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Unplanned absences, increased workload, malfunctioning equipment – all these can wreck a planner's day, hurt critical operations, and cost millions in lost productivity. Organizations powered by Quintiq’s workforce planning and scheduling software, however, are able... |
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The present paper identifies and assesses different configurations to design logistics networks in global sourcing contexts. We develop a framework to support the choice of the most suitable logistics network configuration, by proposing an evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of... |
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Plan for Profit: Let your Master Production Schedule work for youMachine breakdowns, rush orders, material unavailability, inaccurate demand forecasts, and unreliable lead times. Creating a Master Production Schedule (MPS) that can efficiently deal with these... |
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Imagine it's the year 2020. Procurement has evolved so much that you barely recognize it. Its functions have been decentralized – or outsourced! – leaving leadership to focus on very different things. Job descriptions have changed dramatically. What's more, suppliers... |
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Ardent Partners Explores the Rise of New E-Payment SolutionsBusiness-to-business payments have been highly inefficient and costly for far too long, creating a hurdle for accounts payable and finance professionals struggling to transform their payment processes.... |
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Companies that embrace multi-echelon inventory optimization (MEIO) achieve, on average, a 28% increase in inventory turns . This paper presents a simple, three-step approach that helps remove barriers to inventory optimization success and shows how leading supply chain... |
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Procurement at the moment enjoys a leading role in cost reduction, bottom-line improvement, and budget impacting change that continues to draw the limelight in supporting both recovery and growth alike.This fourth Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) survey marks... |
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For the leading companies identified in A.T. Kearney’s 2014 Assessment of Excellence in Procurement (AEP), supply management is not just a way to cut costs—it’s a strategic capability that can also drive sustainable earnings performance and competitive advantage... |
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Supply chain management is the biggest driver of this development
Cloud computing is being used in logistics more and more. This is the result of a comparative study which was conducted by the Frankenthal-based IT company AXIT in cooperation with the head of... |
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Here's what to look out for. Dramatic improvements across KPIs are possible with effective optimization. The key word is 'effective'.The myth busters in this briefing are common knowledge at some of the world's most successful companies. Get answers to critical... |
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