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Scenario Modeling Is Now Crucial for Supply Chain Network Design

AIMMS

Read on for common use cases. . At the same time, they faced new constraints on the resource side. The y needed to assess if closing some of their distribution centers made sense from a cost stance. . Another use case we see for scenario modeling in the current context is evaluating new sourcing locations.

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Scenario Modeling Is Now Crucial for Supply Chain Network Design

AIMMS

Read on for common use cases. . At the same time, they faced new constraints on the resource side. The y needed to assess if closing some of their distribution centers made sense from a cost stance. . Another use case we see for scenario modeling in the current context is evaluating new sourcing locations.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 31 – January 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

Chewy looks to open more auto-fulfillment centers. Descartes Systems Group , a global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that it has acquired Supply Vision, a provider of shipment management solutions for North American Logistics Services Providers (LSPs). Descartes acquires Supply Vision.

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Webinar on Logistics Solutions in France

Logistics Business Magazine

For British and Irish companies willing to keep continue taking advantage of the European market, France offers an array of solutions and resources: from smart borders to multimodal solutions, world class infrastructure, available real estate & turnkey sites and more. 1 / FORMAT AND CALENDAR. Virtual Round Table. • 3 / PROPOSED AGENDA.

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Reviving a community of learning

UL EHS- Sustainability

We learn better and faster in groups. It is impossible to overstate the intrinsic value of surveying an array of perspectives as the group of learners struggle to achieve a common objective. Once the group is established, consider the following: •What knowledge is needed for the training path?

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Different Freight Types, Different Risks and Rewards

Blue Grace Logistics

At BlueGrace, we work with shippers on a case-by-case basis to help determine strategies that fit business’ specific needs. Because of this issue, the supplier was receiving chargebacks from distribution centers on a regular basis. The routing guide left out multiple states that certain carriers could not go to.

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The Best Supply Chain Company You Have Never Heard Of

Logistics Viewpoints

Ferguson provides plumbing and heating products to 9 specialist customer groups – over a million customers – in the US and Canada. The goods flow through 2 import centers, 14 strategically located distribution centers in North America, 66 final mile shipping hubs, and nearly 1,700 branch locations. Key Processes.