Bottom Line: What is the ROI of Supply Chain Network Design Software?
We often get asked what kind of return on investment you should expect to see when using our network design technology. Like others in our peer group, we often find…
Invest in These Capabilities to Drive Supply Chain Excellence
Insights from Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy, 2020 Supply chain professionals know it can be extremely challenging to drive day-to-day operational excellence and pursue innovation at the same time. Our recent survey showed…
Scenario Modeling Is Now Crucial for Supply Chain Network Design
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many risks and uncertainties in supply chain networks. Materials shortages, demand fluctuations and plant closures have led many organizations to revisit their supplier relationships, as well as distribution and production locations….
Dealing with Unsupported Network Design Software? There’s a Silver Lining
It can be incredibly frustrating when the software you use to run your supply chain will become unsupported. This is happening with many on-premise solutions. Some tools may be acquired…
Overcoming the Top 5 Barriers for Supply Chain Network Design Adoption
You have tough decisions to make about your supply chain network design. You need answers to urgent network questions, but it often takes several weeks to get the answers you need. When…
Selecting new software for supply chain network design doesn’t have to be a hassle
When it comes to network design, you can’t just set it and forget it anymore. Today’s successful supply chain networks are adaptable. They react swiftly to changing business conditions and customer needs….
How often do supply chain leaders assess their network for improvements?
Part II in our series on assessing your network design’s maturity As we wrote in Part I of this series, we recently ran a quiz to help supply chain professionals benchmark their network design maturity….
What are supply chain professionals using to make network decisions?
Part I in our series on assessing your supply chain network’s maturity How does your supply chain network design compare to others? We recently created a quiz to help professionals answer this…