Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2025

For example, with a data gateway, a supply planner gains accelerated access to customer orders, inventory levels, and transportation schedules, all in one place, to increase the user experience of making the right choice to identify inefficiencies and make better, more informed decisions.

Optimal Sourcing 269

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 16, 2014

Despite two decades of advancement in supply chain technologies, companies are struggling to gain balance at the intersection of operating margin, inventory turns and case fulfillment. The network design technologies have changed a lot in the last decade. (I I would not stop with the physical design. Where Would I Start?

Supply Chain Design Software 320

Supply Chain Design Software Network Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software 320

Logility

MAY 31, 2023

According to the Gartner Guide to Use Cases for Network Optimization Capabilities , your company should dig deeper into four areas of your supply chain network design – distribution network optimization, omnichannel fulfillment, manufacturing capacity optimization, and global footprint strategy.

Optimal Sourcing 130

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Per $1 billion in company revenues, no supply chain application has a better return on investment (ROI) than network design! Executives must have the fortitude to make changes in the operating policies and the network infrastructure that may affect the lives of employees. The larger the supply chain, the bigger the payout.

Vendor Strategies 316

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Supply chain network design (SCND) is a powerful tool for improving business operations. Demand is at the Heart of Supply Chain Network Design The first step in the SCND process is translating business rules into a set of data inputs: demand, products, customers, sites, shipment rules, production details, and various constraints.

Sourcing Strategies 311

Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Design Software Modeling Inventory Reduction 311

AIMMS

MARCH 30, 2020

This can help expose any vulnerabilities in your network and take your business a step closer towards preparedness. . Adjusting Demand in Network Design Navigator. Demand Simulation in Network Design Navigator. Demo in Network Design Navigator . Study 2: Inspect Demand Trends .

Supply Chain Disruption 348

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2025

Demand Forecasting: Algorithms improve procurement planning by integrating live inputs like point-of-sale data, promotions, inventory levels, seasonality, and even weather data. Exception Management: AI tools flag delayed, misrouted, or damaged shipments and recommend responses such as automatic rescheduling or inventory reallocations.

Optimal Sourcing 235

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Logility

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Poor modeling and the inability to act on decisions can result in a loss in cost efficiencies whenever the supply chain is updated – whether adding to the original design or unintentionally adopting a new practice. The Solution: Continuous, Repeatable Supply Chain Network Design and Optimization. years, on average.

Network Design Software 130

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CHAINalytics

AUGUST 17, 2022

Vanderlande, a market leader in logistics process automation, helps to move luggage, inventory, and parcels all over the world. Working with Chainalytics, they re-imagined their supply chain network to serve new growth opportunities.

Network Design 22

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Technological Advancements Real-time inventory tracking and predictive analytics give leading firms a competitive edge. Optimize Inventory and Pricing Use AI-driven insights for stock mix optimization and dynamic pricing, reducing excess stock while meeting service level goals.

Price Reduction 156

Price Reduction Inventory Reduction Material Savings Cost Reduction Strategies 156

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

If S&OP efforts were that effective, don’t you think that we would have made more progress against inventory levels, margin, and growth? In part, this results in increasing swings in inventory in response to shifts in consumer demand as one moves further up the supply chain. Change Your Relationship With Demand Planning.

Supply and Demand 431

Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Demand Planning 431

Logility

MARCH 16, 2023

Higher interest rates and materials prices are increasing the costs of carrying inventory. And rapid shifts in market demand always leave someone holding excess inventory. Here are three ways to protect your margins by enhancing your supply chain network design. Should you explore nearshoring or friendshoring?

Network Design Software 130

Network Design Software Network Design Supply Chain Design Network Optimization 130

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2014

The market for network design tools was growing at a moderate rate, and most of the market had invested in technologies from either i2 Technologies (then termed i2 Strategist) or Logictools. Today, supply chain design has become a process all to its own. It could no longer be just about inventory levels. The reason?

Supply Chain Design Software 268

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If you’ve followed our blog over the years, you’ll know that we’ve shared lots of information about distribution network design, why it’s vital to get it right, how long it should take, the importance of reviewing the network every so often, and various elements of design such as determining the number of warehouses and where to locate them.

Network Design Software 98

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 8, 2018

Gartner Research analyst Paul Lord has developed a thought-provoking approach (shown in the above diagram) for tailoring supply and inventory tactics to different inventory segments. Traditional ABC inventory models segment inventory into A, B and C categories based on annual consumption value.

Modeling 197

Modeling Optimal Sourcing Inventory Reduction Demand Planning Software 197

Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 3, 2024

Supply chain network design, a branch of operations research, helps in strategic decision-making about nodes, sourcing, transportation modes and inventory levels.

Network Design 104

Network Design Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Data 104

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Technology Integration : Use of technology in logistics, inventory management, and supply chain tracking has helped improve efficiency and transparency. Sustainability : Amul focuses on sustainable practices, promoting eco-friendly methods among farmers and minimizing waste throughout the supply chain.

Optimal Sourcing 290

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The primary payback for demand and supply solutions comes in the form of reducing the amount of raw material, work-in-process, and finished goods inventory a company needs to carry. A network design model figures out where factories and warehouses should be located. The key solution for this is network design.

Supply Chain Planning Software 325

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning Modeling 325

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 18, 2024

This ensures the secure, high-capacity, and bi-directional transfer of essential information such as master data on products, customers, production-distribution infrastructure, transactional data on sales, inventory status and position, transportation execution data, external data e.g. competitor pricing, weather, recommendations, action triggers.

Supply Chain Software 328

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Network Design Software 328

Logility

MAY 5, 2023

Inventory strategies begin with an efficient network design to effectively balance your ability to accurately predict customer demand and work with suppliers to adjust orders in real time. Routine firefighting of inventory issues is a symptom of inventory strategies treated as a once-a-year exercise.

Inventory Reduction 130

Inventory Reduction Vendor Strategies Resource Reduction Price Reduction 130

AIMMS

JANUARY 30, 2019

Part I in our series on assessing your network design’s maturity . How does you r network design compare to others ? Only about 22% use network design software and 18% use network design software with embedded analytics among this group. . Spreadsheets are inexpensive and familiar.

Supply Chain Design Software 230

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 7, 2014

Unlike Amazon they do not take ownership of inventory, stock it in their distribution centers, and then fulfill the orders. […]. Retail Supply Chain Network Design'

Network Design 211

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AIMMS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

We explore, for instance, how you can use network design scenarios to: Explore strategic supply chain design choices, such as reshoring or sourcing closer to home Optimize the supply chain footprint for new demand profiles and risk appetite Build resilience and agility into your decision factors, as well as pure cost optimization.

Modeling 406

Modeling Scenario Planning Optimization Modeling Modeling Software 406

20Cube Logistics

APRIL 16, 2022

Supply chain Network Design can be explained as the strategic planning of the supply chain in order to measure the cost and the time required to bring the goods and services from manufacturers and suppliers to the market. Inventory planning and management. Importance of network design in supply chain. Advantages.

Network Design Software 75

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SCMDOJO

MAY 15, 2024

This document serves as a roadmap for professionals involved in supply chain network design and optimization, providing valuable insights and practical guidance at every stage of the process. This initial step enables tailoring the supply chain network design to meet specific needs effectively.

Optimal Sourcing 96

Optimal Sourcing Network Design Software Supply Chain Design Software Modeling 96

Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Tracking and understanding lead time is very important for setting accurate delivery dates for customer orders, for setting inventory and safety stock levels across the supply chain for finished goods and Work in Progress (WIP) materials. How can you better manage lead time?

Real-time Visibility 306

Real-time Visibility Material Savings Inventory Reduction Vendor Strategies 306

AIMMS

OCTOBER 22, 2019

In recent years, BT Supply Chain underwent a transformation to provide its services to businesses using the company’s existing network. We spoke with David Mackenzie , Transformation & Inventory Director at BT, to learn more about this shift and the role AIMMS has played in enabling it. How is your team currently using AIMMS?

Supply Chain Design Software 240

Supply Chain Design Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software AIMMS 240

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Over the last six years, we studied the connection between business results (growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)) and the link to company characteristics. We like the metrics of growth, on-time and in-full orders, operating margin, inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC).

Supply Chain Planning Software 377

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Software 377

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In the early 1980s, As a result, we did not have a perpetual inventory signal. Without a perpetual inventory signal, we were never synchronized on where to place customer orders. As a result, inventories ballooned after the DRP implementation. Use network design and planning tools to show flow.) Delay judgement.

Supply Chain Planning Software 406

Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Design Software Cost Reduction Strategies 406

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The company aligns channel requirements with available donors and successfully drives bi-directional orchestration programs to manage the reverse bill of materials (red cells and plasma) and demand-shaping campaigns to drive the right donors to the blood drives based on inventory levels. Analyze inventory health.

Modeling 274

Modeling Supply and Demand Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software 274

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

I am currently doing research on inventory management. In the research, I ask inventory planners to define resilience. Of the twenty companies interviewed, only one can answer the question, “Do you have a good inventory plan?” No technology in the market measures inventory health. Today, this is not the case.

Supply Chain Design Software 395

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Supply Chain Software 395

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Essentially, the team is removing the partitions between network design, sales and operations planning (S&OP), inventory optimization, fulfillment and transportation planning. Inventory problems solved in isolation have had little adoption. Inventory problems solved in isolation have had little adoption.

Supply Chain Planning Software 287

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Network Design Software Forecasting Software 287

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Inventories in the chemical industry are at record lows: a forerunner of bad days ahead. While we will recover quickly in retail (moving from painful shortages to a glut of inventory), the chemical industry–sitting four and five layers back in the supply chain–takes longer to recover. Each requires design and fine tuning.

Supply Chain Design Software 355

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Sourcing Strategies Supply and Demand 355

ToolsGroup

AUGUST 8, 2023

Coupling physical supply chain design decisions with the digital flow of goods moving through the supply chain is the holy grail of the industry.” SO99+ provides end-to-end visibility through a digital supply chain twin that models goods and inventory movement.

ToolsGroup 293

ToolsGroup Modeling Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 293

Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 3, 2015

When it comes to the management of inventory in value chains, frustration abounds. Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” Inventory is the culmination of many business decisions. Tracking Progress.

Inventory Reduction 150

Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Management Software 150