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Omni-Channel Logistics Leaders: The Importance of Real-Time Inventory Visibility

Talking Logistics

Performance Leaders Have Greater Real-Time Inventory Visibility Across Supply Chain Nodes. Across virtually every supply chain node, a greater percentage of Above Average Performers reported having real-time visibility of inventory compared to Average or Below Performers.

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6 Critical Success Factors in Distribution Network Design

Logistics Bureau

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. In our work with clients, we often succeed in making an existing network more effective by removing a distribution node or two. Getting Complicated?

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Why is o9 Solutions Growing So Fast?

Logistics Viewpoints

A graph database stores nodes and relationships instead of tables, or documents. But, of course, over the course of a month the demand and supply pictures change. “We pioneered (the use of the graph database) for planning” Mr. Gottemukkala asserts. Data is stored just like you might sketch ideas on a whiteboard.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

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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Better Ways to Address Trade-Offs with Supply Chain Optimization

Logistics Viewpoints

Optimization has often been applied too narrowly, because as AI and supply chain expert Professor Nada Sanders articulates , analytical techniques applied to just one node only create highly-efficient silos. A plan is a point in time, so any solution must be paired with agility to adjust when the inevitable changes occur.

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How Supply Chain Orchestration Can Help Prevent Drug Shortages

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain orchestration means the various nodes can plan together instead of sequentially. Asking these what-if questions entails assessing the impact on multiple areas, such as packaging, production, inventory, distribution, and of course customers.

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Getting Started with AI in Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Some try delving into deep learning or a crash course in generative AI (GenAI), but I don’t recommend starting there. Concurrency combined with AI is the breakthrough, because it connects islands of isolation and aligns the nodes of your supply chain. Getting started with AI in supply chain might not start where you think.