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BlueGrace Acquires Evos Smart Tools™ Optimization Platform

Blue Grace Logistics

Evos Smart Tools offers advanced order optimization algorithms based on customized business rules, configurable variables, and API connections to create load plans that align with unique customer requirements.

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Cost-To-Serve Analysis Should be Core Planning Tool

Logistics Business Magazine

A new white paper from a supply chain consultancy suggests retailers are too fragmented in their approach to determining their Costs-To-Serve (CTS) and should instead adopt CTS analysis as a core, business-critical initiative for informing future decisions and direction. “In CLICK HERE to download the full white paper.

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Cost to Serve Analysis—And the Costs of Neglecting It

Logistics Bureau

Have you conducted a cost-to-serve (CTS) analysis for your enterprise? And that is the sole purpose of cost-to-serve analysis. If you were going to say, “What is a cost-to-serve analysis?” I’ll start this post off with a straightforward question. If you can answer with a “Yes”, I applaud you.

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VSM: A powerful tool to analyse process flows and logistics management of a product.

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is one of the fundamental tools of the Lean Manufacturing methodology. In this post I will explain the importance of this tool and the basic steps to elaborate a VSM by yourselves. Value Stream Mapping is a very powerful tool that allows us to understand and optimise our entire process.

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Top 5 Barriers to Supply Chain Network Design Adoption and How to Overcome Them

Speaker: Brian Dooley, Director SC Navigator, AIMMS, and Paul van Nierop, Supply Chain Planning Specialist, AIMMS

You may have recently had M&A activity, about to roll out a new product line or need to cut costs. When you finally have the analysis, everything has changed, and it is no longer relevant. Don’t have the right tools/tools are too complex or expensive. You have tough decisions to make about your network design.

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The pros and cons of low code tools for manufacturers

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Low-code tools give an easy-to-use support for building software applications, eliminating the need for in-house coding specialists. This also enabled collaboration within teams which in turn improved operations, productivity, compliance, and product quality. What is low code development? Low code and ERP.

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Balancing Power and Productivity: Forklift Power Tips to Increase Uptime

Supply Chain Brain

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the supply chain management industry.