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Supply Chain Design: A Tool to Help Maximize Value

Logistics Viewpoints

Moreover, this exercise might need to be repeated several times depending on how the war proceeds. Do we have a demand forecasting tool in place and, if so, how good is that forecast? The post Supply Chain Design: A Tool to Help Maximize Value appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Using Data to Improve Supply Chain Operations

Material Handling and Logistics

Cloud-based supply chain management tools, the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are expected to figure prominently in future supply chain operations. It arrives from an array of sources, and it is presented in a variety of formats. More data is coming in than ever before.

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Overcoming e-sourcing apprehension

Transporeon

Procurement professionals, if you are considering a transition from manual and Excel-based RF(x) to online automated e-sourcing platforms, here is the information you need to mitigate fear, uncertainty and doubt in your supplier base. Some suppliers view RFPs as static cost-cutting exercises, which devalue their offering.

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Boeing: The Turning Point(s)

The Lean Thinker

With the justification aside, they next had us go through exercises calculating net present value and ROI for a hypothetical capital investment in tooling – as though a shop floor supervisor would do this at any point in the course of their job. of parts and tools delivered to the work position for each shift of work.

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Using OEE and MOM with older manufacturing equipment

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

This older equipment includes manually operated machinery or outdated PLCs, and stand-alone machine tools. Consumer-grade open-source devices with easy-to-use hardware and software. In the first blog, it was pointed out that any project to optimize manufacturing operations should start with a value stream mapping (VSM) exercise.

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The History of Fleet Route Optimisation in Logistics

Logistics Bureau

So thats the route were taking in this article (no pun intended), we’ll be exploring the evolution of fleet route optimisation from a time-consuming pen-and-paper exercise to a high-tech process that, in some cases, can be completed in minutes. However, some perhaps use unsophisticatedbut adequatedigital tools for route planning.

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Modeling brewing capacity to drive cost savings at HEINEKEN

AIMMS

Our team determines which countries should get the most volume of this product, where it should be produced and which brewery each country should source it from. It was taxing to report above the country level with this tool. This drove us to adopt a better strategic decision-support tool. This made it prone to error.