Capacity Planning That Drives Growth
Author: Eric Uresti Capacity Planning is not just about cutting costs but also driving growth and ensuring supply chain resiliency.
Author: Eric Uresti Capacity Planning is not just about cutting costs but also driving growth and ensuring supply chain resiliency.
Last week at the North American Supply Chain Summit #NASCES2023! Carlos Centurion, President of River Logic, sat down with Lee Devasier, Vice President of Network Strategy and Design at Pitney Bowes, to discuss how Pitney Bowes has been leveraging River Logic’s Digital Planning TwinTM technology to optimize their complex business
Defining the Objective FedEx Office is comprised of nearly 2,200 retail stores, 15,000 employees, 18 commercial print facilities, and a nationwide transportation fleet. Tom DeGreve, Managing Director of Production Strategy & Engineering for FedEx Office, supported by advisement from Pierre Mawet, Managing Director of Supply Chain & Operations at Accenture
If we didn’t know what real supply chain disruption was before, we do now. Events over the past 18+ months (COVID-19, Brexit, Suez Canal blockage, India-China border conflict, natural disasters, cyberattacks on pipelines and shipping lines) forced companies to find new ways to deliver goods and services, secure alternative sources
Author: Eric Uresti A roadmap for building a more agile and resilient supply chain
When evaluating supply chain planning software capabilities, it’s instructive to understand what we mean by supply chain planning. We’re not referring to production and scheduling using MRP or ERP systems but rather to high-level supply chain planning software that facilitates long-term, tactical, and operational planning processes.
Not since the Second World War has there been such global disruption as experienced in 2020. International transportation came to a standstill, major populations were confined to their homes, and factories shut down.
