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The Logistics of Logistics
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
So, as an example, the IMS tracks and reports that there are 30 widgets in Warehouse A, 25 in Warehouse B, 48 in Manufacturing Plant A, and so on. The first is what may be called “soft inventory allocation,” which means as orders are placed, the system will reserve the needed quantities of inventory in each node (warehouse, etc.)
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
The bullwhip effect is one example of this disruptive effect, when small changes in demand cause huge demand spikes downstream. Table 1 describes a few examples of these types of risks. Examples of disruptive risks are suppliers going out of business or shipwrecks that result in the loss of cargo containers.
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AIMMS
JUNE 5, 2019
An interesting example of this is the capability AIMMS has provided in the utility grid business for the last 15 years. Tens of thousands of demand nodes, 2,000 supply nodes and industrial pricing are all synchronized to best effect every 15 minutes. What about Configure, Optimize & Respond?
Logistics Viewpoints
JANUARY 25, 2024
Consider a planner in Brazil working with the previous lead time prediction example, who has forgotten how to update the parameters. Sometimes hilarious examples of its “hallucinations” illustrate its failure to understand ( My Dinners with GPT-4 by Justin Smith-Ruiu is one of my favorites).
Locus
DECEMBER 7, 2021
A prime example is how governments in the Middle East have begun to rethink food security targets after the disruptions to their food supply chains. For example: poor quality, high costs, high lead time, supplier communication. For example: high or low product demand, excess inventory holding, product distribution.
AIMMS
JUNE 5, 2019
An interesting example of this is the capability AIMMS has provided in the utility grid business for the last 15 years. Tens of thousands of demand nodes, 2,000 supply nodes and industrial pricing are all synchronized to best effect every 15 minutes. What about Configure, Optimize & Respond?
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
of supply chain professionals found that their number one wish to increase work satisfaction is better, integrated tools. Transparency into the inter-relationships of actions clarifies their systemic impact, not just the effect on a single node. Climate change is biggest crisis of all, the ultimate example of interconnected systems.
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