Supply Chain Glossary

Supply Chain Optimization

Definition
The use of simulations and data analysis to identify the most effective supply chain configurations.


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The missing data problem in supply chain design
Supply chain design has an increasingly powerful ability to use digital, data-driven models to create the future supply chain your organization is going to need. Since the future hasn’t happened yet, missing data is simply a part of every…
Use value to drive organizational change
As supply chains gained favor with the C-Suite, added scrutiny was, in some cases, an unwelcome consequence. Not only was more attention being paid to the operation, but so too was focus shifted onto cost, sustainability, and increasingly the…
The special demand optimization team
Prior S&OP planning assumed supply was plentiful, and that forecasting could be done using historical demand. Thus, I realized that at least two special planning teams would have to be assembled to support forecasting and planning under…
Innovative Approaches to Supply Chain Optimization
In this special digital issue, we share stories from companies that have done that, and present advice from leading practitioners on how to accomplish that through innovative design and optimization of the supply chain.
The Rebound Podcast: It’s time to modernize supply chain design
You wouldn't use 20-year-old technology in your car. Why use it to optimize your supply chain network?
It’s Time to Modernize Supply Chain Design
This webinar will explore new approaches and models for supply chain design, as well as the tools that enable them.
Integrating Planning and Execution with Optimization
Hear how leading organizations are using the Big Data collected from the Internet of Things, machine learning, business intelligence, cognitive analytics and massive computing power to re-plan and optimize their supply chains in near real time.
Solving Complex DC-to-Store Distribution Challenges
In this webinar Quintiq's Robert Oliver takes an in-depth look into the complexities of food logistics, with a special emphasis on the distribution center-to-store routing challenge.
Aligned and Optimized: Frameworks and Decision Support Tools To Optimize Your Network and Operations
This webcast explores how Supply Chain Frameworks are being used to oversee and guide planning and operations.
Competitive Supply Chains: Optimized Demand Management
Author's note: This is the third in a series of columns on competitive supply chains.
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