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Understanding Distributed Order Management with Dan Gilmore

The Logistics of Logistics

Earlier in his career, he led the implementation of two major WMS projects for Forte Industries. Distributed order management (DOM) is a software system that provides integrated fulfillment planning and execution across multi-echelon, multi-node, multi-partner, and multi-channel supply chain networks. About Softeon.

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Do You Want Visibility or Transparency?

Logistics Viewpoints

Polly Mitchell-Guthrie, the VIce President of Industry Outreach at Kinaxis. Mitchell-Guthrie is the VP of Industry Outreach and Thought Leadership at Kinaxis. Do you want visibility or transparency? Polly Mitchell-Guthrie, posed that provocative question to supply chain professionals on her LinkedIn feed.

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How Pure Storage Withstood the Pandemic

Logistics Viewpoints

Prior to that he had worked in the storage industry as a director of supply chain at EMC. But the just-in-case maintenance inventory also turned out to be helpful for meeting surges in demand for finished products. Prior to Covid, for all core commodities and for their contract manufacturers there were meetings every other week.

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A New Era in Transport Logistics with Big Data and Self-Driving Trucks

Logistics Viewpoints

A recent survey conducted by the International Road Transport Union (IRU) industry association shows that this bottleneck has exacerbated worldwide over the past two years. Transportation from these new distribution centers to their final destination must also be balanced using data transparency across all nodes.

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Intelligence…Sometimes Artificial

AIMMS

AI’s probabilistic reasoning and optimization capabilities are expressed over a digital representation of 2000 machines to best meet demand, while simultaneously shaping demand through flexible pricing. Tens of thousands of demand nodes, 2,000 supply nodes and industrial pricing are all synchronized to best effect every 15 minutes.

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Peak Season Prep: 2024 Trends & Strategies

Ship Monk

Build in redundancies, such as multiple quality checks, multi-node fulfillment, and multiple shipping partners to reduce errors and risk. Distribute inventory across multiple shipping nodes to reduce emissions whenever possible. Make sure your fulfillment team(s) have the capacity to scale, while maintaining speed and accuracy.

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5 Steps to Address the Rising Geopolitical Risks to Your Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

This helps them understand what additional costs they might incur while meeting customer expectations, and then make the right decisions as they seek to find offset opportunities. Madhav Durbha is the Vice President of Supply Chain Strategy Coupa Software , where his team helps customers and prospects solve various supply chain challenges.