Artificial intelligence is everywhere these days. But what if it isn’t? I would guess that at least 50%, and probably closer to 70%, of the article pitches I receive these days involve AI. Most ...

Supply chain leaders have been using technology to design and optimize their supply chains for decades. These days, they’re trying to understand the best way to integrate artificial intelligence and ...

Supply chain network design (SCND) is a branch of operations research that involves translating business rules into a data model to solve optimization problems. SCND helps in strategic decision-making ...

In an increasingly uncertain world, the strategic worth of network design will continue to rise. It is not only the pace of change driving network design’s value, it is also the scale of the changes ...

Charan Lalwani has held leadership positions at Amazon, and in 2018, he devised a groundbreaking network design that enabled the company to launch its “Amazon Shipping” product. Photo by Bjoern ...

In today’s extremely competitive business environment, a robust and efficient supply chain is no longer a nice to have, but rather a necessity. It’s no longer a question of “if” disruptions will ...

Few businesses have as many interconnected supply chain influences or as lengthy production cycles and investment timelines as those in the aerospace and defense (A&D) sector. Supply chain management ...

Accurate modeling of a company’s supply chain network provides insights into optimal production, storage locations, and raw materials supply network strategy. The modeling process can last from one ...

Supply chain network design and optimisation constitute a pivotal element in modern logistics and operations management, aiming to configure facilities, transportation routes and inventory systems ...