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Interoperability in the Supply Chain: Leveraging the OSI Model for Seamless Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

By applying the ISO OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) seven layer model, traditionally used in networking, to logistics, businesses can achieve a structured framework that enhances communication, reduces friction, and improves collaboration throughout the supply chain. Application Layer: Interfacing with end-user applications.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

Amul’s model supports small producers by integrating large-scale economics, cutting out intermediaries, and connecting producers directly with consumers. Amul’s supply chain model is a well-structured and decentralized cooperative framework that focuses on efficiency and farmer welfare.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

Lean models alone are no longer sufficient. Sudden tariff increases can quickly make a cost-optimized procurement strategy untenable, leaving companies scrambling to adjust. AI is helping companies better detect risk, model alternatives, and make faster decisions with more confidence. AI also helps with scenario modeling.

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How Can You Improve Value in Your Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Shaman

Each supply chain planning technology at the end of 2024, went through disruption–change in CEO, business model shift, layoffs, re-platforming and acquisitions. To build an outside-in model, and use new forms of analytics, we must start the discussion with the question of, “what drives value?” My advice?

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How Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform

What’s Inside: Tools to model and simulate tariff impacts before they hit How to pivot suppliers, shift sourcing, and respond in real time Strategies to optimize total landed cost and streamline compliance Learn how AI-powered procurement solutions help businesses stay ready, no matter what policy hits next.

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Decentralizing Supply Chains: How Regional Models Drive Resilience and Flexibility

Logistics Viewpoints

In response, many organizations have shifted toward decentralized and regionalized supply chain models, distributing production and sourcing across multiple regions. The prevailing strategy was to produce goods in low-cost countries and distribute them globally, optimizing for economies of scale.

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How to Optimize Demand Forecasting: Probabilistic Solutions

ToolsGroup

Companies that rely solely on deterministic models are struggling to keep up with demand fluctuations. A recent study by McKinsey emphasizes that incorporating variability and uncertainty into forecasting models is crucial for navigating a rapidly evolving business landscape.

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eCommerce in 2025: How Customer Experience Drives Online Retail Success

Speaker: Jennifer Wright and Nick Barron

Whether you’re refining your customer journey or exploring ways to personalize engagement, we’ll provide insights that help you create adaptable models that move as fast as the market does. Key Objectives: 🛠 Operational Efficiency: Discover how to optimize processes to better support customer experiences and drive growth.

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Easily Build an Optimization App and Empower Your Data

Speaker: Gertjan de Lange

If the last few years have illustrated one thing, it’s that modeling techniques, forecasting strategies, and data optimization are imperative for solving complex business problems and weathering uncertainty. Experience how efficient you can be when you fit your model with actionable data.

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Supply Chain Network Design: The Ultimate Use Cases eBook

Explore the most common use cases for network design and optimization software. Scenario analysis and optimization defined. Modeling your base case. Optimizing your supply chain based on costs and service levels. Optimizing your supply chain based on costs and service levels. Modeling carbon costs.

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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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The Modern Customer Success Playbook

This customer success playbook outlines best in class data-driven strategies to help your team successfully map and optimize the customer journey, including how to: Build a 360-degree view of your customer and drive more expansion opportunities. Create highly targeted segments to drive more contextual and personalized engagements.

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Guide to Mathematical Optimization & Modeling

For decades, operations research professionals have been applying mathematical optimization to address challenges in the field of supply chain planning, manufacturing, energy modeling, and logistics. This guide is ideal if you: Want to understand the concept of mathematical optimization.

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The Best Sales Forecasting Models for Weathering Your Goals

Every sales forecasting model has a different strength and predictability method. This way, you’ll be able to further enhance – and optimize – your newly-developed pipeline. It’s recommended to test out which one is best for your team. Your future sales forecast? Sunny skies (and success) are just ahead!

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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! Finding optimal locations for plants and other resources. Modeling carbon cost. Need to lower your supply chain costs, speed up delivery times or decrease carbon emissions? Watch this webinar to hear about impactful use cases from 4 large customers, including: Opening/closing of DCs.