Resources

This whitepaper shares best methods on how to forecast demand accuracy.

The World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update covers key WEO projections and is published between the Spring and Fall WEO reports.

This report contributes to McKinsey Global Institute’s mission to help business and policy leaders understand the forces transforming the global economy, identify strategic locations, and prepare for the next wave of growth.

This white paper explains the zone skipping strategy and outlines the sortation technology best suited for operations, based on criteria like packaging type, footprint, labor availability and throughput requirements.

The key roles labor management software play in omnichannel order fulfillment: meeting rising customer service expectations, driving labor savings and ensuring process rigor.

The next generation of TMS’s are providing new forms of optimization to continue to drive the ROI higher.

Technology in transportation is not new, in fact, the airplane, the automobile, the train and the horse-drawn carriage all introduced new opportunities and new complications to the safe movement of people and goods.

In this white paper we explore; how do sales of Echo devices compare with other Amazon hardware devices, how does Amazon’s device ecosystem compare with Apple’s, and have Echo devices’ commerce potential been unlocked.

Virtually every business needs to find ways to control costs, streamline processes and leverage user data to measure and elevate performance across multiple KPIs.

In this e-book you will discover how supply chain experts harness data-driven tools and strategies to understand their customers in new ways, how they optimize their people and processes and ultimately, make profitable decisions for their business.

Discover how Quintiq's intelligent planning and optimization solutions reduce costs and maximize operational efficiency.

This paper describes in detail five key ways 3D printing is changing the automotive industry, both today and in the near future.

An effective sales and operations planning (S&OP) process guides business decisions, provides key problem solving strategies, gives executives greater control over the enterprise and drives overall business success.

Quintiq solves Van den Bosch Transporten’s complex planning puzzle on a single, integrated planning and optimization platform.

In this white paper we survey the automotive industry landscape and propose the value proposition delivering a build-to-order solution, we discuss the challenges to transitioning to a build-to-demand strategy, and we examine the key enablers for build-to-demand.

This report identifies a distinct yet overlooked part of the economy, the advanced industries sector, that is at once critical to national wellbeing and under pressure from eroding competitiveness and national economic drift.

Sales organizations are on the front end of the supply chain, they see risks and opportunities emerging in the market place earlier than the rest of the organization, in order to respond rapidly, it is critical for a supply chain organizations and the S&OP process to get these inputs.

Aptly named after one of the greatest business books of all time, this must-have resource details one of o9’s systems for optimally allocating resources across initiatives and brands at a consumer goods companies.

This report provides a high-level evaluation of hyperloop in terms of its commercial potential, environmental impact, costs, safety issues, and regulatory issues and to identify hurdles to its commercial and/or operational feasibility.

Your workers are your most critical productivity asset, escalating e-commerce demands place greater pressure on your people every day, and that puts greater pressure on you to attract, hire, and retain your workforce.