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Supply Chain Optimization: Leveraging Integrated Scenario Planning as a Margin Multiplier

Logistics Viewpoints

Situation Companies are increasingly confronted with complex planning scenarios due to predictable events such as mergers and acquisitions, category expansions, supplier changes, and distribution evolution, as well as disruptive events including demand volatility, material shortages, capacity constraints, and logistical surprises.

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The (misplaced) need for speed. Why faster supply chain planning will not get you to your destination.

Logistics Viewpoints

Over the last two decades, there has been a significant focus on increasing the speed of supply chain planning solutions. However, you may have noticed that the increase in the speed of supply chain planning solutions is not resulting in better decisions, improved performance, or much-needed supply chain agility.

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Probabilistic Planning Helps Master Supply Chain’s Unknowns

Logistics Viewpoints

When planning your weekend, you might check a 5-day weather forecast, which provides probabilities of rain, sunshine, or cloudy skies. Recently, Steve Banker wrote an article about taking a flight and planning the drive to the airport. Picture this: you need to plan your inventory levels for the upcoming holiday season.

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Supply Chain Planning – A Market Viewpoint

Logistics Viewpoints

ARC Advisory Group has been covering the Supply Chain Planning ( SCP ) market for 17 years. The pandemic brought home the need for companies to run agile and resilient supply chains. Supply chain agility reflects a company’s ability to respond quickly to surges or plummeting demand.

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New Research: The State of Supply Chain Network Design in 2022

This report explores how the state of supply chain network design has changed – including how the tools, maturity models, and market demands are transforming the network design practice. Advanced analytics & Scenario Modeling. This report is useful if you are interested in: Exploring new network design insights and capabilities.

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Mastering Demand Planning: Best Practices and Tools for an Efficient Supply Chain

10xLogistics

I am continuing my series on simple definitions and thoughts in Supply Chain Management. Today, we will cover all things Demand Planning and I will follow this with a sub-post dealing with the topic of CPFR (Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment). This is an overtalked about but underused part of demand planning.

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Trucker Tools with Kary Jablonski

The Logistics of Logistics

Kary Jablonski and Joe Lynch discuss Trucker Tools. Kary is the CEO of Trucker Tools , the leading carrier relationship management platform that helps brokers grow their carrier network, book loads digitally, track freight, and build enduring relationships with carriers to drive reuse. About Trucker Tools. About Kary Jablonski.

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Guide to Mathematical Optimization & Modeling

For decades, operations research professionals have been applying mathematical optimization to address challenges in the field of supply chain planning, manufacturing, energy modeling, and logistics. Are evaluating tools and implementation approaches.

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Elevate Your Supply Chain Resilience With Scenario Planning

Speaker: Robert Olszak- Vice President, Global Supply Chain Optimization, RGP

As a supply chain director, you want to ensure that your supply chain network can withstand any disruptions and be optimized for peak performance. The global logistics market is growing, and companies need to prepare for the next generation of supply chain management.

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The Essential Supply Chain Network Design Tooling Checklist

Dedicated supply chain network design software is fuelled by intuitive scenario analysis capabilities on the front end and powerful mathematical optimization on the back end. Answer 10 relevant questions and find out if your needs qualify for advanced network design & scenario modeling technology.

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Top 5 Barriers to Supply Chain Network Design Adoption and How to Overcome Them

Speaker: Brian Dooley, Director SC Navigator, AIMMS, and Paul van Nierop, Supply Chain Planning Specialist, AIMMS

This on-demand webinar shares research findings from Supply Chain Insights, including the top 5 obstacles that bog you down when trying to improve your network design efforts: Poor data quality. Don’t have the right tools/tools are too complex or expensive. Lengthy time to plan/execute. Lack of skilled resources.

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Problem Solved: Boost Resilience with Supplier Diversity

Speaker: Rod Robinson - SVP of the Supplier Diversity Practice, Insight Sourcing Group

Supplier diversity programs are impactful and effective tools in your business strategy because they guarantee a diverse supplier base and ensure inclusivity within your ultimate procurement plan. This session will also cover: How to widen your pool of potential suppliers to achieve stronger supply chain resilience and adaptability.