Supply Chain and Sales and Operations Planning Software

October 4, 2018

5 Important Considerations for Smarter Route and Tour Planning

In theoretical computer science, the traveling salesman problem asks the following question: "Given a list of cities and the...

Tags: SCM - Transportation Planning & Scheduling , Supply Chain Planning

September 18, 2018

Match Game: Choosing the Right Container for the Right Parts

Let’s say you’re moving into a new home. After a long day of loading boxes and furniture into your car and driving them to your...

Tags: S&OP - Demand Capacity Planning , Supply Chain Planning

September 13, 2018

Industry Report: Automation in the Supply Chain

These days, when most people think of automation, one of their first thoughts is of self-driving cars. What many people don’t...

Tags: Industry 4.0 , SCM - Transportation Planning & Scheduling

August 30, 2018

4 Surprising Uses for Real-time Information in the Supply Chain

In the past five to 10 years, real-time information has become a key value-added proposition for bolstering efficiency and...

Tags: Manufacturing , S&OE - Sales & Operations Execution

August 16, 2018

5 Uses for Machine Learning in Supply Chain Management

New technologies—from steam power to modern computers—have been the driving forces in supply chain management since the...

Tags: Supply Chain Planning

August 9, 2018

5 Ways In-Memory Technology Adds Business Value

Let’s say you and a coworker are attempting to find areas of waste in your supply chain. You have a large conference table on...

Tags: S&OE - Sales & Operations Execution , Supply Chain Planning

June 28, 2018

5 Predictions for Advanced Analytics in 2018

Each year, topics like big data, advanced analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence dominate conversations about...

Tags: Industry 4.0 , Supply Chain Planning

May 31, 2018

A Real-time Planning FAQ

Imagine you’re a trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Every morning, you check the prices of the stocks that...

Tags: S&OE - Sales & Operations Execution , Supply Chain Planning

May 10, 2018

On Getting the Most from Your Transport Logistics

Let’s say you’re driving down a winding country road to some remote destination. At first, navigating is easy, but as the sun...

Tags: SCM - Transportation Planning & Scheduling , Supply Chain Planning

April 3, 2018

5 Ways to Improve Your Demand Forecasting

No matter how sophisticated your methods, or how intimate your knowledge of the field, no demand or sales forecast will ever be...

Tags: S&OE - Sales & Operations Execution , Supply Chain Planning

January 9, 2018

5 Interesting Facts About Job Shop Scheduling

In chess, players are taught to think at least three moves ahead. Every action in the game has a reaction, which can be predicted...

Tags: Industry 4.0 , Supply Chain Planning

2018 Supply Chain Management Predictions

January 4, 2018

4 Supply Chain Management Predictions for 2018

To say that 2017 was an eventful year for Supply Chain Management would be an understatement. Global natural disasters and broad...

Tags: SCM - Supply Chain Management , SCM - Transportation Planning & Scheduling

October 10, 2017

The Most Common Supply Chain Disruptions

Every year, today’s manufacturing companies dedicate time, resources, and personnel to devising planning and production...

Tags: SCM - Supply Chain Management , SCM - Transportation Planning & Scheduling

August 31, 2017

How S&OE Adds Business Value

We’ve talked in a great length on this blog about the elements of effective global supply chain management and the implications...

Tags: S&OE - Sales & Operations Execution , SCM - Supply Chain Management

August 29, 2017

The Importance of Mitigating Supply Chain Risk

It’s a big concept both in terms of importance and how many elements of global supply chain management under which it...

Tags: SCM - Supply Chain Management , SCM - Transportation Planning & Scheduling

August 24, 2017

Supply Chain Conversations: An Interview with flexis’ Robert Recknagel

Today’s blog entry features a fascinating conversation with flexis AG Vice President of Manufacturing and Logistics Robert...

Tags: Industry 4.0 , SCM - Supply Chain Management

August 15, 2017

On Integrating S&OP and S&OE

Understanding the relationship between S&OP and S&OE is akin to the novel versus the short story. With the novel, an author more...

Tags: S&OE - Sales & Operations Execution , S&OP - Sales & Operations Planning

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June 22, 2017

How Technology is Reshaping Today’s Supply Chain

In today’s global, interconnected supply chain, the technology and software solutions a manufacturer deploys are just as...

Tags: Industry 4.0 , SCM - Transportation Planning & Scheduling

Supply Chain Planning (5)

5 Important Considerations for Smarter Route and Tour Planning

Match Game: Choosing the Right Container for the Right Parts

Industry Report: Automation in the Supply Chain

4 Surprising Uses for Real-time Information in the Supply Chain

5 Uses for Machine Learning in Supply Chain Management

5 Ways In-Memory Technology Adds Business Value

5 Predictions for Advanced Analytics in 2018

A Real-time Planning FAQ

On Getting the Most from Your Transport Logistics

5 Ways to Improve Your Demand Forecasting

5 Interesting Facts About Job Shop Scheduling

4 Supply Chain Management Predictions for 2018

The Most Common Supply Chain Disruptions

How S&OE Adds Business Value

The Importance of Mitigating Supply Chain Risk

Supply Chain Conversations: An Interview with flexis’ Robert Recknagel

On Integrating S&OP and S&OE

How Technology is Reshaping Today’s Supply Chain

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