Today’s Transportation Management Systems: Your Mileage May Vary!
Chainalytics’ Vice President of Transportation Kevin Zweier presented a webinar with Supply Chain Management Review that explored the advantages of today’s TMS applications. Though intended for the...
View ArticleSupply Chain Transformation: Getting Started with Road Mapping and Project...
Embarking on a supply chain transformation project involves more than preparation. It requires not only the ability to change, but sustained execution and full commitment from an organization. Only...
View ArticleEvaluate Your Supply Chain Transformation Readiness and Assess Your Current...
You’ve committed to a supply chain transformation. Now is when you need to candidly assess your current state and determine your readiness for organizational change. This is the second in a four-part...
View ArticleTame Ballooning Ocean Container Costs With Packaging Optimization Measures
Current ocean container shipping costs have turned some traditional packaging engineering considerations on their heads. Standard shipper sizes don’t allow for optimum container density, and shipping...
View ArticleSupply Chain Transformation Methodology for Complex Multinational Organizations
Supply chain transformation is on everyone’s radar right now, and with good reason. Now is a great time to examine the hub and spoke supply chain network model. It’s an intuitive approach to a...
View ArticleDigital Supply Chain Transformation: Your Go-To Guide
A web search on “Digital Supply Chain Transformation” returns around 126 million results – a substantial body of knowledge to guide organisations on digital transformations. Despite these resources,...
View ArticleFuture State Design and Detailed Roadmap Development: Kicking Off the...
Now the supply chain transformation begins in earnest. The design of the sought-after future state and the planning of a detailed development roadmap are at a critical stage. It will lead to either a...
View ArticleFurther down the Inventory Improvement Path: Optimising Your Inventory
This blog post is the second in Chainalytics’ Integrated Demand and Supply Planning practice three-part series on improving inventory. This post will cover optimising your inventory to drive...
View ArticleThe Inventory Improvement Path Never Ends: Simulation Drives Service Levels...
This blog post is the third and final instalment in Chainalytics’ Integrated Demand and Supply Planning competency’s three-part series on improving inventory. This post covers using advanced simulation...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Production Stabilization and the Sorcery of the Product Wheel
Volatile demand is everywhere, and companies facing it typically choose between two options: One, attempt to meet demand as it arises (chasing the volatility). Two, maintain a certain inventory level...
View ArticleLong Range Manufacturing Capacity Planning: Are You Planning to Fail?
This blog post is the first of a two-post series on Long Range Manufacturing Capacity Planning and its implementation. Read the second post here. “Failing to plan is planning to fail,” goes the famous...
View ArticleIt Takes Two: Capacity Planning and Supply Chain Network Modeling Work Best...
This blog post is the second in a two-post series on Long Range Manufacturing Capacity Planning and its implementation. Read the first post here. One of our clients, a major consumer products...
View ArticleImpacts of the Driver Shortage: Not as Straightforward as You Might Think
There’s been much written about driver shortages, not just over the last year but over the past few decades. But the issue, and its effects, are more complex and far-reaching than you might imagine....
View ArticleBuilding Environmentally Aware, Sustainable Indian Supply Chains
Building resilient and sustainable supply chains are some of the most critical factors supporting sustained economic growth. The importance of efficient, environmentally aware supply chains in growing...
View ArticleSupply Chain Transformation Part 4: Working the Road Map Day-to-Day
This is the fourth in a four-part blog post series on supply chain transformation from Chainalytics’ Supply Chain Operations competency. Be sure to read all the posts for the full story: First, Second,...
View ArticleThe Logistics Landscape Forecast 2023: A MercuryGate Webinar Recap
Recently Chainalytics’ VP of Transportation, Kevin Zweier, joined Steve Blough, Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of technology partner MercuryGate to discuss overarching trends and upcoming...
View ArticleCommercial Electric Vehicles: Should You Consider Investing?
An increasing number of businesses are exploring commercial electric vehicles. The volatile nature of fossil fuel pricing, together with a focus on shifting to cleaner fuels, is making CEVs an...
View ArticleThe Ocean Cargo Forecast for 2023: Switching Conditions in the New Year
Over the last thirty months, shippers and their suppliers have been through a lot. Costs spiraled out of control, while customer needs were affected by elongated transit times and deteriorating service...
View Article5 Diagnostic Demand Planning Questions
Selecting the right demand planning solution depends significantly on your organisation’s current level of demand planning maturity. This five-question checklist will help diagnose where you are on...
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