ILOG expands SC network optimization to address new global realities

摘要

Supply chain management processes gain complexity as economic and environmental concerns gain executive mindshare, "Manufacturers, distributors, and retailers traditionally turn to offshore suppliers based largely on inventory costs," says Ronan O. Donovan, ILOG product manager for the LogicTools line. "But the rise in oil prices requires' greater transportation efficiencies by looking at total landed costs from raw material to finished goods. This raises the issue of offshoring versus near-shoring, and how to evaluate the tradeoffs of bringing production back from Asia to Mexico."