AI Pilot for your Supply Chain, by Lokad on Lokad

Warehouse slotting is usually presented as an exercise in common sense. Put the fast movers near the path, keep fragile goods out of harm’s way, and do not make replenishment harder than it already is. All of that is sensible. None of it is sufficient. A forward pick face is a scarce asset, and every assignment of that asset excludes another use of the same labor, space, and ...

Payment terms are usually filed away as administrative detail. Procurement negotiates them. Accounts payable records them. Treasury watches the cash consequences. Planning receives a few summary metrics and is expected to carry on. This division of labor is neat on paper and costly in practice, because it removes from the operational decision one of the variables that decides...