The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Read below for a guide to solving the SIOP puzzle for your organization. . Almost everyone loves a good puzzle; putting the pieces together one by one allowing them to create a perfectly built masterpiece is oddly satisfying! Building a puzzle takes time, patience and regardless of its size, takes a great deal of perseverance.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 11, 2017

While new technologies, like drone delivery, big data analytics and the Internet of things (IoT) push the boundaries of traditional last mile delivery logistics, growing complexity continues to puzzle shippers.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Or to echo Quintiq’s tagline, every day brings new puzzles to solve. Last week, I spoke at Quintiq’s World Tour event in Philadelphia , which featured several customers talking about the supply chain puzzles they faced — in manufacturing, logistics, and workforce management — and how they are working to solve them.

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Arkieva

AUGUST 16, 2017

These models are built using a variety of mathematical methods including Boolean […] Optimization Puzzle: Who’s Guilty? Dormouse, March Hare or Mad Hatter? was first posted on August 16, 2017 at 8:22 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Here are 3 specific reasons we see it as such an important piece of the logistics puzzle: Supply Chain Visibility = Business Intelligence. When you think of all the moving parts and systems involved from product creation to end-delivery, I’m sure you can agree SCV is important for any company.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

I summed up the state of the market then as follows: If you think of transportation as a big puzzle and the different modes as pieces of that puzzle, then what’s happening is that the shape of the trucking piece is changing, and where shippers and carriers are placing that piece is also changing.

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EcoVadis

DECEMBER 14, 2018

But SBTs make perfect sense for companies that take a proactive and holistic approach to corporate sustainability, as these targets become an essential puzzle piece in a consistent sustainability strategy. However, SBTs are an essential puzzle piece in a company’s approach to sustainability.

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Alloy

JUNE 22, 2020

Until now, digital supply chain technology has focused on two core needs: planning and execution. Companies can select from a diverse set of planning solutions to drive increasingly complex S&OP processes. Execution-focused software like OMS, WMS and TMS systems are standards in executing on these plans.

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 15, 2014

The CLI research team worked with a Colombian company in the non-perishable foods business to develop optimization models that help companies to solve this puzzle. Various inventory carrying costs associated with packaging also have to be allowed for.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 26, 2022

This is a sub-genre of puzzle games in which you need to find items from a given list, hidden in the picture. For example try to play in Runefall, Fishdom 3, The Trials of Olympus and Pantheon – Indian Puzzle. Hence the name of the genre is Puzzle. In today’s world counts a huge number of free Puzzle games on pc.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 28, 2020

Ultimately, this is a puzzle. To be able to understand how to solve the puzzle, you have to disassemble to reassemble. When I look at this pandemic response puzzle, these are the key elements I see. That’s resulted in new priorities. There are also new rules emerging. Current Pandemic COVID-19 and its impact in China.

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Arkieva

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

An earlier Sudoku blog recognizing Puzzle Day, provided an overview of solving Sudoku using MILP optimization and mentions these methods are helpful to find solutions in supply or central planning. This blog elaborates on “binary variables” which is the connecting technology between Sudoku and Supply Chain Management (SCM).

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Supply Chain 24/7

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Attaining superior supply chain planning and optimization capabilities has become a necessity for survival in today's highly competitive global manufacturing environment.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 29, 2024

This blog celebrates National Puzzle Day by detailing how to solve a Sudoku puzzle using artificial intelligence. An Artificial Intelligence-based Solution to Sudoku was first posted on January 29, 2024 at 9:40 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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DELMIA Quintiq

AUGUST 31, 2022

From this definition alone, several planning puzzles that any software solution will need to cover in order to meet the multifaceted challenges posed by supply chain management (SCM) are revealed. Supply chain graph led by Business Planning procedure depicting various “puzzles” or scenarios.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

A new trade agreement can be Africa’s game-changer if stakeholders don’t miss the vital piece in the puzzle: the need for an efficient supply chain.

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

We’re most excited to hear about the latest supply chain planning and optimization challenges that attendees are facing because nothing invigorates the team more than solving a new complex supply chain puzzle. Will last year’s common supply chain visibility issue still be on people’s minds? There’s a lot to see and do at our booth.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 17, 2024

While numerous applications are available for optimizing a variety of logistics functions, the first- and last-mile segments are proving to be especially complex, generating significant costs for shippers and carriers.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JANUARY 21, 2015

When Alan Turing applies for the top-secret job of a code-breaker, he has only one thing on his mind: His passion for puzzles. Quintiq exists to solve the world’s most complex planning puzzles. That’s the kind of complexity we puzzle-solvers live for. Quintiq has a similar approach to solving planning and optimization puzzles.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2021

In addition, the company’s pack optimization software ingests the SKUs associated with a particular store order and builds a puzzle of a particular pallet or series of pallets that belong to that store. The software then sends the requirements to the automated mixed case palletizing that assembles the outbound, store-friendly pallet.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Chain.io’s cloud-based platform solves one of the most challenging puzzles for logistics services providers: rapid integration with thousands of digital tools used by shippers, carriers, and software vendors. Learn More About The Chain.io Brian Glick on LinkedIn.

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

And of course, there’s WFP’s supply chain puzzle, which speaks directly to Quintiq’s passion for solving puzzles. No doubt WFP is a great organization doing important work, with a supply chain puzzle Quintiq is uniquely suited to solve. This is more than just another CSR initiative for Quintiq. Totally true. Also, totally true.

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Procurement Academy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

With “Supply Chain Reaction,” you have the freedom to make strategic decisions, charting your own path through this intricate supply chain puzzle. Immerse yourself in a 3D warehouse environment and engage in face-to-face and mobile communication to uncover the root cause of identified issues.

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DELMIA Quintiq

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

Smart Trucker Challenge is the latest game by the company whose mission is to ‘solve the world’s planning puzzles.’ So if you are filled with seasonal goodwill, always wanted to drive a big rig, or just plain enjoy solving puzzles as much as we do, take up the challenge. Merry Christmas. Play the game! Contributed by Amy de Kanter.

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West Coast and California Logistics

MARCH 25, 2021

In this article, we focus on one piece of this port congestion puzzle: the West Coast chassis pools, specifically those at the Ports of LA and Long Beach. . – most notably the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach – are experiencing severe backups due to increased import activity after the initial pandemic-related slowdown of 2020.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 17, 2021

That’s the overview of white glove services evolution and it’s another piece of the transportation terminology puzzle. Imagine moving furniture, appliances or a large, high-value item ensuring it’s safely delivered in pristine condition. White glove service is all about creating the most tailored and specific deliveries possible.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 10, 2015

The post Quantum Computer Puzzle Pieces Continue to Emerge appeared first on Enterra Solutions. Peter Byrne (@peterjbyrne) notes that researchers have been trying to create a quantum computer for years. “The quest to harness … Continued. Quantum Computing Technology'

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 5, 2014

He gave participants a sneak-peek of planning puzzles he’ll be solving over the coming years. Markus referenced several elements presented in the day’s first session by Quintiq COO Arjen Heeres, which was titled, “Big Calculations – the key to solving the efficiency puzzle”. See you there!

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DELMIA Quintiq

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

These include what-if scenario analysis, continuous optimization, the consideration of hard and soft constraints in the planning puzzle, and easy to understand color coded suggestions. Joe Maddon’s lineup card works tremendously well for him as his team won the 2016 World Series.

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Elementum

AUGUST 29, 2022

With adaptations and technological advancements, supply chain managers can bolster their approach to ensure their sourcing, production, storage, distribution, and packaging processes are tightly controlled.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 2, 2023

Instead, it’s still largely a complex puzzle that requires manual dexterity – and I don’t see robotic arms taking over this work in the near future. Apparently, the AI has not yet reached the point where it can analyse the various weights and dimensions of the parcels to suggest the optimal stacking pattern to the warehouse operative.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Network design is only one of the many pieces of the supply chain planning puzzle. This put them in a resilient position to face the current crisis. . Network Design does not exist in isolation . As w e ’ve seen in the examples above, scenario modeling can be incredibly valuable to optimize this part of the chain.

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MercuryGate

AUGUST 3, 2021

The ever-evolving and adapting transportation management system (TMS) platform remains a vital piece of the supply chain puzzle. Supply chain visibility has long remained a defining feature of successful transportation service providers.

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The Smart Software

MARCH 3, 2021

If this phrase is puzzling, read on. If you keep up with the news about supply chain analytics, you are more frequently encountering the phrase “probabilistic forecasting.” Probabilistic forecasts have the ability to simulate future values that aren’t anchored to the past.

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 31, 2016

China is the third-largest source of food imported into the U.S., but is responsible for the highest number of imported food safety alerts received by the U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA).

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Vinculum

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Hence frame customer-driven strategies and being technology advanced can help decode the cross-border eCommerce puzzle. The post Decoding the cross-border eCommerce puzzle appeared first on Vinculum Group.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Investors can also become efficient Bitcoin miners and solve the cryptographic puzzle. Most people come from the background of Science and Math as they are more effective in creating a solution for the puzzle and efficiently counting the compensation. Mining is an approachable profession where earning profit is more than investment.

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