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How to support IBP with Modeling and Optimization

AIMMS

.* When applied to S&OP and IBP, modeling and optimization enable you to balance out scenarios and perform what-if analyses so you can analyze how these different scenarios will affect your inventory and/or cost. Should we increase our inventory? Is the required capacity for this goal available?

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COVID19: An Update on Chicken, Meat, and Paper Products

NC State SCRC

The fiber is produced mostly in the US with exception of eucalyptus which is produced in Brazil, and the import of Eucalytus from Brazil is “business as usual” Also, the recycled fiber is collected in the US. Why are there few inventories in the store? are fully operational (at full capacity).

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How to support your S&OP and IBP Process with Modeling and Optimization

AIMMS

When applied to S&OP and IBP, modeling and optimization enable you to balance out scenarios and perform what-if analyses so you can analyze how these different scenarios will affect your inventory and/or cost. Should we increase our inventory? Is the required capacity for this goal available? Can we deliver on our promises?

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The Pros and Cons: International and Domestic Sourcing

Unleashed

This strategy involves a country from a high-cost country area — typically US, UK, Canada, Australia, and West European nations — purchasing materials from resource-rich low-cost countries; think China, India, Indonesia, Bolivia, Brazil, Russia, Mexico, and East European nations. Higher production capacity. New technology and capacity.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 8-12, 2018)

Talking Logistics

I have to go to the grocery store again today to replenish our inventory (yeah, I don’t shop for groceries online; as the son of a bodegero, I’m old fashioned that way.). Trimble Acquires Brazil-Based Veltec to Expand its Global Portfolio of Transportation Solutions. Did I mention they eat a lot? and up come the results on the screen.

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How Product Teams Contribute to New Product Introduction (NPI) Success

Arena Solutions

Your production capacity requirements and plans for expansion. Sales regions—there are different considerations if you’re selling domestically than there are if you’d like to expand your customer base to Europe, China, India or Brazil). Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) —for purchasing, inventory, order administration, and finance.

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5 pieces to the global capacity management puzzle

Kinaxis

by Bill DuBois Recently I was watching a video interview with David Thomas, the Director of Global Capacity Planning for Ford Motor Company. Among other things, he’s been leading the charge at Ford to deliver a global capacity management solution. Ford’s challenges to global capacity management.

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