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Driving Sustainability in the Age of Supply Chain Disruption

Logistics Viewpoints

AI and machine learning provides more accurate information during the transportation planning process; using IoT to monitor shipments, cargo conditions, and yard management have allowed companies to make quick adjustments when disruptions occur; and mobile digital assistants provide feedback and instant visibility into shipments and inventory.

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The Absolut Company: Balancing Service and Inventory Creates a Delicious Mix

ToolsGroup

A key factor was Optilon’s ability to integrate best-of-breed solutions for production planning, demand forecasting, inventory optimization, and replenishment into a seamless process. That’s also allowing Absolut to keep its production, from sourcing materials to distilling and bottling, anchored in a small corner of southern Sweden.”

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Kappahl Selects ToolsGroup to Support Its Thriving and Growing Fashion Brand

ToolsGroup

With approximately 340 brick-and-mortar stores and a bustling ecommerce site, the retailer offers responsibly-produced, everyday fashion to customers in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Poland, and the UK. Kappahl is a leading retail chain across Northern Europe. See the growing list of analyst accolades and customer recognition awards HERE.

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ToolsGroup and Optilon Celebrate 15 Years (and Counting) of Partnership and Supply Chain Delivery Excellence

ToolsGroup

With offices in Sweden, Denmark, and Finland, Optilon helps their customers leverage resources where they generate the most value. Optilon was founded in 2005 and is today active throughout the Nordic region with offices in Sweden, Denmark, and Finland.

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A big “tack” (thank you!) from the Stockholm World Tour

DELMIA Quintiq

Sweden has always encouraged innovation. Participants benefited from his tips on how to achieve visibility of the entire supply chain, inventory optimization, and lowered production costs. It has produced 31 Nobel laureates, holds the highest number of patents per capita and is where 20 elements in the periodic table were discovered.

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With Brexit Looming, New Supply Chain Requirements Emerge

ToolsGroup

With limited inventory space available in the UK, adaptation is required. With a best practice usage of this trending technology, the right amount and mix of inventory can be held, without the risk of obsolescence. Optilon was founded in 2005 and is today active throughout the Nordic region with offices in Sweden, Denmark and Finland.

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Supply Chain Planning with Microsoft Dynamics AX

ToolsGroup

(For more on this topic, see When SMBs Hit the Inventory Planning Complexity Wall ). Struggling to identifying the right mix of inventory to serve multiple channels (e.g., Struggling to identifying the right mix of inventory to serve multiple channels (e.g., retail, wholesale, foreign distributors, internet).