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