AIMMS

OCTOBER 22, 2019

With almost 30 million customers, BT (British Telecom) is the largest provider of consumer mobile and fixed broadband communications services in the UK. The supply chain division fulfills 40,000 individual customer orders every day, making sure that 32,000 engineers get the tools, parts and equipment they need to deliver support and services.

Supply Chain Design Software 240

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

The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 16, 2022

Esther is the Chief Revenue Officer at Flowspace , an ecommerce fulfillment platform that helps brands meet their customers’ post-purchase expectations. Flowspace is an ecommerce fulfillment platform that helps brands meet their customers’ post-purchase expectations. Key Takeaways: The Omni-Channel Fulfillment Network.

Supply Chain Network Software 245

Supply Chain Network Software Supply Chain Planning Software Network Optimization Network Optimization Software 245

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 1, 2024

In this scenario, by adopting an adaptive supply chain, the retailer uses real-time data analytics to identify emerging trends and collaborate closely with suppliers to quickly adjust production and inventory levels to meet customer demand. This collaboration enables faster response times and cost savings.

Modeling 313

Modeling Network Optimization Supply Chain Design Software Material Savings 313

The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 12, 2023

He has a track record of driving significant growth, savings, and exceptional service through the development and execution of effective strategies. Each MFC is operated to maximize flexibility and focused on forward deployed inventory and fulfillment. In the podcast interview, Corey and Joe discuss fulfillment vs. micro-fulfillment.

Negotiating Skills 246

Negotiating Skills Purchasing Skills Network Optimization Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 246

DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

This is where inventory meets the supply chain. How the food Industry can optimize its supply chain for festivals Many event planners and teams focused on the supply chain may also wonder about possible food or beverage shortages. How do you keep food plenty and mugs full?

Optimal Sourcing 333

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Supply Chain Optimization 333

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Supply chain network design (SCND) is a powerful tool for improving business operations. Optimization and simulation are the two main branches of SCND. Optimization accounts for over 90% of all work that is being done by SCND teams. How will the solution be different for stochastic optimization VS a classic one?

Sourcing Strategies 307

Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Design Software Modeling Inventory Reduction 307

ToolsGroup

JULY 15, 2021

BOSTON (July 15, 2021) – ToolsGroup , a global leader in supply chain planning software , and Supply Chain Process Improvement, Inc. SCPI), a provider of supply chain planning, coaching, consulting, and analytical services, are extending their partnership to offer planning BPO (business process outsourcing) services. About SCPI.

Supply Chain Planning Software 24

Supply Chain Planning Software ToolsGroup Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning 24

ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The problem with strategic network design is when it accounts for service time but not service level. It optimizes the network, but it doesn’t optimize inventory across the network – a shortcut that can lead to a different network once the inventory is optimized.

Network Design Software 180

Network Design Software Network Design Supply Chain Design Software Network Optimization 180

SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2025

These pressures permeate supply chains, where vulnerabilities in one segment can rapidly cascade throughout the entire network. The consequences can be severe, including escalating costs, production stoppages, compromised service levels, and damaged customer relationships.

Supply Chain Planning Software 69

Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Reduction Waste Reduction Supply Chain Design Software 69

BlueYonder

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Transportation bottlenecks, labor and materials shortages, rising fuel costs and other factors have made 2021 one of the most challenging times to operate a global supply chain with any degree of control and predictability. The Promise of Platform: Increasing Certainty in an Uncertain World.

Supply Chain Design Software 98

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Software 98

Stord

JANUARY 22, 2018

The move to re-evaluate your distribution network may be driven by the need to reduce costs, or perhaps you are launching a new business strategy. Whatever the motivation, reassessing your distribution network optimization is an absolute necessity. If the customer wants it now, the network has to meet the request.

Network Optimization Software 78

Network Optimization Software Network Optimization Distribution Supply Chain Optimization 78

AIMMS

OCTOBER 22, 2019

With almost 30 million customers, BT (British Telecom) is the largest provider of consumer mobile and fixed broadband communications services in the UK. The supply chain division fulfills 40,000 individual customer orders every day, making sure that 32,000 engineers get the tools, parts and equipment they need to deliver support and services.

Supply Chain Design Software 156

Supply Chain Design Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software AIMMS 156

Talking Logistics

MARCH 27, 2015

With my son’s travel baseball team scheduled to begin its season next weekend, the coaches are employing some field maintenance tools you don’t normally see at a baseball field: For all of you who play baseball in California, Texas, and Florida, you have it so easy my friends. Desperate times call for desperate measures.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 100

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Design Software Network Optimization Software Modeling Software 100

Stord

MAY 8, 2024

Legacy systems are not built to allow brands to self-service manage these capabilities, limiting how much investment brands can make in these growth strategies. Be sure to select technology partners that also have experience and value propositions specific to channel expansion.

Optimal Sourcing 158

Optimal Sourcing Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Optimization Software 158

Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Third party logistics providers that consider their activity to be rooted in traditional transport and the physical carriage of goods may go the way of the American railroads, which failed to see how aircraft and the private motor car would so drastically affect their transportation market and rob them of so much of their market share.

3PL 74

3PL Trends Logistics Network Optimization Software Industry 74

BlueYonder

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Nucleus Research recently published its Control Tower Technology Value Matrix 2023 , which provides an overview of the current market for control tower solutions, while also assessing the software providers in this space. This echoes what we hear from our customers every day. Unfortunately, this is easier said than done.

Supply Chain Design Software 109

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Network Software 109

Enterra Insights

APRIL 3, 2018

Most businesses succeed when the proper balance between people, processes, and technologies is achieved. Everyday technology seems to be assuming a greater role in the business world, including in supply chain operations; but, technology alone will never achieve the kind of transformation required in the years ahead.

Supply Chain Software 100

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Analytics Software 100

SCMDOJO

JANUARY 19, 2025

Loans can save you everything, from funding inventory purchases to pay for innovations in common functions. Running out of inventory means missed profit and disappointed customers, overstocking makes capital lack Expansion. Inventory Financing Inventory loans are created to help businesses purchase stock upfront.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Expense Reduction Inventory Reduction 52

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

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

He is an industrial engineer with a diploma in transportation and logistics from the University of Applied Sciences in Bremerhaven. The composite of metrics includes growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital.) Inventory Turns. Higher percentage growth than the industry average. Operating Margin.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 186

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Planning Software 186

BlueYonder

MAY 15, 2023

The great news is that, amid the chaos, we are seeing an increasing level of optimism. Because advances in supply chain technology, including the application of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), provide the capabilities to manage these and other challenges. Labor shortages.

Supply Chain Planning Software 95

Supply Chain Planning Software Optimization Software Supply Chain Software Network Optimization Software 95

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

The combination of technology along with the advancements in transportation made it possible. Inventory Turns. Better performance in inventory turns than the peer group average for the period of 2006-2015. In the other years, P&G improves inventory turns but regresses on operating margin performance.)

Supply Chain Design Software 260

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

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

Many companies buy forward inventory ahead of tariffs being implemented. This strategy, however, may incur additional warehousing and storage costs, and firms may experience accounting challenges where an inventory is considered an asset, which could affect cash flow. Operational strategies. Buying forward. The “first-sale” rule.

Cost Reduction Strategies 245

Cost Reduction Strategies Material Savings Inventory Reduction Vendor Strategies 245

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 3, 2017

As a result, supply chain leaders focus on unrealistic goals of inventory or costs, they will throw the system out of balance. However, the stories of success are largely project improvements or improvements in vertical supply chain efficiency in manufacturing or transportation. Automotive Value Networks. This is often the case.

Inventory Reduction 199

Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Cost Reduction Strategies 199

Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 6, 2020

This Digital Twinning of Supply Chains article focuses on transformative ideation of transport & logistics value chains. Tools in the sandbox have been carefully picked and open to enhancements as it need to be built with bridges. The Digital Supply Chain Road is Full of Potholes, Construction and Accidents!

Supply Chain Planning Software 96

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Modeling Supply Chain Software 96

Logility

MAY 17, 2023

Optimize network design as part of supply chain planning As Lisa Henriott, senior VP of product marketing at Logility, advised in Supply Chain Management Review , the key to effective onshoring, reshoring, and nearshoring strategies is evaluating network design options within a larger supply chain planning platform. “By

Vendor Strategies 172

Vendor Strategies Cost Reduction Strategies Price Reduction Inventory Reduction 172

Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

With the 2021 peak season, RFP and modern supply chain management remains essential today in the shipping and transportation market. The high priority focus on RFPs and carrier network optimization will continue to impact services and shipping protocols well into 2022 and beyond. What Is Carrier Contract Optimization?

Optimal Sourcing 52

Optimal Sourcing Network Optimization Software Network Optimization Supply Chain Network Software 52

Logility

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Technology leapt to the forefront as visibility into the entire supply chain became essential. Production halts, container and transport shortages, and port logjams are just a few of the factors eating away at both efficiency and profits. Rethink just-in-time inventory policies: There could be another pandemic or another war.

Supply Chain Disruption 130

Supply Chain Disruption Predictive Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Supply Chain Planning Software 130

Logility

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Data is the foundation of a successful supply chain now and will become even more valuable over time as companies lean on their decision support platforms with predictive and prescriptive analytics. Getting the data needed requires an investment in both supply chain talent and technology. It isn’t all doom and gloom, though.

Beverage 130

Beverage Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Optimal Sourcing 130

Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

On the transportation end of supply chains, shippers adapt to the transportation needs at any given time to ensure this part of the supply chain continues as well as possible. While disruptions and consumer demands are significant challenges, shippers with the right strategies and technologies can navigate them successfully.

Network Optimization 52

Network Optimization Supply Chain Network Software Optimization Software Modeling 52

ThroughPut

JUNE 24, 2022

At the same time, global spending on IIoT Platforms is predicted to grow from $1.67B in 2018 to $12.44B in 2024, attaining a 40% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in seven years. ACCURATE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT. Accurate inventory management can ensure the right flow of items in and out of a warehouse. WAREHOUSE EFFICIENCY.

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Software 98

Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 3, 2020

They managed online product availability separate from store inventory. These expectations brought the focus on leveraging the store network for serving online customers. This requires integrating data and processes across the network, which requires IT investments, operational work, and additional shipping and handling costs.

Omnichannel 130

Omnichannel Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Prescriptive Analytics Software 130

GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 5, 2015

The list of relevant applications of the Internet of Things (IoT) era technology across multiple industries and market segments continues to grow. Deployment of the Internet of Things technology within the chain has significant potential to drive advancement in: Evolving solutions support to simulation. Improve service levels.

Internet of things 120

Internet of things Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 120

Stord

MARCH 24, 2020

The demand spike for some goods leaves certain manufacturers and retailers scrambling to keep up, while others aren’t able to ship out inventory at all as e-tailer resources are rerouted toward emergency supplies. So how do you prevent inventory stockouts when your demand forecasting didn’t allow for an event like COVID-19?

Supply Chain Design Software 78

Supply Chain Design Software Inventory Management Software Supply Chain Network Software Forecasting Software 78

GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 29, 2015

We conclude our ongoing series in talking about effective KPI management by giving you a real live Logistics KPIs management case study from Whirlpool's engagement with a logistics service level provider. Using a Service Level Agreement with effective, realistic Supply Chain & Logistics KPIs helped considerably.

Case Study 120

Case Study KPI Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Design Software 120

Stord

AUGUST 5, 2020

An EPA SmartWay partnership provides us with the gold standard of emissions calculating tools for sustainability accounting. Freight transportation is the culprit that makes up a vast majority of air pollutants and emissions in the US. Freight transportation is often a huge part of indirect emissions that go un-tracked.

Waste Reduction 78

Waste Reduction Supply Chain Design Software Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 78

Stord

MAY 3, 2018

May 4, 2018 The speed and reliability of your distribution network is essential to your company’s success. But for most companies, logistics and transportation are, at best, a supporting line of business and, at worst, a distraction. Every day, businesses use their supply chain network as the differentiator for success.

Network Optimization 78

Network Optimization Supply Chain Optimization Modeling Inventory Reduction 78