Dr. Camille Jones

Supply chains are more volatile and interconnected than ever, but many planning processes still rely on disconnected systems, manual analysis, and spreadsheet-based interventions. This white paper explores how network optimization, supported by advances in optimization technology, workflow design, cloud computing, and AI, can help planning teams evaluate cross-functional trade-offs, respond faster to change, and move from static plans to continuous, decision-driven supply chain planning. Inside the White Paper: – Why traditional planning systems and network optimization evolved separately, and why that separation limits decision quality in today’s supply chains. – How network optimization helps evaluate cross-functional trade-offs across sourcing, production, inventory, transportation, fulfillment, service, cost, and capacity. – Why continuous network optimization is different from one-time strategic modeling, and how it can support recurring tactical and operational planning decisions. – How AI and configurable workflows can make optimization more usable for planners without requiring them to become modeling experts. – How planning systems and network optimization can work together in a feedback loop that improves decisions over time. Click here to download

Get ready to increase your supply chain IQ! We’re looking back on the latest episodes, interviews, conversations, and livestreams from this week right here. On Monday, we released 2 new episodes! In this episode of Digital Transformers,hosts Kevin L. Jackson and Scott Luton learn about the power of the IBM cloud ecosystem from Brian Fallon, Vice President of Global Sales for the IBM Partner Ecosystem. On This Week in Business History, Kelly Barner dives into the rise of Warren Buffet, the completion of the transcontinental railroad, some interesting business birthdays, & the invention of the tubeless tire. On Tuesday, we released 2 new episodes! On this episode of Supply Chain Now, Gugulethu Hughes, Founder of Clinch, joins our hosts Scott and Greg to share the number one challenge for the startup economy in Africa, why corporate social responsibility programs are falling short in eliminating child labor, & more. On TECHquila Sunrise, host Greg White welcomed stealthy startup co-founder and Venture Partner at Kubera Venture Capital, Sena Zorlu, to look into the minds of investors, revealing what makes them tick and how founders can communicate clearly with them. On Wednesday, we released an episode in our Reverse Logistics Series in collaboration…