S&OP aligns supply chain operations with consumer demand. Although it can be highly beneficial, its implementation is not mandatory for all businesses. Companies with complex supply chains and unpredictable demand may benefit greatly, but smaller businesses could start by focusing on digitizing supply chains and leveraging optimization and simulation tools.
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Governments have been trying to come up with a solution to climate change and increasing greenhouse gas emissions for years. However, their success has been limited. So, it is time for businesses and individuals to take the reins, and one way to do that is through implementing green practices in supply chain management.
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Successful supply chain management is impossible without proper planning. However, supply chain planning is not as easy as it sounds. In this blog post, you will learn about various supply chain planning challenges on strategic, tactical, and operational levels, and dive deeper into planning done with modeling.
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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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