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The New Definition of Supply Chain Agility and Resilience in an Unpredictable World

Logistics Viewpoints

The definition of agility and resilience will continue to evolve. The creation of a new digital ecosystem has enabled these and other changes that will shape the definition of supply chain agility and resilience in the 2020s and beyond. There are Also Commercial Reasons. The Road to Agility and Resilience.

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6 Inventory Control Techniques for Stock Optimization

EazyStock

Inventory Control Techniques that use Stock Optimization Best Practices. So we thought we’d focus on the lesser known topic of ‘stock optimization’ – this is an inventory control technique that’s becoming more popular with inventory managers to improve the efficiency of their supply chain. What is stock optimization?

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Optimizing Last-Mile Fulfillment for FMCG Businesses in the Middle East

Locus

“E-commerce is becoming a reality,” the management consulting company stated, “reinventing consumers’ path to purchase, forming new customer experiences , disrupting business models, and creating growth opportunities for large and small retailers as well as for a new generation of pure E-commerce players.”

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TWI: Is it Time to Rethink Job Relations?

The Lean Thinker

.” I think the answer depends on the person’s mental model and biases about the role of authority. And, to be clear, this is actually a continuum rather than a bipolar model. If we optimize the parts, we will optimize the whole. There are a couple of distinct paradigms I want to discuss.

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Companies Improve their Supply Chains with Artificial Intelligence

Logistics Viewpoints

Further, while artificial intelligence helps solve certain types of problems, Jay Muelhoefer – the chief marketing officer at Kinaxis pointed out – optimization and heuristics work better for other types of planning problems. So, models for heavy process industries often include first principle parameters.

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Vendor Managed Inventory Model for Supply Chain Cost Reductions

GlobalTranz

Below I will outline how a vendor managed inventory model, in conjunction with reverse marketing, value analysis, and collaboration will achieve supply chain cost reductions. Vendor Managed Inventory Model for Supply Chain Cost Reductions. The distributor is in total control of the timing and size of the order being placed.

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Editor’s Choice: Why Supply Chain Design Is Not a “One-and-Done” Exercise

Logistics Viewpoints

But first, let’s get on the same page: Supply chain design solutions and definitions. Supply Chain Design: A process where nodes, modes, flows, and policies driving a supply chain are defined, reviewed, optimized, and aligned to business objectives. Here’s why, and what your organization should be thinking about instead.