AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Insights from Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy, 2020. Supply chain professionals know it can be extremely challenging to drive day-to-day operational excellence and pursue innovation at the same time. Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy, 2020 offers some guidance. Network Design.

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AIMMS

JUNE 25, 2019

You have tough decisions to make about your supply chain network design. About 38% of supply chain professionals say it takes weeks and 18% say it takes months to get the answers they need. What are the top 5 barriers to supply chain network design adoption? .

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

We often get asked what kind of return on investment you should expect to see when using our network design technology. Justifying the investment: AIMMS Network Design ROI. Subscribe to our Supply Chain Digest to get notified when it’s live. The post Bottom Line: What is the ROI of Supply Chain Network Design Software?

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Ship Monk

MARCH 20, 2025

In today’s competitive ecommerce landscape, a streamlined supply chain is crucial for success. A well-optimized supply chain can help you reduce costs, improve delivery times, and enhance customer satisfaction. This blog post will explore key strategies for streamlining your supply chain from sourcing to delivery.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The virus continues to compromise supply chains and disrupt companies at a troubling rate, but a re businesses prepared from a supply chain planning perspective? . The era of globalization has enabled supply chains to be broader and more connected. First reaction s to the outbreak . questions.

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AIMMS

MARCH 30, 2020

Our team put several resources together to help supply chain organizations navigate through this crisis safely. . The next 2-4 weeks are critical to understand the exposure throughout your value chain, take actions to address anticipated shortages , and ensure resource requirements to restart. Evaluate different scenarios .

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

When it comes to network design, you can’t just set it and forget it anymore. Today’s successful supply chain networks are adaptable. But network design as a discipline is complex and most organizations struggle to answer network design questions or test hypotheses in weeks. This needs to change.

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Log-hub

JANUARY 21, 2025

Matrices are powerful mathematical tools that play a crucial role in supply chain management. In this blog, we’ll explore how they are used in various aspects of the supply chain, including transportation, inventory management, demand forecasting, and network optimization.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 19, 2024

Hill provides valuable insights into the categorization of freight brokers based on their annual gross revenue, the challenges faced by mid-cap brokerages, and the increasing importance of supply chain professionals in corporate leadership roles. That’s where Brush Pass Research steps in to help you out with your prospecting game.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Now more than ever, organizations must prepare their supply chain for the present and the unknown challenges and opportunities in the future. Integrating external factors like consumer price indexes, GDP trends, climate change, and others into the forecast can improve signaling for supply chain design.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 20, 2020

As the founder of a company designed to connect shippers and freight forwarders, Sarah understands the dynamics of the shipper, freight forwarder relationship. Sarah Barnes-Humphrey is a logistician turned supply chain marketer, passionate about bringing stories to life in an industry that has traditionally been about stats and numbers.

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Log-hub

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

In our previous blog, we explored how matrices enhance supply chain efficiency, from inventory management to logistics. This post dives into advanced applications of matrices, showing how AI, machine learning, and automation are transforming supply chains. Now, were taking it a step further. In case you missed it!

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Before joining Truckstop, Shawn dedicated 18 years to Hewlett-Packard, leveraging his background in computer science and graphic design to solve complex problems and deliver exceptional customer value. Shawn has been with Truckstop for over 8 years, serving in various roles including integration product management and product strategy.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

No-code and low-code tools, also known as application designers, empower non developer end users to build applications and rapidly solve for immediate needs. Application designers thrive in complex, shifting environments because the platform reflects the needs of the frontline at any given movement. This is changing and changing fast.

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

It can be incredibly frustrating when the software you use to run your supply chain will become unsupported. Attempting to run your supply chain on unsupported software is like walking a tightrope without a net. Attempting to run your supply chain on unsupported software is like walking a tightrope without a net.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

High and increasing costs, in combination with long recovery times, have triggered many companies to reassess their customer service plus supply-chain strategies and footprints to make them more resilient to any kind of disruption. Reducing risk in supply chains. Ensure supply-chain visibility.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2025

As a supply chain executive, picture beginning your day with a cup of coffee when a news alert notifies you of newly imposed tariffs affecting your primary suppliers in China. An automotive company I collaborated with conducted detailed modeling of potential tariff impacts on semiconductor supply chains. For example, U.S.-based

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Optimized network design relies on data. But how to source and format this data for supply chain design technology? Read the blog to learn.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 20, 2021

Shortages of products from toilet paper to microchips during the coronavirus pandemic highlighted the value of supply chain resiliency, and the opportunities for companies that aren’t as prepared as they would like. By contrast, supply chains that are too lean may not have enough flexibility and redundancy to survive unscathed.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 31, 2022

Global supply chains were starting to recover from two years of upheaval caused by the pandemic when the military crisis hit. The further disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could cause major disruptions to the global supply chain and impact South Africa. Supply chain challenges.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 27, 2023

The term “supply chain” started being used in the mid-1990s as global political conditions changed in ways that encouraged international commerce. During the pandemic, the supply chains that had previously been considered trustworthy were found to be fragile. This has led to a change of focus to supply chain sovereignty.

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Morai Logistics

JUNE 3, 2020

Waste reduction is more important that ever in the modern supply chain—here are several ways to go about it. This week our friends from the Compactor Management Company are contributing to our blog. ” Given their knowledge of waste management, we were more than happy to accept their proposed blog post. .”

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AIMMS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Those that also leverage scenarios in IBP are even better prepared to deal with the supply chain shocks caused by COVID-19. Let’s explore them briefly in this blog post. We illustrate this by looking at the global supply chain of a CPG manufacturer that makes hand sanitizer, among other products.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 22, 2023

Due to increasing pressure from various stakeholders, many companies are turning their focus to ensuring that their supply chains are sustainable. What is a sustainable supply chain? Product design – use of appropriate materials; design the product for extended future use.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If you’ve followed our blog over the years, you’ll know that we’ve shared lots of information about distribution network design, why it’s vital to get it right, how long it should take, the importance of reviewing the network every so often, and various elements of design such as determining the number of warehouses and where to locate them.

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Supply Chain and Logistics

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

MIT’s Supply Chain blog presented a nice research study by Minhaaj Khan and Srideepti Kidambi and supervised by Dr. Tugba Efendigil. Their study is a good example of using less data rather than more to design a simple readily explainable approach … Continue reading →

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Behind the scenes, BT Supply Chain has been the backbone of the company’s operations for 30 years, making sure customers get the best experience. The supply chain division fulfills 40,000 individual customer orders every day, making sure that 32,000 engineers get the tools, parts and equipment they need to deliver support and services.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 20, 2020

We are really excited to get multiple mentions in Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Planning Technologies , which was released in October 2019. We feel like we’ve come a long way with our supply chain focus in recent years and Supply Chain Planning seems like ‘home sweet home,’ with all of our capabilities covered.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Manufacturers and distributors experienced huge supply chain disruptions due to the pandemic which exposed many vulnerabilities and tested the resilience of supply chain leaders globally. In fact, SYSPRO research revealed that 60% of businesses were impacted by supply chain disruptions during the pandemic.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 4, 2021

Any discussion on supply chain risk management and applying managed transportation to help prevent risks from coming to fruition is incomplete without touching on the pandemic to overcome supply chain disruption. Market Volatility Continues to Undermine Supply Chain Risk Management.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 12, 2022

With direct and indirect materials making up at least 50% of typical manufacturing costs, the procurement function could be re-imagined so companies can be more responsive to customer demands and more agile when dealing with supply chain challenges. Submitted proposals are stored in the online supply chain portal.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2021

Supply chain disruption is a fact of life for every company that moves any type of product. Don’t expect to plan for every disruption; instead, develop a strategy to overcome supply chain disruption, regardless of the source. A resilient supply chain may be stretched to the max, but it doesn’t break.

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ECW

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

From oversized machinery to delicate pharmaceuticals, the ports infrastructure is designed to address a diverse range of requirements. A Strategic Role in Resilient Supply Chains As global supply chains face increasing uncertainty, Philadelphia is doubling down on resilience.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

So, you are thinking about a career in supply chain? While this article is intended as an evergreen resource, to help you navigate in your search for a supply chain job, and is not a COVID-19-specific guide, the pandemic has galvanized attention on the industry and its criticality.

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Dedola Global Logistics

MAY 14, 2024

That’s why we developed TrakItPRO, a state-of-the-art cargo visibility tracking system designed to streamline freight forwarding for companies like yours. Importing freight to the US comes with challenges, ranging from outdated technology to inefficient communication. You can watch a video on TrakItPRO here and download our guide.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Ask manufacturing leaders what changes they plan to make in the next three years in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, and they will likely say their use of technology will deepen as more and more players in their supply chains come to rely on digital connections for daily interactions. Talent gaps: ? Changing consumer attitudes:?

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

As part of our ongoing commitment to keep our blog readers updated on what’s happening in the supply chain and logistics world, we’re launching a regular industry news roundup, which we’ll release periodically. Increased near-shoring in Mexico and elsewhere as companies seek shorter supply chains.

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