Forum: Supply Chain Network design/optimisation

Is there any interest for a Supply Chain Forum where only supply chain experts can reply to posts? You would be able to see Supply Chain Expert Profiles to verify that the information you were receivng was legit?

Hi, We have developed a software tool for supply chain optimization. Please read our paper and let me know what you think. Abstract: A supply chain consists of raw material suppliers, production facilities and its storage facilities, distribution centers and customer locations. Decisions in a...

Mergers and Acquisitions have become a norm in indsutry these days with so many M&As happening and these emanated a a need of re-built solutions in SCM and ERP both to fast track these mega activities. The enterprise startegy needs to include pointers as described here whichy can help reach the...

Many of you are looking for a correct, comprehensive safety-stock calculation. My company’s approach is based on more than 15 years of development and testing. As we have learned through extensive experience, optimized safety stock requires more than a formula. We use complex demand–data modeling...

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I read an article this morning on incorporating risk in your Supply Chain Optimization Model(s). The tenor of the article, a few others that have surfaced recently, insinuate that many organizations do not evaluate risk when engaging in a supply chain network optimization and design...

Logistics questionnaire: 1- Name five key elements that effect your decision making process? 2- How important is pricing to you? 3- How do you judge quality (Do you request samples, do you make a field visit…)? 4- Do you trust and/or rely on your provider’s reliability? if not, what...

My company wishes to look at it's network eg no of DCs and their size? Does anybody have any experience with this type of project?

Hello all! What types of challenges are you seeing in Network Design and Optimization projects within your organization?

Hi, Is there somebody who works as Network Design & Optimization position? Regards, Sz.

We are looking for some consulting in site location modeling. Specifically, we are looking for someone with OptiSite skills that could assist us in the analysis of a current warehouse / distribution model and then recommendations for new warehouse locations. If you have the skillset to provide...

Hello all, First post with a couple of very easy question: 1. Who or which parties decide or define the Metrics for a Supply Chain (objective is to measure/evaluate its performance)? 2. Who should be involved when deciding the metrics for the SC? 3. Is it possible/enough to measure...

With the increased use of technology to follow shipments in transit, it is no longer a novelty for our orders to be tracked from the time we place them to the moment they are delivered. In fact, we might even be surprised when this level of visibility is not available. When I bought a book online...

Hi, I hope I am posting to the right thread. I was wondering if there is any commercial software out there to optimize inbound transportation depending on the common variables (weight, size of shipment, transportation cost,....etc). I am a newbie in this field so any feeback is appreciated....

Hello, I am working on a warehouse location problem and was wondering how to calculate the transportation cost from potential locations to all the customers when there is a huge number of customers? The no is too large to manually find out the actual transportation cost. I assume there should...

Hi, could you please share your Safety stock formula and ROP formula. from my search, i got the following forumla for SS and ROP, 1. Safety Stock: {Z*SQRT(Avg. Lead Time*Standard Deviation of Demand^2 + Avg. Demand^2*Standard Deviation of Lead Time^2 2. Re-order Point (ROP): Average...

Does implementation of ERP really benefits Logistics Companies to gain profit (more than the ERP installation and managing cost). Type of Business: Doing all types of Logistics works (Port handling, Stevedoring, Ship broking, Warehousing, Transportation, Custom clearance…) Everybody knows it...

Hi everyone what are the Issues faced by the consultants and consultancies while providing supply chain optimization consultancy services.

Hi all, i have a question over which lead time do we have to consider for calculating inventory calculation. here is the situation, A manufacturer receive 1 order every week from the supplier. Actualy average supplier lead time(order lead time) is 8 weeks. if we are going to measure the safety...

Guys, Do any of you have experience in managing a direct chilled food supply chain? I am looking for any examples of what has worked and what has happened. if you had a central distribution centre, but food was delivered direct to a outlet how did you account for the inventory? How did...

Guys, Have any of you had experience in VSM? (Value Stream Mapping) Have you found it helpful, or cumbersome to use? Which do you prefer Cross Functional Flowcharting, Process Mapping, or Value Stream Mapping?

Guys, I am starting a new role with another company, I am employed as their Development manager, I want to implement a continuous improvement programme into the company culture, to include kaizen generation, VSM and Process mapping. Can any body tell me where I can get some really good Kaizen...

Guys, I have a question. I want to delight my customers by giving them instant access to information on their stock holdings within my warehouse, what would be the best way of achieving this? I had toyed with the idea of using a web portal that my customers can log into to obtain the...

When I was at Uni, we had to develop a depot location model using Lotus 123 (OK it was a while ago) Just curious how the development of spredsheet tools has progressed. Is there any thing actually 'written' in spreadsheet format that is publically available?

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So whats the thoughts on the effect of retailer loyalty card informatoin on supply chain optimisation? Likely areas of impact? Interested in exploring this one with anyone who thinks like me that this is just around the corner.