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Supply Chain Design: A Tool to Help Maximize Value

Logistics Viewpoints

A Supply Chain Design Solution from Coupa Imagine you’ve just received the job offer of your dreams. If you have been through this process at least once, you already have a good idea of what supply chain design is about: optimization. The interview process is over, but more challenges are ahead.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain resilience is a hot topic the last few years since post-Covid issues and newsworthy incidents like the Houthi attacks in the red sea have raised awareness. The bridge collapse is a stark reminder of the vulnerability of the nation’s aging infrastructure and the importance of supply chain resilience.

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Five success factors for supply chain design

Logistics Business Magazine

The right supply chain design is becoming a crucial competitive advantage for companies around the globe, writes Ralf Duester, board member of SCM software provider Setlog. What does lamp design have to do with the design of modern supply chains? It is no longer possible to manually turn screws.

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Building a Circular Supply Chain

TransAudit

Today’s supply chains are still mostly linear, taking raw materials from the planet, using them, and disposing of them when they no longer have value. Supply chains at a consumer goods company, for example, make up about 80% of the company’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. What Is a Circular Supply Chain?

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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 have tough decisions to make about your network design. This on-demand webinar shares research findings from Supply Chain Insights, including the top 5 obstacles that bog you down when trying to improve your network design efforts: Poor data quality. Don’t have the right tools/tools are too complex or expensive.

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Unlock the Power of Supply Chain Network Design

Penske Move Ahead

Supply chain network design — the process of determining a supply chain's physical configuration and infrastructure — is a powerful, strategic tool that executives can use to optimize a supply chain's functionality.

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Bottom Line: What is the ROI of Supply Chain Network Design Software?

AIMMS

We often get asked what kind of return on investment you should expect to see when using our network design technology. Justifying the investment: AIMMS Network Design ROI. Optimization is here to help you, but keep in mind that it’s only a tool. Subscribe to our Supply Chain Digest to get notified when it’s live.