Kane is Able

JUNE 27, 2019

Warehouse optimization modeling exercises examine the upside of being closer to customers versus the downside of carrying more inventory in more locations. Distribution network optimization has become a white-hot topic these days as “the Amazon effect” leads businesses to evaluate how quickly they can get products to customers.

Network Optimization Software 50

Network Optimization Software Modeling Software Optimization Modeling Optimization Software 50

The Lean Thinker

MARCH 5, 2021

The people who have to manage the daily work, whether they were involved in this exercise or not, have no paradigm for dealing with the myriad of issues that are bound to be surfaced after we pulled all of the buffers out of the material and the time. That’s the whole point, actually, of a model line.

Factories 243

Factories Modeling Software Exercises Modeling 243

AIMMS

JANUARY 28, 2019

Can you tell me about HEINEKEN’s AIMMS-based Brewing Capacity Model? I understand your team took ownership of this model. Yeah, so there was an existing Brewing Capacity Model which lived in a spreadsheet file. I’m curious to learn more about your vision for the model. How did the model come together? .

Modeling Software 62

Modeling Software Optimization Modeling Modeling Optimal Sourcing 62

AIMMS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

To do this, we built two representative models of a business. While businesses differ in complexity and size, for this exercise we extrapolated based on these $7.5Bn baselines. While businesses differ in complexity and size, for this exercise we extrapolated based on these $7.5Bn baselines.

Supply Chain Design Software 116

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design Optimization Software 116

The Lean Thinker

OCTOBER 8, 2019

If you are in R&D this is an even more direct application back to Menlo’s model. Then develop training experiences and exercises that they believe will allow the learner to pass the test. I have been experimenting with this linguistic shift in my Toyota Kata classes and consulting. Training = Giving People Ability.

Buyer Training 210

Buyer Training Optimization Software Modeling Software Optimization Modeling 210

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 16, 2025

Once this exercise is completed, your company can then assess the risk from tier-two suppliers onwards. Smart software procurement choices, in areas such as business intelligence, risk assessment, and data management, will allow you to make predictive models for supply and demand in times of local, national, or global uncertainty.

Supply Chain Planning Software 74

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Software 74

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

For the longest time modeling and designing such nodes, modes, and flows has been the realm of Supply Chain Design. Just a handful of optimization and operations research experts ran models of the network and made recommendations. Taxes and tariffs can be modeled, and tax efficient supply chains can be designed.

Supply Chain Design Software 104

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 104

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2022

This is not a continuous improvement exercise, but a matter of survival as greater unpredictability prevails in our markets, continually taxing resources, and challenging forecast accuracy on both the demand and supply sides. There is no question that every industry now functions in a different environment with different economic conditions.

Supply Chain Software 135

Supply Chain Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 135

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 22, 2023

Moreover, this exercise might need to be repeated several times depending on how the war proceeds. For it to be an optimal solution, a mathematical model needs to be used. That model can then be used to analyze every new situation that arises. Because of these similarities, they might group them all together in the model.

Supply Chain Design Software 110

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Software Modeling Software 110

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2022

However, the rapid shifts that companies are going through given the aforementioned trends, progressive companies are laying a robust data foundation and enabling a digital twin of the physical supply chain so they can conduct Design exercises on demand with increasing frequency.

Supply Chain Design Software 123

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 123

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 1, 2024

They underwent a thorough Network Optimization exercise to identify the roadmap of transitioning to a hybrid offshore/nearshore model. Structural Changes in Supply Chains: Example: A consumer goods company decides to near-shore its manufacturing operations to reduce transportation costs and improve responsiveness.

Supply Chain Design Software 125

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Scenario Planning 125

AIMMS

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Can you tell me about HEINEKEN’s AIMMS-based Brewing Capacity Model? I understand your team took ownership of this model. Yeah, so there was an existing Brewing Capacity Model which lived in an Excel file. I’m curious to learn more about your vision for the model. How did the model come together? .

Modeling Software 48

Modeling Software Optimization Modeling Optimal Sourcing Modeling 48

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2024

APS are complex, live production environments requiring extensive configuration to accurately model a business’s operational reality. Collaboration and Skill Development: ISP fosters collaboration among process leads and stakeholders by involving cross-functional teams in scenario planning exercises.

Scenario Planning 125

Scenario Planning Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software 125

10xLogistics

MARCH 22, 2020

We should model our fight against microbes after the structure of the military. Similiar exercises were done in Korea and other places. In the end, we have the model on how to build an infrastructure to fight a huge event which comes up on us like a black swan. The model is the military and the reserves.

Supply Chains 98

Supply Chains Military Training Modeling 98

Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2018

The techniques require different degrees of sophistication, but even the relatively simple exercise of putting data from different sources in the same space and producing a visual representation can suggest strategies for transformation. to anticipate conditions that signal an emerging demand spike.

Supply Chain Software 166

Supply Chain Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chains Sourcing Strategies 166

Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2024

’ Companies like Sears, Dell, and Zappos are often pointed to as models to follow for reverse logistics. Design reverse logistics into the business model. Reverse logistics is therefore worth doing, and worth doing properly. Looking to real-life examples for inspiration, we can ask, ‘Who does reverse logistics well?’

Reverse logistics 74

Reverse logistics Cost Reduction Vendor Strategies Inventory Reduction 74

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 24, 2022

Industries should complete this same exercise of creating resolutions, what all of us in the corporate world call annual plans or strategic plans. For 2022, the list should include digital transformation – and how digital can create new business models and drive new revenue streams.

ERP 119

ERP Digital Modeling Software Optimization Software 119

Bringg

AUGUST 16, 2018

This new subscription model has proven extremely successful in other industries. With rising costs of fuel and driver salaries on the rise, the initiative could become a costly exercise. We could be seeing other competitors such as GrubHub or Seamless adopting similar models to be able to match their delivery service.

Expense Reduction 72

Expense Reduction Cost Reduction Purchasing Skills Exercises 72

Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

It is a package of methodologies and statistical models developed to perform inventory rationalization and improve service within the logistics industry. This system uses Multi-Echelon Planning as a base combined with statistical models we developed that are applied at different phases of the exercise.

Inventory Reduction 97

Inventory Reduction Inventory Logistics Network Optimization Software Cost Reduction 97

AIMMS

JULY 23, 2019

In a recent article published in Mundo Logística , Tereos’ Logistics and S&OP Executive Manager, André Margoto , shares valuable insights on how agribusiness companies can use optimization models in (near) real-time to inform planning decisions and bolster their S&OP process.

Procurement Analytics 111

Procurement Analytics Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning How To 111

Logistics in War

MAY 11, 2023

Fuel and ammunition feed into the discussion of force posture, and the importance of exercises to build ‘preparedness including minimum viable improvements in key areas’ is also clear (pp 78-80). This must be achieved while Defence reforms in the wake of National Defence , and in a state of heightened preparedness.

Military 127

Military Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Logistics 127

Logistics in War

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

Behind every major warfighting exercise, such as the recent Exercise Talisman Sabre or the successive multinational exercises underway in Europe , the logistics system is tested. Furthermore, because of its routine nature the costs of maintaining preparedness can be more easily determined than other models.

Modeling Software 50

Modeling Software Scenario Planning Military Exercises 50

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 19, 2022

The fundamental problem is that many organizations caught up in this situation are using business models which were already out of date before the pandemic. The supply chain of the future will not use the business models which are currently in place. How can businesses create the supply chain of the future?

Manufacturing Procurement 105

Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chains 105

Talking Logistics

JUNE 29, 2017

The first one arrived a few years ago when a growing number of companies started treating supply chain design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise. The slide below provides an overview of SupplyChainPlanning.com: Source: LLamasoft.

Supply Chain Design Software 43

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Software 43

Logistics in War

APRIL 9, 2020

The key is effective data analysis, trusted modelling tools and a systematic approach that provides total visibility across the entire supply network. This will support an effective demonstration of probable outcomes during the planning phase based on selected COAs, supported by an ability to intervene where required.

Supply Chain Planning Software 85

Supply Chain Planning Software Military Exercises Logistics Network Optimization Software 85

Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

That said, CTS models that include end-to-end supply chain activities can use ABC data in order to calculate the overall profitability of serving a customer with a product. The tools for determining Cost To Serve include standard spreadsheet applications, such as MS Excel, and network design modeling software.

Purchasing Skills 93

Purchasing Skills Cost Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 93

Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

New business models and delivery services. For most, re-routes are a painful and time-consuming exercise. This tedious process made a strategic route planning exercise more of an art than the science it should be. Your company went through a merger. Driver schedules and compensation plan changes. New delivery asset options.

Resource Reduction 72

Resource Reduction Cost Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Networks 72

AIMMS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

To do this, we built two representative models of a business. While businesses differ in complexity and size, for this exercise we extrapolated based on these $7.5Bn baselines. While businesses differ in complexity and size, for this exercise we extrapolated based on these $7.5Bn baselines.

Supply Chain Design Software 62

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design Network Optimization Software 62

Logistics Bureau

MAY 31, 2021

Could it just be that the addition of online sales to your business model brings extra costs that cannot be mitigated despite the best of efforts? That’s a strong indicator that improvements are there for the taking, but you need to exercise care in how you go about it. Why Modeling Makes Sense.

Cost Reduction 98

Cost Reduction Purchasing Skills Expense Reduction Inventory Reduction 98

PINC

AUGUST 31, 2020

Carriers have options and they are exercising them in search of margins.”. When fuel costs go down, the savings are often passed along to the shipper via a fuel cost component that carriers build into their own pricing models. Fuel costs. These fluctuations can directly impact carrier lane pricing.

Price Reduction 69

Price Reduction Cost Reduction Modeling Software Exercises 69

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2024

By modeling these potential disruptions, it becomes possible to understand the impact and develop the right alternative response plans to mitigate the impact. Companies can also test-drive their supply chains by introducing the uncertainty of events that are difficult, if not impossible, to predict with accuracy.

Scenario Planning 122

Scenario Planning Supply Chain Planning Software Sourcing Strategies Optimal Sourcing 122

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

The goal was to take data directly out of disparate source data systems including different versions of SAP and different types of supply chain planning, and then quickly assemble a common data model. This exercise was previously a cumbersome manual exercise done on a weekly basis for the top 45 stock keeping units (SKUs).

Supply Chain Planning Software 84

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 84

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2024

That included limited access to exercise facilities (42% of women, 30% of men), less access to safe parking (41% of women, 31% of men), and limited access to restrooms (39% of women, 23% of men). The robots will be put to the test, carrying boxes of items while simultaneously navigating around other coworkers. distribution centers.

Purchasing Skills 114

Purchasing Skills Logistics Network Optimization Software Waste Reduction Price Reduction 114

Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

It can’t be denied that currently, as more and more apparel retailers shift to meet the “fashion on demand” shopping preferences of consumers, the fast fashion business model is King. Development of a Fast Fashion Supply Chain Vertical Integration Wins in the Fast Fashion Race It’s not called fast fashion for nothing.

Supply Chain Design Software 75

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Software 75

AIMMS

JULY 23, 2019

In a recent article published in Mundo Logística , Tereos’ Logistics and S&OP Executive Manager, André Margoto , shares valuable insights on how agribusiness companies can use optimization models in (near) real-time to inform planning decisions and bolster their S&OP process. But technology is only part of the process.

Procurement Analytics 62

Procurement Analytics Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning How To 62

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 25, 2023

The mathematical models underlying generative AI are statistical sentence completion machines that compose content based on probabilities, not understanding, context, and empathy. Models trained on human data reflect us, both our pride and our prejudice. Unlike a supply chain, these steps rely on no disruption to their execution.

Supply Chain Planning Software 113

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Negotiating Skills 113

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Using data has the potential to open up new business models, technologies, and an ecosystem where anything-as-a-service is possible. Exercise trackers like Fitbit or Garmin are part of an IoT network that collects and analyzes data from objects – people.

Manufacturing Procurement 111

Manufacturing Procurement Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing 111