches. Want a high level understanding of typical use cases for mathematical optimization.

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New Buyer's Guide for Supply Chain Network Design

Scenario modeling is emerging as a key capability. To help you start 2021 strong, we updated our popular Buyer's Guide for Supply Chain Network Design Software with research insights and learnings. The Current Technology Landscape: Perceptions on network design technology. What’s inside?

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Supply Chain Network Design: The Ultimate Use Cases eBook

Explore the most common use cases for network design and optimization software. This eBook shares how supply chain leaders leverage their supply chain design software to tackle a variety of challenges and questions. Modeling your base case. Modeling carbon costs. What's inside? Scenario analysis and optimization defined.

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New Research: The State of Supply Chain Network Design in 2022

This report explores how the state of supply chain network design has changed – including how the tools, maturity models, and market demands are transforming the network design practice. Advanced analytics & Scenario Modeling. This report is useful if you are interested in: Exploring new network design insights and capabilities.

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Easily Build an Optimization App and Empower Your Data

Speaker: Gertjan de Lange

If the last few years have illustrated one thing, it’s that modeling techniques, forecasting strategies, and data optimization are imperative for solving complex business problems and weathering uncertainty. Experience how efficient you can be when you fit your model with actionable data. Don't let uncertainty drive your business.

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Implementing Supply Chain Network Design

Companies are now running models on a quarterly basis, and sometimes more frequently, to adjust to changes in their business landscape. Analysts who are moving from spreadsheets to more advanced modeling tools. That’s what Supply Chain Network Design is all about. Rising volatility and uncertainty have changed that.

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How Data Analytics Can Solve the Challenges Faced by SC Leaders in Discrete Manufacturing

“Supply chain analytics creates new insights that help improve supply chain decision making from the improvement of front-line operations to strategic choices, such as the selection of the right supply chain operating models.” – McKinsey & Company. Imbalance in product lines, creating asset underutilization.

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How to Package and Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, application owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.