Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 10, 2021

Supply chains have for many years tolerated a lack of accountability at nearly every node — from buyer-supplier relationships to outdated tools and data transparency issues — which has prevented businesses from operating cost- and time-efficiently and delivering on their promises.

Supply Chain Software 124

Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Nodes Tools 124

Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 3, 2024

Supply chain network design, a branch of operations research, helps in strategic decision-making about nodes, sourcing, transportation modes and inventory levels.

Supply Chain Design 104

Supply Chain Design Supply Chains Reliability Networks 104

Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Consider real time tracking systems that monitor emissions across different supply chain nodes and predictive analytics to identify emission hotspots. This means deploying supply chain carbon accounting software, setting clear KPIs for emission reduction and regular carbon audits.

Resource Reduction 75

Resource Reduction Material Savings Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 75

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The supply chain nodes which were once deemed to be relatively static have become far more dynamic in the recent past. The rapid shifts to eCommerce during the pandemic caused retailers and brand owners alike to flex their network nodes (where goods are made and inventories are stocked) significantly.

Supply Chain Design Software 104

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

The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

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.) With that inventory visibility, the IMS can support two important processes.

Inventory 273

Inventory Optimal Sourcing Optimization Software Manufacturing Procurement 273

Stord

JULY 29, 2024

This center provides additional excellent middle-of-country, single node coverage and complements Stord’s Atlanta Headquarters. “In The 640,000 square foot capacity facility is the largest warehouse in Stord’s network and includes significant climate control storage, a pick mezzanine, pallet racking and robotic automation.

Cost Reduction 144

Cost Reduction Operations Nodes Logistics Network Optimization Software 144

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2024

The nodes in the graph are things people think of as master data – like the partners a company works with, the products, and the physical geographic locations in a supply chain. But that data is then enriched through all the interconnections between the nodes.

Modeling Software 120

Modeling Software Supply Chain Software Nodes Logistics Network Optimization Software 120

Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Performance Leaders Have Greater Real-Time Inventory Visibility Across Supply Chain Nodes. Across virtually every supply chain node, a greater percentage of Above Average Performers reported having real-time visibility of inventory compared to Average or Below Performers.

Optimal Sourcing 101

Optimal Sourcing Inventory Nodes Logistics Network Optimization Software 101

The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 13, 2021

Response to node failures is robust. The upshot of all this is the result of now we very brittle supply chains, now inherently susceptible to massive disruption – even by a single event – such as the tsunami event in Japan. Attributes of sourcing strategies that focus effectiveness: High Adaptability. High Responsiveness.

Sourcing Strategies 195

Sourcing Strategies Inventory Reduction Resource Reduction Price Reduction 195

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2020

Ports are critical nodes in global supply chains. Making sure that port-related supply chains operate smoothly is imperative for companies and nations. ElMarie Hugo from BlueYonder is an expert on these supply chains. In this interview, she shares her thoughts on making these supply chains work much better.

BlueYonder 83

BlueYonder Nodes Supply Chains Operations 83

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 8, 2024

Autonomy led to a complex supply chain with shipments that traveled too many miles and required too many touches across the nodes. Over the years, individual locations—the company has several manufacturing locations in Europe and North America—have behaved increasingly autonomously.

Cost Reduction 122

Cost Reduction Optimal Sourcing Resource Reduction Negotiating Skills 122

Shipchain

JULY 17, 2020

Validators operating nodes will have to fund their wallets with active SHIP and migrate to the mainnet. We are planning to set a minimum delegation fee on the network of 15% to avoid a race to the bottom by validators and to protect the security of the network. We encourage validators to remain at the 25% mark, however.

Nodes 118

Nodes After-sales Networks Security 118

AIMMS

JUNE 5, 2019

Tens of thousands of demand nodes, 2,000 supply nodes and industrial pricing are all synchronized to best effect every 15 minutes. 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.

Supply Chain Planning Software 120

Supply Chain Planning Software Optimization Software Supply Chain Software Scenario Planning 120

Stord

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

From 2005 to 2020, Alen Corporation managed all of its own warehousing and fulfillment operations from a single node in Texas. This setup required massive investments into personnel, equipment, and land.

Case Study 78

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Ship Monk

JULY 18, 2024

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.

Inventory Reduction 111

Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Price Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software 111

Stord

JANUARY 7, 2025

This program focuses on rapidly scaling DTC brands that will quickly outgrow their initial logistic infrastructure - unlocking flexible expansion into new markets, B2B, access to Stords multi-node warehouse network, and more.

Supply Chain Design Software 60

Supply Chain Design Software Optimization Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Software 60

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The effort to move closer to the customer – by virtually all businesses – means supply chain networks of old must be replaced with more links, more nodes, and smaller, more frequent shipments. It is forcing companies to rethink how they plan, optimize, execute, and collaborate with trading partners.

Optimal Sourcing 70

Optimal Sourcing Cost Reduction Procurement Tips 70

Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

There can be multiple lead times within a supply chain, typically between each node or process along the way from raw materials, processing, and finally getting the customer their shipment. Lead time in the supply chain is the total time from when a customer order, or purchase order, is placed and when the goods are received.

Inventory Reduction 120

Inventory Reduction Material Savings Vendor Strategies Expense Reduction 120

Shipchain

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

This means we’ll rely on public validation nodes, which typically requires that network transaction fees (in SHIP) will be used to pay validators for performing work. Target # of nodes. Our blockchain will be decentralized, censorship-resistant and trustless. Delegated Proof of Stake. Delegated Proof of Stake.

Supply Chain Planning Software 121

Supply Chain Planning Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimization Software Tracking and Tracing 121

Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

We have fantastically accurate information available quickly about all sorts of things in the supply chain — but these nodes of data-gathering are like narrowly-focused spotlights on an otherwise dark stage.

Supply Chains 60

Supply Chains Nodes Sorting Availability 60

Stord

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In the near future, The Zero Proof can expand to a multi-node structure to reduce transit times and parcel zones on DTC orders to key markets, as well as a seamless expansion to European markets through Stord’s network of facilities across North America, The United Kingdom and The Netherlands.

Case Study 60

Case Study Negotiating Skills Optimization Software Study 60

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2022

At each node – truck to port, offloading the truck at a port terminal, goods loaded on ship, etc. But what shippers need is visibility across all nodes and modes, and good predictive times of arrival that account for an end-to-end journey down to the purchase order and SKU level.

Supply Chain Planning Software 109

Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chains Procurement Solutions 109

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The final design reduced the total order cycle time (order to receipt), changed order frequencies, changed order volumes, added an upper node, and implemented a cross-dock solution. The same “If” statement was repeated for a host of financial and operational metrics.

Supply Chain Design Software 124

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 124

Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Supply Chain Design: A process where nodes, modes, flows, and policies driving a supply chain are defined, reviewed, optimized, and aligned to business objectives. Here’s why, and what your organization should be thinking about instead. But first, let’s get on the same page: Supply chain design solutions and definitions.

Supply Chain Design Software 104

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

Talking Logistics

APRIL 1, 2019

We’re taking people off the email copy list and making them nodes on the blockchain,” explained Lars Ulrich from IBM. With so many people revising the document and so many emails going back and forth, it’s nearly impossible to keep track of the changes made, who made them, and which attachment is the most current version.

Supply Chain Software 107

Supply Chain Software Nodes Supply Chains Logistics Network Optimization Software 107

Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

“We find companies increasingly saying ‘My planning system is solving the problem that it was put in place to solve, but it’s not really answering the questions and solving the problems that we have today,’” said Allison Fowler, Senior Director of Planning at LLamasoft in a recent episode of Talking Logistics.

Supply Chain Planning Software 77

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Scenario Planning Supply Chain Design 77

Ship Monk

DECEMBER 14, 2022

If you’re interested in learning more about utilizing our Dallas-Fort Worth fulfillment center as an additional shipping node for your ecommerce business, please contact your ShipMonk Happiness Engineer! All new and existing ShipMonk ecommerce clients will be eligible to utilize the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas fulfillment center. About ShipMonk.

3PL 111

3PL eCommerce Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction 111

Bringg

JANUARY 23, 2018

As a timely example, this week Alibaba announced the launch of their own cryptocurrency mining platform called “P2P Nodes” as a way to make sure that their sheer scale doesn’t hold them back from innovating – trying and testing new technologies that could redefine the future of e-commerce.

Resource Reduction 85

Resource Reduction Logistics Network Optimization Software Nodes Supply Chain Software 85

Stord

MAY 14, 2024

It has consolidated V Shred’s prior three-node model into a more efficient two-node network, with more delivery carrier options and competitive parcel rates, resulting in inventory cost savings while still improving time-in-transit. V Shred also expects further savings from its packaging spend with Stord.

Optimal Sourcing 60

Optimal Sourcing Optimization Software Modeling Software Supply Chain Software 60

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2021

Supply Chain Design wherein nodes, modes, flows, and policies driving a supply chain are reviewed and realigned to business objectives is emerging as a discipline to build resilience into S&OP. Hence, it serves us well to focus on making the S&OP process more resilient in addressing disruptions.

Supply Chain Planning Software 113

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Optimal Sourcing Scenario Planning 113

Log-hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

KNIME HUB INTEGRATION New nodes for demand forecasting and emissions analytics simplify data processing in KNIME models. NEW APIS FOR DEMAND FORECASTING APP & CO2 EMISSIONS ANALYSIS allowing seamless integration of forecasting and emissions tracking into the users existing workflows.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Optimization Software Cost Reduction 40

Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Retailers can enhance the use of their many omnichannel nodes to accommodate returns, using technology to determine which products should be sent back to where. Route orchestration and optimization can increase capacity utilization for trucks carrying less than a full load to take on return deliveries.

Purchasing Skills 109

Purchasing Skills Reverse logistics Price Reduction Cost Reduction 109

3PL Insights

JUNE 14, 2018

A blockchain is made up of a network of computers, otherwise known as “nodes.” A node, or computer, is connected to the network through authorizing and communicating transactions through a client (which completes these transactions). This simple question has a very complex answer, one that can be difficult to understand.

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Nodes Supply Chain Design Software Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Design 45

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 22, 2022

But it applied them in greater detail to aggregate supply and demand across numerous nodes. It utilized these linear programming concepts I found so impressive in business school. And these were enterprise applications, not spreadsheets. I thought to myself, “this stuff is great.” And I still think it is great.

Supply Chain Planning Software 123

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Modeling Software Scenario Planning 123

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2025

With its ability to monitor conditions across the supply chain at every node and touch point digitalization provides the only practical solution. The pace and scope of supply chain disruption are beyond human cognition, manual analysis, and consumer-grade spreadsheet tools.

Supply Chain Planning Software 60

Supply Chain Planning Software Optimization Software Supply Chain Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 60

Logistics Manager

JUNE 15, 2020

” GEODIS can tap on CALISTA ’s global connectivity to more than 60 Customs nodes to fulfill their compliance requirements. Using CALISTA , GEODIS can better ensure timely and accurate submission of trade declarations and permits, thus facilitating cross-border freight activities and expediting the release of goods.”

Logistics Network Optimization Software 69

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Software Document Nodes 69

Talking Logistics

MAY 6, 2019

Our 2018 study tells us a greater percentage of Above Average Performers have “High Confidence” in inventory accuracy across all supply chain nodes compared to Average & Below Performers. The Inventory Accuracy “Confidence Gap”.

Inventory 92

Inventory Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software Optimization Software 92