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ZM Trucks Will Provide Five New Zero-Emission Models

NGT News

New zero-emissions commercial truck brand ZM Trucks has unveiled five models in the Class 4, 5, 6 and “Baby 8” segments, expected to be on sale before the end of 2024. Each model is optimized for local market needs and will be assembled in North America to comply with all North American regulations.

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Lessons from “The Goal” for Optimizing Warehouse Operations

Logistics Viewpoints

Through the story of a plant manager, it offers insights on how to improve efficiency, which also includes optimizing the production process as a whole, instead of focusing on individual parts. Optimize and maximize the efficiency of the constrained resource. One example in the warehouse could be optimizing the path taken by pickers.

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Supply Chain Optimization: Leveraging Integrated Scenario Planning as a Margin Multiplier

Logistics Viewpoints

APS are complex, live production environments requiring extensive configuration to accurately model a business’s operational reality. This broad optimization across many objectives allows leadership to meet corporate goals and functional objectives, enhancing visibility into the potential outcomes and benefits of different planning scenarios.

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A New Model for Grocery Delivery with Sean Coakley

The Logistics of Logistics

A New Model for Grocery Delivery with Sean Coakley. Sean Coakley and Joe Lynch discuss a new model for grocery delivery. Key Takeaways: A New Model for Grocery Delivery. In the podcast interview, Sean and Joe discuss the new model for grocery delivery, which might also be called the “revenge of the retailers.”.

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Easily Build an Optimization App and Empower Your Data

Speaker: Gertjan de Lange

If the last few years have illustrated one thing, it’s that modeling techniques, forecasting strategies, and data optimization are imperative for solving complex business problems and weathering uncertainty. Experience how efficient you can be when you fit your model with actionable data.

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LLMs, Optimization and Automation: Supply Chain’s Defenses Against Market Swings

Blue Grace Logistics

Three technologies have emerged as game-changers for third-party logistics (3PL) and supply chain experts: large language models (LLMs), freight optimization platforms and no-code automation. These AI-driven models can understand and generate human-like text based on the input provided. The answer lies in data.

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Omnichannel Retailers Leverage Optimization for Order-Promising

Logistics Viewpoints

Historically, omnichannel software solutions were not capable of optimization. The hierarchy of rules is too simple to fully optimize profitability. Now, however, a couple of software companies, Manhattan Associates and Blue Yonder, have introduced optimization capabilities into their omnichannel solutions. That is changing.

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Supply Chain Network Design: The Ultimate Use Cases eBook

Explore the most common use cases for network design and optimization software. Scenario analysis and optimization defined. Modeling your base case. Optimizing your supply chain based on costs and service levels. Optimizing your supply chain based on costs and service levels. Modeling carbon costs.

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The Essential Supply Chain Network Design Tooling Checklist

Dedicated supply chain network design software is fuelled by intuitive scenario analysis capabilities on the front end and powerful mathematical optimization on the back end. Answer 10 relevant questions and find out if your needs qualify for advanced network design & scenario modeling technology.

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The Modern Customer Success Playbook

This customer success playbook outlines best in class data-driven strategies to help your team successfully map and optimize the customer journey, including how to: Build a 360-degree view of your customer and drive more expansion opportunities. Create highly targeted segments to drive more contextual and personalized engagements.

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Guide to Mathematical Optimization & Modeling

For decades, operations research professionals have been applying mathematical optimization to address challenges in the field of supply chain planning, manufacturing, energy modeling, and logistics. This guide is ideal if you: Want to understand the concept of mathematical optimization.

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The Best Sales Forecasting Models for Weathering Your Goals

Every sales forecasting model has a different strength and predictability method. This way, you’ll be able to further enhance – and optimize – your newly-developed pipeline. It’s recommended to test out which one is best for your team. Your future sales forecast? Sunny skies (and success) are just ahead!

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Supply Chain Network Design Use Cases; From Lowering Cost to Going Green

Speaker: Aanand Pandey and Catalina Perez

Start optimizing your supply chain! Finding optimal locations for plants and other resources. Modeling carbon cost. Need to lower your supply chain costs, speed up delivery times or decrease carbon emissions? Watch this webinar to hear about impactful use cases from 4 large customers, including: Opening/closing of DCs.

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Next-Gen AI-Based Demand Planning: Turn Your Insights Into Accuracy in 1 Day

Artificial intelligence designed for demand planning brings the following benefits: Immediate forecast error reduction of 15-40%: this drives optimal service & stock levels. No onboarding time since the models are self-tuning: say goodbye to long & costly implementation times.