... experiments for balancing efficiency and resilience in last-mile logistics. Watch the full presentation from the anyLogistix Conference 2025 , delivered by Dr. Maheshwari from IIM Jammu. Transform last-mile operations with anyLogistix Last-mile delivery is no longer just a logistics concern; it has become a critical driver of customer satisfaction, brand reputation, and overall supply chain performance. Yet it also remains the most expensive and complex part of logistics operations. With the new last-mile ...

... decision-making . Analytics for supply chain cost optimization Companies seeking to reduce supply chain costs effectively need to gather, measure, and evaluate historical, present, and forecasted performance using supply chain analytics . There’s no other effective way around it. Predictive and prescriptive analytics combined is a powerful tool for cost optimization. Predictive analytics gives insight into what will happen in the future and helps identify risks and opportunities. While it alerts ...

... of appearance in the backlog. Big First / Small First: based on order size. Inventory Left: prioritize products with the lowest stock left. A flexibility policy allows you to decide whether lower-priority orders can bypass higher ones when there’s no material conflict. Regarding defining the production process itself, now you can specify the way production orders occupy lines with the Line allocation parameter : In Multi-line mode, each production order can occupy all available lines of the ...

... maturity. To help supply chain and logistics leaders assess their logistics maturity, Gartner have developed five planning stages : Stage 1: React Departments make plans independently of each other, without considering supply chain constraints. There is no cross-divisional standardization of the logistics services offered to customers and little coordination. The focus is on maintaining the continuity of the core processes. Stage 2: Anticipate Logistics activity and performance are captured and reported ...

... product will be delivered. That means even smaller businesses are now expected to deliver just as fast. It puts a lot of pressure on supply chains to not only be efficient but also flexible in customer demand planning. Transparency is also key . It’s no surprise that in 2025, people want to know if a product is sustainably made or ethically sourced. That’s why it’s important for companies to have visibility across the entire supply chain, from raw materials to final delivery. The bottom line: ...