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. It was taxing to report above the country level with this tool. This was not easy to do with an error-prone tool.

Modeling Software 48

Modeling Software Optimization Modeling Optimal Sourcing Modeling 48

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. It was a strategic/tactical analysis, disconnected from day-to-day operations, and the software tools were difficult to learn and use.

Supply Chain Design Software 43

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

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

GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 29, 2015

KPIs or Key Performance Indicators are a core practice of measuring the effectiveness and for continuous improvement in any business outsourcing model. The 4PL built a new routing tool specifically for Whirlpool that offered overall cost optimization and mode selection.

Case Study 93

Case Study Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 93

Locus

APRIL 26, 2024

More and more companies are looking to digitalization of their end-to-end logistics operations for high efficiencies at optimal costs. Enter the Request for Proposal (RFP): a strategic tool that goes beyond mere vendor selection. Should the solution optimize dispatch for captive fleet, or allow you to leverage an asset-light model?

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimization Software Modeling Software Optimal Sourcing 52

Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 19, 2022

It also stands to reason that when you undertake a slotting exercise, you should think about it from the perspective of these activities. But what if your business lacks the digital tools necessary to use the data? In that case, you will need help from a logistics consulting provider who can perform the required modeling for you.

Production 98

Production Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Resource Reduction 98

Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

Process Specialisation Outsourced manufacturers, logistics providers, and other supply chain service partners dedicate all their resources to optimizing processes that, while essential for the success of your organisation, are secondary to its principal objectives.

Outsourcing 98

Outsourcing Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software Cost Reduction 98

Penske Move Ahead

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The purpose of this report is not to critique any fleet's performance, but rather to give them the tools so when they need the answers and the metrics in their continuous improvement efforts that they can grab onto those metrics in the report and move on," said Tom Moore, executive vice president of NPTC. By "Move Ahead" Staff.

Survey 59

Survey Trucking Supply Chain Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 59

UL EHS- Sustainability

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Traditional training models address performance issues only when there is a lack of knowledge and skills. It is essential to determine reasons for the poor performance; this valuable exercise is a systematic, methodical evaluation that leads to an actionable strategy to yield improved employee performance outcomes.

Buyer Training 40

Buyer Training Optimal Sourcing Expense Reduction Cost Reduction 40

Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The Path to Cost Reduction: The company undertook a supply chain network-redesign program, resulting in the commissioning of intermediate “merge centers” and optimization of cross-dock terminal locations. Moving to a vendor-managed inventory model wherever it was possible to do so.

Cost Reduction 77

Cost Reduction Inventory Reduction Expense Reduction Price Reduction 77

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2017

Strange as it may seem, many business leaders don’t have the answers to these questions , because they’ve never conducted an exercise to understand the costs involved with supplying their customers. Inadequate technology tools used to support the process. Review, model, and optimise your distribution network.

Supply Chain Design Software 67

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Software 67

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2017

Understanding data and being able to draw actionable conclusions from it, using IT or other tools made available, is a capability of growing importance. Workflow optimization. Processes are precisely defined, so that they mesh together for the least friction and the greatest productivity. No person is an island. Financial planning.

Negotiating Skills 75

Negotiating Skills Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 75

Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 21, 2016

That’s not to say that the following signs and symptoms are harbingers of disaster, but they should certainly prompt a distribution network design review, along with a modeling exercise to check if your outbound supply chain is maintaining that all-important balance between cost and service. Click To Tweet.

Supply Chain Design Software 40

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Distribution Networks 40

Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Performance is Sub Optimal Related to the core skill issue, often organizations which have a strategic focus, other than in transport or warehousing, cannot attain the desired performance levels and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) required by their customers. To understand how these factors interplay, consider the following model.

Outsourcing 52

Outsourcing Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Price Reduction 52

Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 1, 2015

The process owners representing the respective utility business function were all seated together, in fact it was surprising to note that most of them even had consensus on many common process which were suggested to be followed as part of the process optimization exercise. However, it did not meet its purpose.

Packaging 20

Packaging Modeling Software Optimization Software Optimization Modeling 20

Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

You’ll probably need some external help to model your distribution network and identify how to optimise it, but that doesn’t make it any less fundamental to business success. Maintaining an optimal network design is a supply chain basic—ignoring its importance could cost your company millions of dollars a year—seriously!

Supply Chain Design Software 40

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 40

Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 31, 2016

You’ll probably need some external help to model your distribution network and identify how to optimise it, but that doesn’t make it any less fundamental to business success. Maintaining an optimal network design is a supply chain basic—ignoring its importance could cost your company millions of dollars a year—seriously!

Supply Chain Design Software 45

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 45

Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

To optimize their delivery operations, these companies engage in strategic route design on an infrequent basis or when some big event occurs in the company. New business models and delivery services. For most, re-routes are a painful and time-consuming exercise. Single pass optimization. New delivery asset options.

Resource Reduction 72

Resource Reduction Cost Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Networks 72

Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 3, 2012

I shall name it Personal Profile Manager ( PPM ); a tools which keeps a tab on your day to day activities, keeps you up and running and ensure that your downtime is less. You do regular exercise to ensure frequency of your breakdown can be reduced or you take your kid for scheduled vaccinations - Preventive Maintenance.

Supply Chain Planning Software 30

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Optimal Sourcing 30

Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The Appeal of Delegating to AI AI is a tool designed by humans to do things it can do better or we cannot or do not want to do. ARK Investment Management found that every four months the cost of operating AI models drops by half, beating the famous Moore’s Law on chip costs by a factor of 4-6 times.

Supply Chain Design Software 116

Supply Chain Design Software Negotiating Skills Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software 116