Accurate modeling of a company’s supply chain network provides insights into optimal production, storage locations, and raw materials supply network strategy. The modeling process can last from one ...

Recent developments in supply chain network design have underscored the integration of supplier selection, production planning and distribution logistics within a unified framework.

Supply chain network design tools help companies design a low cost supply chain to ensure that demand is satisfied at a particular service level.

Supply chain design was once seen as an activity to be endured every few years — a strategic exercise that wasn’t tied to operations. Now, however, competitive companies are realizing that every ...

Charan Lalwani has held leadership positions at Amazon, and in 2018, he devised a groundbreaking network design that enabled the company to launch its "Amazon Shipping" product.

Supply chain network design, a branch of operations research, helps in strategic decision-making about nodes, sourcing, transportation modes and inventory levels.