Locus

APRIL 1, 2022

It gives us immense pleasure to announce that Locus has been listed as a Representative Vendor in the 2022 Gartner® Market Guide for Supply Chain Network Design Tools. And network design and optimization are instrumental in bringing about both. Market trends also continue to evolve faster than ever. All rights reserved.

Network Design Software 52

Network Design Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Network Software Gartner 52

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.

Vendor Strategies 171

Vendor Strategies Cost Reduction Strategies Price Reduction Inventory Reduction 171

CHAINalytics

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Following a Recent Acquisition, Chainalytics Creates an Optimal Supply Chain Network for a Leading Building Materials Manufacturer CHALLENGE When a Fortune 500 construction materials firm acquired a large, global competitor, it inherited an overlapping mix of product lines.

Material Savings 60

Material Savings Network Design Supply Chain Design Network Optimization 60

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Last week, after booking an additional $1B in unexpected supplier costs in the third quarter, the CFO led the company’s focus on restructuring to “support efficient and reliable sourcing of components and internal development of key technologies and capabilities.” These capabilities do not exist at Ford.

Manufacturing Procurement 195

Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Design Software Network Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 195

Logility

JULY 29, 2022

How to properly optimize your logistics network with network design. This is where network design helps lay out a future network with all the cost and service tradeoffs. However, there is a problem — traditional network design tools struggle with unknowns. The Challenge. is difficult.

Network Design Software 227

Network Design Software Network Optimization Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimal Sourcing 227

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Expand the “FLOW” program for logistics information sharing to forecast transportation flow. 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.

Supply Chain Design Software 307

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Supply Chain Software 307

CHAINalytics

JANUARY 30, 2023

One of the largest European meat producers grew through mergers and acquisitions, and an unwieldy transport network developed to keep their perishable product flowing. Knowing there had to be a better way, Vion joined forces with Chainalytics to set a course for the future with a robust, flexible, and optimised transport network.

Groups 102

Groups Supply Chain Network Software Food Transportation 102

Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 21, 2016

After being largely ignored for many years, distribution network design has recently surged to the top of the priority list for many supply chain leaders. Distribution network design has surged to the top of the priority list for supply chain leaders. The Signs That Should Prompt a Distribution Network Design Review.

Network Design Software 40

Network Design Software Network Design Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design 40

Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

Yes, we have achieved greater normalcy in transportation. I don’t care what you call it, but network design, what-if analysis, simulation and digital twin approaches grow in importance.) Build in-market sourcing. Rationalize global strategies to focus on building markets based on in-market sourcing.

Supply Chain Planning Software 378

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software 378

AIMMS

MARCH 30, 2020

Adjusting Demand in Network Design Navigator. Demand Simulation in Network Design Navigator. As transportation lanes become unavailable, the availability of suppliers and components will decrease. As transportation lanes become unavailable, the availability of suppliers and components will decrease.

Supply Chain Disruption 156

Supply Chain Disruption Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design Software Scenario Planning 156

AIMMS

OCTOBER 22, 2019

We are using Network Design Navigator for two purposes with different data sets: The first one is to optimize proximity in our network allocation for engineers. It has helped us dynamically optimize our engineer sources as we go. We used a transport planning tool that didn’t give us the output we needed either.

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. Capacity constraints and transportation delays. Trade disputes and tariffs.

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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. Capacity constraints and transportation delays.

Supply Chain Planning Software 309

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Software 309

Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 11, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides an update on Logility’s previously announced acquisition of a start-up supply chain network design provider, and how this form of technology has become increasingly important to supply chain management teams. . Evolution of Supply Chain Network Design Technology. Background.

Network Design Software 52

Network Design Software Logility Procurement Solutions Supply Chain Design Software 52

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

Continuing Disruptions in Transportation and Sourcing Materials After the pandemic, retailers are faced with new challenges and disruptions due to global conflicts, trade restrictions, and now recessions. Here are some highlights from these trends in 2023 and implications on supply chain planning.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2015

Warehouse Management and Transportation Management were in their infancy. Much to my chagrin, when I entered into the world of supply chain, the processes of source, make and deliver were usually not designed. It should not be functional, with a narrow focus on a singular function like manufacturing or transportation.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain 150

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.

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Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Transformation Modeling 255

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

We consistently see that companies focused on functional excellence–a focus within a functional silo like manufacturing, transportation or distribution– or singular metrics– like inventory or costs– underperform against their peer groups. Network Design Analysis. What did we find? Maturity in Analytics.

Supply Chain Planning Software 312

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Software 312

Logility

MARCH 31, 2023

The constant instability in material, labor, transportation, and logistics costs is even more frustrating, especially as tension builds as market demand, customer preferences, and competition evolve unpredictably. Suppose your business encounters a catastrophic event that jeopardizes specific business areas.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Prescriptive Analytics Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Manage Make, Source, and Deliver Together. Labor turnover, supply reliability, and transportation variation are here to stay. The design, and redesign, of supply chains needs to be continuous based on market data. Invest in network design technologies. Build capabilities to manage planning master data. What to do?

Analytics Software 195

Analytics Software Analytics Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 195

Supply Chain Collaborator

AUGUST 13, 2015

191 qualified global logistics practitioners were surveyed in 2015 by American Shipper magazine for their seventh annual benchmark study of transportation management. However, here is a distillation of the best practices for approaching transportation and logistics IT initiatives provided at the conclusion of the report.

Transportation Management 60

Transportation Management Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimal Sourcing Network Design Software 60

AIMMS

OCTOBER 22, 2019

We are using Network Design Navigator for two purposes with different data sets: The first one is to optimize proximity in our network allocation for engineers. It has helped us dynamically optimize our engineer sources as we go. We used a transport planning tool that didn’t give us the output we needed either.

Supply Chain Design Software 156

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

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Manage Make, Source, and Deliver Together. Labor turnover, supply reliability, and transportation variation are here to stay. The design, and redesign, of supply chains needs to be continuous based on market data. Invest in network design technologies. Build capabilities to manage planning master data. What to do?

Analytics Software 195

Analytics Software Analytics Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 195

Arkieva

JANUARY 20, 2017

Are you using lean in your logistics and transportation management? The transportation company’s culture and behavior should change to apply Lean thinking. Transportation takes time. The list of additional waste generated by transportation goes on and on. Right Source. Lean is a new way of doing business.

Optimal Sourcing 60

Optimal Sourcing Waste Reduction Agile and Lean Supply Chain Inventory Reduction 60

Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2024

Supply chain network design software provider Optilogic has announced that it has acquired Insight , a software provider with a history of more than 40 years in the supply chain network design space. .” No financial data was disclosed regarding the acquisition. Optilogic Acquisition of Insight Inc.

Supply Chain Design Software 52

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Network Design Software Network Optimization Software 52

Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

That variability might be in the areas of manufacturing, distribution, or transportation capacity. Or it might be the ability to secure the necessary quantity of inventory that is needed or respond to unexpected surges in demand.

Supply Chain Planning Software 193

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning Modeling 193

Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 30, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, Executive Editor Bob Ferrari pens highlights of the 2022 Crossroads Event recently conducted by the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. This Editor had the opportunity to attend the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics ( CTL ) 2022 Crossroads Event. Background.

Supply Chain Design Software 52

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The company is using Blue Yonder for transportation management, Coupa’s Supply Chain Guru for network design, and FourKites ( see the webinar ) for transportation visibility in certain regions or departments to help with this. Scope 1 emissions include direct emissions from the company’s owned and controlled sources.

Supply Chain Design Software 188

Supply Chain Design Software Purchasing Skills North America Resource Reduction 188

Stord

AUGUST 5, 2020

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. It is no secret supply chains are a majority contributor to enterprise carbon footprints.

Waste Reduction 78

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

Logility

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Production halts, container and transport shortages, and port logjams are just a few of the factors eating away at both efficiency and profits. Sanctions, blocked Ukrainian ports, and stalled transportation routes have also disrupted the China-to-Europe supply chain. What’s a supply chain manager to do?

Supply Chain Disruption 130

Supply Chain Disruption Predictive Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2016

I did not understand warehousing and transportation until reassignment to a logistics role in 1985. Slowly, as shown in the image of the consumer value network, supply chain leaders expand the scope of their supply chain operations from the customer’s customer to the supplier’s supplier with a clear view on the customer.

Supply Chain Design Software 161

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Network Design Software Modeling 161

ModusLink Corporation

APRIL 27, 2023

The Shipper’s Role in Global Fulfillment and Trade Shippers are responsible for transporting goods from the point of origin to the end of consumption. They are also responsible for selecting carriers and modes of transportation that are environmentally sustainable and socially responsible.

Inventory Reduction 78

Inventory Reduction Waste Reduction Innovation Optimal Sourcing 78

Talking Logistics

APRIL 17, 2019

Those advancements are now making their way into other modes of transportation, including ocean transport. How are these advancements improving the way data is shared in ocean transportation? The EDI transactions would feed milestone events into the company’s transportation management system (TMS).

Data 101

Data Supply Chain Design Software Network Design Software Supply Chain Software 101

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The product flow paths and modes of transportation altered radically as well even without accounting for any network node changes, owing to port closures or shortages in various transportation lanes. Design can help test such ideas before implementing changes to the master data. This capability will be game changing.

Supply Chain Design Software 190

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling 190

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 227

Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Design Software Modeling Inventory Reduction 227

ThroughPut

JANUARY 19, 2024

The transportation of ready mix concrete has to take place in specialized mixer trucks. Secondly, coordinating customer needs, plant capacity, and transport resources was also vital. At the mid-level, the RMC manufacturer concentrated on the key drivers to optimize network design.

Case Study 52

Case Study Waste Reduction Resource Reduction Material Savings 52

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 23, 2020

Other forms of decision support include revenue management, trade promotion management, cost-to-serve, and network design. Most of the optimization focus in the traditional software solution focuses within a function of source, make or deliver. Procurement and transportation operated as islands.

Supply Chain Design Software 287

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Analytics Software Optimization Software 287