Supply Chain
Ryder System | September 07, 2023
Ryder System received recognition as one of Supply & Demand Chain Executive's Top Supply Chain Projects for 2023.
Ryder's success stems from its fully integrated, customized solution tailored to a prominent Midwest healthcare system.
The company's approach addresses vital supply chain challenges, enhancing efficiency and real-time visibility within the healthcare organization.
Within six months of implementing Ryder's solution, the healthcare network achieved remarkable results and 100% inventory control.
Ryder System, Inc. has been recognized among Supply & Demand Chain Executive's Top Supply Chain Projects for 2023. The company achieved this accolade by successfully implementing a fully integrated, customized solution for a prominent Midwest healthcare system. This innovative solution addressed critical supply chain challenges, improving efficiency and real-time visibility across the healthcare organization's operations.
Ryder embarked on a transformative journey by constructing an advanced 416,000-square-foot central distribution center exclusively for medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and essential supplies. This meticulously engineered facility meets the intricate demands of the healthcare sector. The company introduced a dedicated outbound transportation network, characterized by its exceptional efficiency and furnished with drivers who underwent specialized training to cater to the healthcare system's distinct needs. Additionally, this comprehensive solution establishes and oversees a highly skilled workforce.
Ryder diligently recruited, trained, and managed a team of professionals who were unwavering in their commitment to continuous improvement, ensuring operational efficiency and maintaining service levels at the highest standards across the entirety of the healthcare supply chain. The company’s holistic approach encompassed the integration of cutting-edge technology and process enhancements. Implementing AutoStore, an automated storage and retrieval system, is a pivotal step within the distribution center, effectively expanding storage capacity while ensuring round-the-clock order fulfillment. The integration of 1.3 miles of conveyors significantly bolstered the speed and reliability of the entire supply chain.
The hospital network achieved exceptional results within six months of implementing Ryder's fully integrated and customized solution. These outcomes included an impressive 98% fill rate, significantly up from the initial 90%, demonstrating the efficiency improvements gained. Additionally, Ryder's solution achieved a remarkable 99% on-time delivery rate, ensuring timely access to critical supplies. The implementation also led to 100% inventory control, providing comprehensive management and tracking of medical assets.
Steve Sensing, President of Supply Chain Solutions at Ryder, said,
“From the warehouse to the point of delivery at the hospital, our RyderShare technology ensures everyone knows exactly what is in each delivery, down to each tote in the truck. That’s a key differentiator, especially when you’re dealing with critical and life-saving supplies. We can help other healthcare organizations gain greater control over their supply chains while also lowering costs and improving patient care.”
[Source – Business Wire]
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Software and Technology, Supply Chain
Businesswire | August 01, 2023
o9 Solutions, a leading enterprise AI software platform provider for transforming planning and decision-making, today announced a new business alliance with MangoGem S.A., a software company for real-time automated advanced optimization of operations through AI-powered planning and scheduling. The partnership enables o9 clients to benefit from a single solution that drives integrated business planning and scheduling processes directly on the o9 platform, ultimately optimizing their operations and decision-making capabilities.
MangoGem offers AI-powered optimization software with highly sophisticated and innovative algorithms for production planning and scheduling for manufacturers. Through this partnership, the MangoGem versatile enterprise modeling with innovative solvers will be fully integrated into o9‘s AI-powered Digital Brain platform, creating a unique opportunity for manufacturers across industries for supply chain and operations optimization.
The MangoGem integration with o9’s platform will allow companies to replace their legacy production scheduling systems with the latest AI-technology and solvers to model their shop floor operations and constraints realistically. By integrating planning with scheduling, o9 clients will be able to drive better alignment across planning functions and horizons, leading to increased operational efficiencies and improved service levels.
The o9 and MangoGem solution has already been deployed at a large global food and beverage manufacturer, helping the company optimize its manufacturing operations through aligned and integrated planning and scheduling. The o9 and MangoGem partnership‘s innovative and unique approach to automating the creation of detailed production schedules support the holistic optimization of the manufacturer’s highly complex bulk and packaging operations and constant alignment with its distribution, market deployment, and available-to-promise processes.
MangoGem CEO Ben Rodriquez said: “Our partnership with o9 demonstrates the excellence of our planning and scheduling optimization solution and our ability to model complex use cases previously considered intractable.”
“We are very excited about our partnership with MangoGem as it will provide great value to our clients,” says Tanguy Caillet, Executive Vice President Growth Markets and Global Partnerships at o9. “With MangoGem’s sophisticated and innovative solvers and o9’s AI-based digital platform, o9 clients will be able to enhance and optimize their integrated planning and scheduling processes, ultimately enabling them to make more data-driven decisions for their supply chains and operations.”
About o9 Solutions, Inc.
o9 Solutions is a leading AI-powered platform for integrated business planning and decision-making for the enterprise. Whether it is driving demand, aligning demand and supply, or optimizing commercial initiatives, any planning process can be made faster and smarter with o9’s AI-powered digital solutions. o9 brings together technology innovations—such as graph-based enterprise modeling, big data analytics, advanced algorithms for scenario planning, collaborative portals, easy-to-use interfaces, and cloud-based delivery—into one platform. For more information, please visit www.o9solutions.com.
About MangoGem S.A.
MangoGem is a Belgian software company that helps industries optimize production & supply chain operations performance using a combination of artificial intelligence and metaheuristics in its automated real-time advanced planning & scheduling software solution. Its team of senior industrialists, technologists, and scientists with 30+ years of internationally recognized experience and achievements operates globally. MangoGem is able to improve the operations Key Performance Indicators far beyond the state-of-the-art solutions and to lower the dependency on human planners’ know-how. For more information, please visit www.mangogem.com
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Software and Technology
prnewswire | July 20, 2023
Transfix, Inc. ("Transfix"), the Intelligent Freight Platform™, today announced the launch of the Transfix Shipper Advisory Council, designed to foster a more trusted and collaborative supply chain ecosystem, bridge gaps in the industry, and cultivate a deeper understanding of the challenges shippers and carriers face.
"Our shipper council is an extension of what we do best: driving strategic conversations with our customers using data and insights, cultivating an ecosystem of trust and transparency, and connecting shippers and carriers to accelerate value across both sides of the market," said Rachel Meranus, Chief Revenue & Marketing Officer at Transfix. "This powerhouse taskforce we've brought together includes some of the most innovative minds and changemakers who are successfully navigating a better path forward for the supply chain of tomorrow."
Founding Transfix Shipper Advisory Council members include:
Fabio Baldassari, Senior Director of Procurement, Logistics at Niagara Bottling
Jared Ferraro, Vice President of Supply Chain & Procurement at Nutrafol
Anup Pillay, Vice President of Procurement at Niagara Bottling
Jeff Amble, Director of Transportation Sourcing at Target
John Schilli, Director of Transportation at Henkel
Sean Williams, Vice President of Operations at Ravago
Shipper council members receive access to:
In-depth roundtables around current and future market conditions with Transfix guest speakers such as Paul Poziumschi (Senior Director, Freight Market Intelligence, former derivatives trader for over two decades) and Justin Maze (Director of Carrier Operations, co-host of the Transfix Take Podcast).
Trendspotting share-outs of critical factors and our proprietary data and insights.
Exclusive "first looks" at upcoming products and features to help build further expansion across the supply chain.
Beta products in the works.
Curated events and experiences designed to deepen shipper and carrier relationships.
Moderated listening sessions where peers are encouraged to share their most troublesome logistical challenges and gain opportunities for solutions.
The shipper council convenes quarterly as a virtual meeting with opportunities for in-person gatherings throughout the year. "We've already kicked off with some unique collaborations, value-add experiences, and solution-driven discussions. The momentum is exciting," added Meranus.
About Transfix
Transfix drives modern supply chain impact at scale with the Transfix Intelligent Freight Platform™. By combining enterprise-grade, machine-learning technology with intuitive software and dedicated supply chain experts, Transfix is enabling organizations to deliver with high performance and high reliability, drive long-term strategy and capacity planning, take empty miles off the road, and optimize their networks, at scale. Today, Transfix connects shippers to nearly 30,000 carriers with real-time, many-to-many freight matching and the visibility they need to make their supply chains more efficient and environmentally responsible.
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