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Mastering Digital Product Passports: Strategies for Seamless Implementation

Logistics Viewpoints

These technologies can help identify patterns in product performance and supply chain efficiency, allowing companies to optimize their operations. These practices focus on collaboration, training, data management, and continuous optimization to ensure the DPP system is effectively integrated and maintained.

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Supply Chain Optimization: Leveraging Integrated Scenario Planning as a Margin Multiplier

Logistics Viewpoints

Effective scenario testing also requires well-trained users proficient in the system’s functionalities, making it difficult to achieve accurate results quickly. Simplified Planning Process: ISP simplifies the planning process into manageable steps and scenarios, providing clear guidelines, templates, and training.

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OneRail’s Winning Strategy for Final Mile with Bill Catania

The Logistics of Logistics

Bill Catania and Joe Lynch discuss OneRail’s winning strategy for final mile. By optimizing fulfillment processes, reducing costs and improving order accuracy, OneRail is committed to empowering clients and improving the customer experience.

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Resilience by Design: The Power of Simulation in Supply Chain Strategy

Logistics Viewpoints

Optimization and simulation are the two main branches of SCND. Optimization accounts for over 90% of all work that is being done by SCND teams. This article describes how to incorporate simulation techniques into optimization, build a stochastic optimization model, and end up with a more resilient supply chain model.

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Load Optimization: A Sustainable Way To Reduce Transportation Costs

Discover strategies to optimize load building and achieve significant transportation cost savings. Plus, learn how load optimization can help reduce CO 2 emissions and align with climate regulations and consumer expectations. Finally, discover best practices for sustainable load optimization.

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Optimizing Warehouse Efficiency: A Warehouse Manager’s Expert Guide to Waste Elimination

Logistics Viewpoints

In this article, we will delve into strategic ways for warehouse managers to eliminate waste, with a focus on not only optimizing the use of cartons and packing, but labor resources and warehouse space as well. One effective method to optimize packing is the standardization of carton sizes. Product slotting is a complex problem.

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Optimizing Supply Chains Has Never Been More Important

Enterra Insights

A term once prominent in supply discussions optimization isn’t heard quite as often as it used to be. That doesn’t mean optimization isn’t as important now as it has been in the past. Also, validated financial statements are key in the underlying optimization models. ” What is Supply Chain Optimization?

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How to Optimize Your Supply Chain in Times of Disruption

Research by GEP and North Carolina State University shows how tech can fix the gaps and ensure supply chain resilience and optimization. Disruptions expose gaps in the supply chain and amplify problems. What can be done? Download now!

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The Ultimate Guide to Transportation and Load Building Optimization

Learn to tackle today's supply chain challenges and optimize your approach with advanced planning strategies. Software Solutions: Explore how Transportation Management Systems (TMS) and Transportation Planning Systems work together to optimize planning.

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The Evolving Retailers Fulfillment Strategy: Meeting Demands with Agility

Speaker: Becky Parisotto and John Vurdelja

Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Don’t miss this chance to refine your fulfillment strategy and lead your team confidently into 2025. Save your spot today!

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How a Global CPG Leader Optimized $500M of Direct Materials Spend and Exceeded Savings Goal

A Fortune 500 CPG company partnered with GEP to improve end-to-end category management, optimize direct spend categories, and increase strategic focus on tail spend. The result was a year-over-year savings of more than 3%. This is essential reading for all procurement and supply chain leaders.

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How To Align Product Management And Supply Chain Operations For Successful Product Launches

Speaker: Shalini Dinesh

We will examine strategies for aligning supply chain teams, legal experts, and other critical stakeholders from the initial planning stages to launch with emphasis on ensuring all legal and regulatory requirements are met to avoid costly delays and compliance issues. 📅 November 14, 2024 at 9:30am PT, 12:30pm ET, 5:30pm GT .

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How To Set Up Innovation So That It Aligns With And Enables Corporate Strategy

Speaker: Paul Heller

Most innovation work proceeds independently from company strategy. This challenge is particularly significant in organizations with transformation-oriented strategies, where innovation must directly support growth, scalability, and strategic pivots.

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Next-Generation Fulfillment Strategies and Operating Models: A Strategic Playbook

Download this GEP playbook to learn more about the next generation of fulfillment strategies and operating models. Faced with many fulfillment constraints and older operating models that can’t keep up, companies must look to the future.

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From Reactive to Resilient: Charting Your Supply Chain Maturity

Watch the webinar to learn strategies to develop supply chain maturity and save on costs. Delve into the stages of supply chain maturity, from foundational management to advanced optimization and innovation. Plus, discover actionable first steps to boost your operations and reduce costs.