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Amul’s Optimized Supply Chain: Driving Global Growth in the Dairy Industry

Logistics Viewpoints

Amul has established a robust network of chilling centers and processing facilities. Distribution Network : Amul employs a wide distribution network that includes a mix of direct sales to retailers, wholesalers, and through its own branded outlets. This extensive network ensures that products reach consumers efficiently.

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Beyond Cost Optimization: Building Resilient Supply Chains in an Unstable Trade Environment

Logistics Viewpoints

Sudden tariff increases can quickly make a cost-optimized procurement strategy untenable, leaving companies scrambling to adjust. Finally, rigid fulfillment networks compound the problem. Fulfillment networks are being evaluated based on responsiveness, not just throughput. What if lead times from a key port double?

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America’s Largest Small Truck Network with Alex Winston

The Logistics of Logistics

Alex Winston and Joe Lynch discuss America’s largest small truck network. Alex is the President of Expedite All , Americas largest small truck network, with over 9,000 vehicles ranging from cargo vans to straight trucks. About Alex Winston Alex Winston is the President of Expedite All and Reefer Van Network.

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Rethinking Defense Supply Chains with Network-Based Command Centers

The Network Effect

Skip to content The Network Effect Beyond Supply Chains Menu Home Business Networks Supply Chain Management Logistics Resilience AI About Submit a Post Rethinking Defense Supply Chains with Network-Based Command Centers July 11, 2025 Michael Bruens Defense , Supply Chain Management This post has already been read 125 times!

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Reducing Global Lead Times To Improve Customer Experience At Becton Dickinson

For this reason, BD Biosciences aimed to optimize its global supply and distribution network to reduce delivery lead time to customers and optimize its global inventory. Product lead time is crucial in the life sciences industry and represents a key consideration for customers’ purchasing decisions.

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Communicating the ROI of Network Design Projects

AIMMS

Learn how to communicate the ROI of supply chain network design projects by linking optimization outcomes to strategic business value and executive goals.

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How to Optimize Fulfillment with Unified Data

Logistics Viewpoints

Optimizing fulfillment requires a series of steps to get a shipment from its source to the end customer. Factors like planning tools, inventory management, demand patterns, and innovations in technology contribute to the success or failure of fulfillment optimization. The ability to meet fulfillment goals is impeded by several issues.

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Buyer's Guide for Supply Chain Network Design Software

Network design as a discipline is complex and too many businesses are still relying on spreadsheets to design and optimize their supply chain. As a result, most organizations struggle to answer network design questions or test hypotheses in weeks, when results are demanded in hours. The current technology landscape.

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The Essential Supply Chain Network Design Tooling Checklist

Dedicated supply chain network design software is fuelled by intuitive scenario analysis capabilities on the front end and powerful mathematical optimization on the back end. Answer 10 relevant questions and find out if your needs qualify for advanced network design & scenario modeling technology.

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Webinar on Demand: Resilient Supply Chain Network Design

Speaker: Bhomik Jain, Paul van Nierop & Aanand Pandey

Are supply chain networks resilient enough to weather the storm? Watch this webinar to learn about our research findings in the realm of network design and optimization, and uncover the capabilities you need to build resilience and agility. Companies around the world are struggling to cope with COVID-19 disruption.

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Supply Chain Network Design: What Are Your Options?

Speaker: Paul van Nierop, Senior Supply Chain Consultant, AIMMS

Is your organization becoming more mature when it comes to designing your end-to-end supply chain network? Then you’ll enter the difficult phase of researching the various optimization technologies that are available. This webinar shares: What is supply chain network design? A short demo of AIMMS Network Design.

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Supply Chain Network Design Use Cases; From Lowering Cost to Going Green

Speaker: Aanand Pandey and Catalina Perez

Start optimizing your supply chain! Creating a strategic, digital twin of your network. Finding optimal locations for plants and other resources. Evaluating the potential of M&A, and rightsizing your network following an acquisition. Dealing with abrupt changes in demand. Modeling carbon cost. Modeling carbon cost.

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New Supply Chain Design Software Benefits Calculator

How much can you save by optimizing your supply chain network? What's the ROI of supply chain network design software? Take our calculator for a spin to see how much you can save per year by optimizing your supply chain network. Our benefits calculator helps you find out. We often get asked this question.

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5 Powerful Prescriptive Analytics Examples in Supply Chain

Prescriptive analytics is a type of advanced analytics that optimizes decision-making by providing a recommended action. Supply chain, with its complex planning questions, is typically an area where optimization technology is required. Supply Chain Network Design. Inventory optimization. Warehouse optimization.

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What is Mesh Networking Trends Report

This report details the capabilities of mesh networks, how they work, and the applications they thrive in supporting. Connectivity is necessary for optimal productivity, and mesh networking will soon be a significant provider of connectivity globally.