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What is logistics planning and how can it benefit your business
What is logistics planning and how can it benefit your business

Ryan Berger

Logistics planning and strategy is vital to the success of an organization. Plan correctly and you will be able to reduce risks and highlight hidden problems. Fail to plan and you may face expensive disruptions, inefficiencies, and an inability to scale operations. Find out all about logistics planning in this blog post.

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Supply chain cost optimization: what you need to know
Supply chain cost optimization: what you need to know

Anastasiya Malinovskaya

As increased commodity and energy prices are fueling inflation and the geopolitical shift has caused supply disruptions, supply chain managers must plan for volatility and uncertainty. Integrating cost optimization into supply chain operations helps determine the optimal combination of cost, resilience, and quality that best contributes to business growth. From this blog post, learn what supply chain cost optimization is and how to make it work.

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Supply chain capacity planning—manage demand volatility
Supply chain capacity planning—manage demand volatility

Anastasiya Malinovskaya

In today’s dynamic world and highly competitive market, customers expect low-cost, on-time deliveries, and reliable service tailored to their needs. To maintain a high service level and fulfill the demand, companies do capacity planning for their supply chains. In this post, we explore what capacity planning is, and look at examples of how to account for throughput and storage capacity in a supply chain.

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anyLogistix 2.15—database import/export and more
anyLogistix 2.15—database import/export and more

Stepan Egorov

Meet anyLogistix 2.15! The new version offers a range of improvements, including scenario import and export with external databases.

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Supply chain optimization explained—with example
Supply chain optimization explained—with example

Anastasiya Malinovskaya

Creating and maintaining a result-oriented, efficient supply chain can be tricky since it brings together procurement, production, transportation, sales, and financial sides of your business. This is where optimization can help.

In this article, you'll explore what ‘supply chain optimization‘ means, look at the typical supply chain management and optimization problems, and go through a practical example to learn how to solve those problems.

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Coca-Cola case study: Optimal drinks deliveries in a complex market
Coca-Cola case study: Optimal drinks deliveries in a complex market

Gavin Wilkinson

Coca-Cola HBC worked with firstBit | NFP to optimize its extensive delivery network in the CIS region. Using anyLogistix supply chain software, they tackled five key business challenges in logistics and created a solution that accommodates over 200,000 clients.

The manufacturer’s supply chain is complex, with factors including variable transportation and storage costs, and seasonal demand variations. This complexity was preventing effective analysis and the holding back the possibility of cost cutting.

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Scenario-based strategic sourcing in supply chain
Scenario-based strategic sourcing in supply chain

Gavin Wilkinson

In their Scenario-Based Strategic Sourcing webinar, SimWell showed how network optimization and simulation help balance pricing, costs, service levels, and more when selecting suppliers for goods and services. This webinar shows how developments in anyLogistix supply chain software let companies realize optimal profits while remaining agile and responsive to changing business conditions.

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Three key things to consider when designing your supply chain model in anyLogistix
Three key things to consider when designing your supply chain model in anyLogistix

Anastasiya Malinovskaya

Have you ever designed a digital supply chain? If yes, then you know how complex this process might be. Miss just one important element and your supply chain model will fail to deliver accurate results. What to do?
In this webinar, our partners at SimWell in North America demonstrate 3 key tips and tricks that make a world of a difference to model building.

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How to evaluate onshoring strategies
How to evaluate onshoring strategies

Gavin Wilkinson

Onshoring a supply chain for resiliency and sustainability is a strategy worth evaluating, but how to do this effectively? The COVID-19 pandemic, trade-wars, and sanctions are making the question more urgent. North American simulation supply chain specialists, SimWell, answer this question and more in their webinar Evaluating Onshoring Strategies with Network Optimization and Simulation.

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Supply chain and logistics modeling: how to choose the right approach
Supply chain and logistics modeling: how to choose the right approach

Anastasiya Malinovskaya

Many businesses turn to Excel spreadsheets when planning for their supply chains. This traditional approach is relatively easy yet has a limited application area when it comes to solving complex business challenges. Beyond this method, the most powerful techniques for supply chain design are analytical optimization and dynamic simulation.

Learn how to choose the right one for your business.

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