Tuesday, November 4, 2025 · Saravanan Venkatachalam and Arunachalam Narayanan
A national retailer fused optimization modeling with large language models to turn complex supply-chain math into clear, role-specific narratives that planners and executives could understand—and trust.
Friday, October 24, 2025 · Brian Straight
At CSCMP EDGE, Gather AI’s Rob Rozicki discussed how the company is moving beyond aerial inventory scans to a software-first model that’s reshaping warehouse visibility and AI adoption.
Thursday, September 4, 2025 · SCMR Staff
The 2025 NextGen Supply Chain Start-up Award celebrates innovative young companies transforming supply chain operations with cutting-edge technology. This year’s winner, Dexory, is redefining warehouse visibility and data intelligence with its AI-powered robotics platform,…
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Using a tailored simulation model provides strategic insight into inventory management, resulting in improved forecast accuracy, reduced errors by 26%, and lowered Mean Absolute Percentage Error from 28% to 20.7%, research found.
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 · Sreekumar Somasundaram
Implementing a warehouse management system in build-to-order environments requires advanced capabilities and customization to handle complex, variable operations that standard systems often cannot support.
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 · Lindsay Montanari, senior director, academic programs, Gurobi Optimization
Gurobi Optimization, in collaboration with Dr. Larry Snyder of Lehigh University, created a supply chain optimization game based on the ability to deliver burritos to customers, maximizing profits.
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 · SCMR Staff
The pharmaceutical industry faces significantly longer lead times than other industries, and time delays can seriously impact the health outcomes of countless individuals. Recognizing the potential risks this poses, one industry giant sought to improve on-time delivery through…
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 · Robert J. Delaney, MS, and Amanda L. Femano, Ph.D
With finite resources, it is in the best interest of any organization to properly quantify the risk associated with individual components. In both the military and industry, it is imperative that investments in the supply chain are prioritized based on the overall risk to the…
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
In the fast-paced world of energy-exploration technology, companies are constantly on the lookout for innovative strategies to help them stay ahead of market dynamics. For one global energy company, the key to unlocking efficiency was transforming how it predicts the demand…
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
By leveraging a data-driven approach and machine learning algorithms, an oil & gas company was able to more accurately predict semiconductor availability, reducing safety stock inventory and more effectively predicting lead-time forecasting.
Wednesday, January 8, 2025 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A pick-to-zero strategy is an order-picking method where shipments are received, put away, picked, and shipped out on the same day. When adding in network design changes, the benefits result in increased product freshness and lower daily shipment costs.
Tuesday, January 7, 2025 · Jason Miller
Raw material shortage issues differ across manufacturing industries and while they have eased in some sectors, they remain elevated above pre-COVID levels for a number of sectors.
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 · Tammy Max
As more mergers take place in the semiconductor industry, customers need to carefully track data such as product identification numbers that can change at the manufacturer level, adding a layer of confusion.
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 · Tan Miller and Emmanuel Peters
The decision to ship products via air or ocean requires more information than just a cost analysis of the two modes—it involves using inventory carrying cost and inventory investment data to make a sound choice.
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