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Medline is the Largest User of the AutoStore Robotics Solution in the World

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SwissLog was selected as the implementation partner and the source of the warehouse control software that links AutoStore to Medline’s warehouse management system. We’ve had some customers tell us that it takes them two weeks to train somebody how to pick down an aisle, and yet with our system, they can train them in a couple of hours.”

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Cardinal Health’s Perfect Implementation

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The Cardinal Health Supply Chain Cardinal Health’s medical segment manufactures, sources and distributes Cardinal Health branded medical, surgical and laboratory products. The medical segment’s supply chain consists of 61 North American distribution centers and 27 global manufacturing plants. Count them! This was unique.

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Improved Supply Chain Visibility Requires an End-to-End Solutions

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While conditions have eased in North America, port congestion has gotten much worse in China. We have many different data sources,” Mr. Dowse went on to say. “We You must understand the new train schedule. Some shippers have more and better data sources that can be leveraged. It is a rough prediction.”.

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From Real-Time Visibility to Real-Time Decisions: Data’s Value Is Propagating Across Global Supply Chains

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Once you know where that truck (or train, plane or container) is, that’s when things get really interesting. The paradigm is shifting from foundational visibility to real-time decision-making, with positive implications for supply chain teams spanning sourcing & procurement, to production, to yard & DC operations and beyond.

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Prescriptive Analytics is Going Mainstream. Is your Organization Ready?

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Source: Gartner, Forecast Snapshot: Prescriptive Analytics Software, Worldwide, 2019. Source: Gartner, Market Guide for Supply Chain Analytics Technology, May 28, 2019. UniSoma’s Volnei dos Santos also stresses the importance of training and engaging key stakeholders early on with your optimization initiatives.

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Supply Chain Planning BPO: What’s Driving It and Should You Get On Board?

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Now Gartner reports that SCP BPO is gaining traction ( Market Guide for Supply Chain Planning BPO or BPaaS, 29 July 2019 ), particularly in North America and Europe. An outsourcing vendor can be used at the entity to share best practices, recommend and implement new methodologies, and train resources.

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Prescriptive Analytics is Going Mainstream. Is your Organization Ready?

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Source: Gartner, Forecast Snapshot: Prescriptive Analytics Software, Worldwide, 2019. Companies like ELIX Polymers and Fresenius Medical Care North America have chosen SC Navigator because it makes powerful prescriptive analytics accessible and allows them to quickly answer very specific questions about their business.