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The 3 Pillars of Supply Chain Management (And Why Their Alignment Matters)

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From an inventory perspective then, service means maintaining an appropriate level of stock to meet your promises to your customers. Hence it’s critical to balance inventory levels and deployment strategy to meet availability and cost requirements. Too many nodes will result in excessive warehouse cost and inventory levels.

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Why is o9 Solutions Growing So Fast?

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A graph database stores nodes and relationships instead of tables, or documents. In the monthly business planning meeting, a plan can be created, that if executed, will generate a certain profit, cash flow, or even keep greenhouse gas emissions below a certain targeted level. Thus, the initial plan must be modified.

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5 Steps to Address the Rising Geopolitical Risks to Your Supply Chain

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Adjust supply chain design more frequently than ever: As radical shifts in the centers of gravity of demand take place and the often-used transportation modes become inaccessible, organizations need to revisit their supply chain design and dynamically course correct.

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6 Critical Success Factors in Distribution Network Design

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Of course, it can add up to a vast pool of data, so realistically, access to advanced modelling and analytics tools will be essential to get the most value from it. To do so is a mistake because a successful and future-proof distribution network design will typically need to meet several objectives.

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Building the Future of Logistics, Going Past the Hype

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I agree with Gartner’s assessment as stated in the report, that “Users that have high levels of change over the course of a delivery horizon or have a large focus on last-mile delivery to the consumer, are the best candidates for last-mile delivery solutions.” The next big question is, what is the right last mile solution for each business?

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How to Mitigate Risk in Demand Driven Supply Chains

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The desire to avoid data falling into the wrong hands is, of course, understandable, but digital security measures are improving all the time. Another concern standing in the way of DDSC implementation relates to inventory, or rather, fears that there will not be enough of it to meet unexpected demand peaks or to cover supply shortages.

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3 Supply Chain Trends to Keep on Your 2019 Radar

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On the other, throughput has to be faster, costs need to be lower, and service quality must be of the highest standards to meet rising customer expectations. Trend #2: Distribution Nodes Moving Closer to Customers. We’re seeing more supply chain nodes spread across the country. They are smaller in size but greater in number.”.