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Editor’s Choice: Why Supply Chain Design Is Not a “One-and-Done” Exercise

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply Chain Design: A process where nodes, modes, flows, and policies driving a supply chain are defined, reviewed, optimized, and aligned to business objectives. This is achieved through analysis, scenario planning, and simulation with end-to-end models, fueled by AI and powerful algorithmic engines.

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Managing Supply Chain Disruptions in the Middle East

Locus

It allows them to perform sensitivity analysis, which in turn, helps them plan in advance for any such disruptions. Determine the ideal number of nodes and warehouse service level. It simulates multiple disruption scenarios through ‘what-if’ analysis enabling them to improve the supply chain risk preparedness of businesses.

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Is It Time to Move Beyond the Traditional Approach to IBP?

Logistics Viewpoints

Limitations in modeling the real world Over the years products, consumers and markets have grown complex and this trend was accelerated by COVID-19 in terms how and where customers want to interact with brands and products.

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Potential solution for drone collision avoidance

Logistics Business Magazine

The IoT platform has cyber security built into its core and offers broad analysis and auditing features. Networking Casia G nodes provide unlimited coverage to protect critical infrastructure, regardless of size. Drones connected with this IoT platform can carry out a wide range of assignments: from perimeter security (e.g.

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BotsAndUs releases “seminal” white paper

Logistics Business Magazine

In addition, billions of pounds are lost annually due to the lack of real time data on warehouse operations and crucial logistics nodes. Across the supply chain there are challenges in stock changes, shortages in workforce, issues with deliveries and a rise in overall costs. This then feeds into optimisation programmes.

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The Cost to Serve Bangkok Customers… And Why it Matters

Logistics Bureau

In fact, the information in this article is just as useful to logistics providers, especially those that have not completed their own CTS analysis. If your company’s distribution network covers any location within Thailand’s borders, a CTS analysis will reveal a lot about how your supply chain is affecting revenue and profit.

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Decarbonise UK Freight Transport Sector

Logistics Business Magazine

Given the above, the report finds that UK freight decarbonisation strategy can be most efficiently informed by a whole freight system, whole UK analysis capability, which needs to couple detail on both infrastructure and vehicle/vessel fleets with operational and technology specifics.