Optilogic Guides

Modeling and designing supply chains is complex, and that complexity limits the number of people who can do supply chain modeling, and how many questions they can answer. Is Gen AI the answer?

Discover the essential insights for supply chain executives in 2024 as we delve into the latest trends, innovations, and strategies reshaping the industry. Explore this insightful ebook, authored by Optilogic Founder Don Hicks and Maria Villablanca, founder of Villablanca Consulting and Future Insights Network and Co-founder of Transform Talks Podcast.

For companies with a physical supply chain, supply chain network design is central to your success. By understanding and optimizing supply chain network design, you positively impact every aspect of your business.

If you manage a supply chain function and are considering adopting network design, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve compiled the goals, benefits, and best practices of supply chain network design that will help your organization thrive.

Beginner's Guide to Supply Chain Simulation Supply chain simulation is the most granular modeling technique....

Thriving as a business in the 21st century requires a sustainable approach. The good news is that it doesn’t require a massive investment of time or money to introduce more sustainability into your supply chain design. With the right tools and some basic knowledge, you’ll be on your way to reducing greenhouse gas emissions (and thus, your carbon footprint).

In this guide, we explore some of the most common use cases for supply chain design and how you can get started answering your own “what if…” questions today.

Tackling post-COVID volatility requires planning techniques that consider all the variability that exists in demand, sourcing, transportation, and more when making inventory decisions. Unlock this guide to learn more.

According to PwC, more than 60% of companies said that their performance indicators had dropped by 3% or more because of supply chain disruptions. Yet shockingly, 60% of companies pay only marginal attention to risk reduction processes.

Good news! By incorporating risk analysis into the supply chain design process, you can start making smarter supply chain decisions that address both financial and resiliency business objectives.

Supply chain design technologies like modeling, optimization, and simulation are not new—so why have these once bleeding-edge tools fallen so far behind? Perhaps it’s because the way we’re optimizing supply chains is all wrong.

Let’s look at the top five ways traditional supply chain design technology went wrong and how to step into a new era of design for resiliency, delighted customers, and shareholder value with the 100% SaaS-based Optilogic Cosmic Frog supply chain design platform.

Ready to build your first Cosmic Frog model? We’ve got your back. We’ll guide you through four simple steps and you’ll be on your way to answering your toughest supply chain what-if questions.

Post-COVID uncertainty demands a new level of supply chain design technology. Cosmic Frog is the only supply chain design solution that offers optimization, simulation, and risk analysis across an end-to-end supply chain in a single platform, equipping businesses to make more informed decisions beyond just cost.