June 7, 2022 5 Must Have Features of APS Solution Advanced planning and scheduling (APS) solutions are like a crystal ball for production planners: They support a look ahead into... Read More Tags: Advanced Analytics , Advanced Planning and Scheduling
June 2, 2022 flexis In The Center Of The IT Subway 2022 If optimization is the ultimate destination of supply chains, flexis AG is the ideal starting point, and Supply Chain Media's IT... Read More Tags: Logistics , Optimization
May 27, 2022 5 Improvements a Kitchen Manufacturer Made Through Better Planning “You’re mad, bonkers, completely off your head,” said Charles Dodgson’s Alice in Alice in Wonderland. “But I’ll tell you a... Read More Tags: Logistics , Optimization
May 24, 2022 5 Ways S&OP Can Support Retail Sales Planning With the growing popularity of real time big data, new possibilities open up to companies to improve their overall operations.... Read More Tags: Cloud Technology , Optimization
May 19, 2022 The Happy Ending for Routing Spreadsheets Spreadsheets have been a staple for slicing and dicing transportation data for over three decades, and now it’s coming to an end.... Read More Tags: Logistics , Supply Chain Logistics
May 17, 2022 Cloud Solutions Be the Silver Lining for Supply Chain Woes The global supply chain can’t seem to get out from under the dark cloud of disruptions, as lingering effects from the pandemic... Read More Tags: Advanced Planning and Scheduling , AI
May 12, 2022 Lower Transport Costs With High Fuel Prices Controlling transportation costs in an inflationary environment is challenging, but it also presents an opportunity for long-term... Read More Tags: Carbon Footprint , Logistics
May 10, 2022 Three Benefits of Digitizing Data A quality manager for a Midwest manufacturer recently voiced concern about the company’s ambitious digital transformation plans.... Read More Tags: Advanced Planning and Scheduling , Cloud Technology
May 5, 2022 How Flexis Just Made Contracted Fulfillment Better What do books and screws have in common? When it comes to managing logistics subcontractors, they have a lot in common, and... Read More Tags: Carbon Footprint , Logistics
May 3, 2022 6 Things to Consider When Implementing an S&OP Solution Theoretically, implementing S&OP can be a straightforward process to boost your company’s bottom line. But developing an... Read More Tags: Cloud Technology , Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE)
April 28, 2022 The Top Concerns for Your Supply Chain You Cannot Solve Rising fuel prices, inflation, and geopolitical conflicts are top priorities for supply chains, but they’re merely symptoms of a... Read More Tags: Carbon Footprint , Logistics
April 21, 2022 The Best Route to Leaner Greener Transport Transportation optimization presents the greatest potential and barrier for supply chain sustainability, and a recent... Read More Tags: Carbon Footprint , Logistics
April 19, 2022 Are You Building Your Supply Chain on Outdated Technologies? Today’s supply chain managers face a barrage of disruptions from external sources such as raw material and labor shortages,... Read More Tags: Advanced Planning and Scheduling , Logistics 4.0
April 14, 2022 You May Go Ape Over this Best New Carbon Reporting Solution Decarbonizing a supply chain begins and ends with measuring its carbon footprint, but it may also be the start of a rough trip if... Read More Tags: Carbon Footprint , Logistics
April 12, 2022 Five Strategies for a Smoother Industry 4.0 Journey Sometimes, the hardest part of a journey is getting started. That certainly seems to be the case for most manufacturers when it... Read More Tags: Advanced Planning and Scheduling , Sequencing
April 7, 2022 The Top Sustainable Supply Chain Risks You Never Hear About Sustainability is an attractive idea worth pursuing, but we’re heading into uncharted waters. That’s why you need to know about... Read More Tags: Carbon Footprint , Supply Chain Logistics
March 31, 2022 5 Ways to Deliver Sustainability Success Now Transportation produces 29% of greenhouse gas emissions and your supply chain will have to reduce its share of this to Netzero by... Read More Tags: Carbon Footprint , Logistics
March 24, 2022 The Best Supply Chain Sustainability Plan is a Resilient One Supply chain sustainability is an attractive proposition, but the devil is in the details. And a lot of those details are... Read More Tags: Logistics , Supply Chain Logistics