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Supply Chain Design: A Tool to Help Maximize Value

Logistics Viewpoints

If you have been through this process at least once, you already have a good idea of what supply chain design is about: optimization. When most people hear the word “optimization,” they immediately think about minimizing costs. But optimization is much more than that! Let’s continue with this analogy.

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Continuous Warehouse Optimization and The DC Technology Gap

Logistics Viewpoints

Many companies are achieving this transformation by adopting modular, elastic DC technologies – including AI and robotics – that provide continuous warehouse optimization without replacing their current monolithic and static warehouse systems. Those systems and processes were designed to serve the current business model for 10 years or more.

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Editor’s Choice: Machine Learning Will Make Warehouse Managers More Productive

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That is changing as companies like Lucas introduce machine learning tools to improve planning and decision-making in the DC. These new tools will free time for managers and engineers, making them more productive and their DCs more efficient and effective. Optimize automation/robotics alongside human workers.

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What are Digital Twins and How Can They Drive Warehouse Efficiency?

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The concept of digital twins has emerged as a powerful foundational tool to drive improvements in warehouse productivity and efficiency. Simulation allows you to model hypothetical scenarios and physical changes without having to physically change the asset. Physical change (i.e.,

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6 Inventory Control Techniques for Stock Optimization

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Inventory Control Techniques that use Stock Optimization Best Practices. So we thought we’d focus on the lesser known topic of ‘stock optimization’ – this is an inventory control technique that’s becoming more popular with inventory managers to improve the efficiency of their supply chain. What is stock optimization?

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Optimizing the food industry: a conversation with UniSoma’s Luis Pinto

AIMMS

The first product of this partnership is TacticalOps, a Planning & Optimization solution for Food Manufacturers. I spoke with Luis Pinto, Partner at UniSoma, to understand the need for new planning and optimization solutions in the global food supply chain. I’ve seen the attitude towards optimization evolving yes.

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Tata Steel Makes Strides Towards an Autonomous Supply Chain Powered by Optimization Technology

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Today, the steel manufacturing leader has an ambitious digital transformation agenda and is leveraging AIMMS technology to optimize operations in its home country. I belong to this second division and work mostly on mathematical modeling, simulation and supply chain analytics. . When did you join Tata Steel? .