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

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 Today, nine out of ten supply chains are stuck. They are slow to adapt.

Supply Chain Design Software 319

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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

Optimal Sourcing Modeling Network Design Software Network Optimization 130

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 284

Optimal Sourcing Modeling Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Planning Software 284

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. Go to the source.

Supply and Demand 431

Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Demand Planning 431

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

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 10, 2025

Supply chain was defined in 1982 as interoperability between source, make and deliver. It includes hedging strategies, alternate bill of materials, supplier sourcing strategies, changing routs to market, redesigning push/pull decoupling points, demand shaping policies, and use of outsourced manufacturing and distribution.

Supply Chain Planning Software 221

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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. Add more distribution centers?

Network Design Software 130

Network Design Software Network Design Supply Chain Design Network Optimization 130

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

Network Design Software Supply Chain Design Software Network Design Supply Chain Network Software 130

ToolsGroup

JUNE 8, 2018

Source: Gartner Research. 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

APRIL 2, 2025

Companies that previously prioritized cost-cutting and centralized sourcing quickly found themselves exposed to serious production and distribution risks. In response, many organizations have shifted toward decentralized and regionalized supply chain models, distributing production and sourcing across multiple regions.

Modeling 163

Modeling Modeling Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 163

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

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2025

This article explores how digital twins are being deployed in transportation, warehousing, and network design. Static workflows based on outdated assumptions are no match for todays rapidly shifting inventory demands. And reconfiguring layouts or processes can be risky and expensive.

Sourcing Strategies 218

Sourcing Strategies Modeling Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 218

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

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 18, 2024

1) Streamlined Data Flow and Process Automation Is all about AI At the heart of effective supply chain automation lies the seamless flow of data across various sources and digital platforms, akin to a well-constructed highway for data. Supporting optimal strategies for inventory investment and allocation to support your sustainability goals.

Supply Chain Software 325

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks. There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. Price fluctuations and sourcing issues.

Supply Chain Planning Software 329

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Software 329

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Source: Supply Chain Insights ASCM defines resilience in the SCM Supply Chain Dictionary as the ability of a supply chain to anticipate, create plans to avoid or mitigate, and to recover from disruptions to supply chain functionality. I am currently doing research on inventory management. Today, this is not the case. Yes, I think so.

Supply Chain Design Software 395

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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 273

Modeling Supply and Demand Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software 273

RFgen

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

It’s the key to transforming your supply chain from a source of frustration into a well-oiled, profit-generating machine. Forget static network designs and gut-feel decisions. Data analytics also offers actionable insights for: Inventory Management: See stock levels across multiple locations in real-time.

Optimal Sourcing 98

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Optimization Modeling Inventory Reduction 98

Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 26, 2023

Or a unified data model across source, make, and deliver for planning? If a company wants a perpetual inventory signal that is current and representative of the network, the unified data model allows roll-up in minutes, not hours. The greatest value in the network is making effective trade-offs between source, make, and deliver.

Optimal Sourcing 369

Optimal Sourcing Modeling Supply and Demand Manufacturing Procurement 369

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

GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2021

There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. Don’t expect to plan for every disruption; instead, develop a strategy to overcome supply chain disruption, regardless of the source. Price fluctuations and sourcing issues. Trade disputes and tariffs.

Supply Chain Disruption 307

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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 98

Optimal Sourcing Network Design Software Supply Chain Design Software Modeling 98

Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2022

At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. When we compare the results of P&G to its peer group for 2012-2021, P&G outperforms in inventory turns and margin but underperforms in growth and asset utilization. Was this by design?

Procurement Analytics 369

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2021

These planograms are used as an input to determine the inventory to be assembled on a pallet that needs to go on the trailer, to be delivered to a certain store, all in the right sequence. Sources of Efficiency. This process utilizes store-specific planograms, which differ according to location. Final Word.

Sourcing Strategies 311

Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Software Distribution Optimal Sourcing 311

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

Network Design Software Network Design Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design 75

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 5, 2013

Comprehensive view of source, make and deliver. Supply Chain Design. Ad hoc design planning often focused on a function of the supply chain. Most often the focus is on transportation or logistics, but does not take into consideration the trade-offs between make, source and deliver. Focus on the level of inventory.

Supply Chain Planning Software 255

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2021

Mr. Frasquet is the executive director of corporate procurement, although his responsibilities include a much broader set of supply chain responsibilities than just sourcing. Mr. Rodríguez is the operations strategic planning manager and he leads a team focused on the company’s supply chain design.

Supply Chain Design Software 318

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Management practices such as lean manufacturing and just-in-time inventory management, along with globalization, have made tremendous impact on cost and service, but have accentuated risk. Metrics such as lead-times, forecast accuracy, inventory levels, and service are used to measure operational risks.

Supply Chain Design Software 293

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

Inventory Turns. Better performance in inventory turns than the peer group average for the period of 2006-2015. If you trace the year-over-year pattern, you can see that P&G made progress on inventory turns and operating margin 2006-2007, 2009-2010. Design planning processes to enable product lifecycle sensing.

Supply Chain Design Software 260

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Design 260

Logility

JUNE 28, 2022

a Traverse City, Michigan based innovator of supply chain network design software. The intuitive design and ease of configuration makes the Starboard network design solution stand out. ATLANTA (June 28, 2022) – Logility, Inc.,

Optimal Sourcing 253

Optimal Sourcing Network Optimization Software Logility Supply Chain Network Software 253

Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 14, 2013

ERP is valuable to improve transactional accuracy, but I can find no evidence that investments in ERP have reduced inventory or improved cash-to-cash cycles. In this industry, operating margin has decreased by 1%, Return on Assets has decreased by 2%, SG&A margin has increased by 1%, and days of inventory has increased by 3%.

Supply Chain Planning Software 260

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Optimal Sourcing Modeling 260

Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Supply Chain Network Design Along with the design of supply chain strategy, the design of the supply chain itself, especially the part dealing with outbound distribution from plants or warehouses, is instrumental in the success or failure of businesses.

Inventory Reduction 74

Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Vendor Strategies Supply Chain Design Software 74

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 7, 2012

Q: Is it only inventory disrupting the agility resulting from inaccurate forecasts by S&OP? In the supply chain, variability and volatility come from many sources. The less conversion of materials in the inventory strategy, the greater the flexibility of the supply chain. Is it S&OP?

Supply Chain Design Software 231

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Inventory Reduction 231

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

” Supply chain planning roles have the largest number of vacancies with the longest time to source. The research that we are doing strongly supports that companies that are good at planning are better able to balance costs, inventory and customer service. Loyal and valued employees stay with organizations. Cross Train.

Supply Chain Planning Software 384

Supply Chain Planning Software Resource Reduction Inventory Reduction Price Mitigation Strategies 384

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2022

The company sources goods from 34,000 suppliers out of 30 nations. The company uses a network design tool from Coupa. Process is a very big topic, but two sets of processes are worth mentioning in more detail are Ferguson’s sourcing and global trade compliance processes. 22,000 containers move annually through 53 ports.

Supply Chain Design Software 300

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