AIMMS whitepapers
Supply chains are critical – and there’s software to model and manage them with scenarios and What-Ifs. AIMMS in the Netherlands wanted a paper to showcase its global expertise in helping people plan their chains. Here’s the full report.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Managing the sustainability of your supply chain – from upstream CO2 emissions to waste management at end-of-lifecycle – carries countless business advantages. It leads to better use of materials. Greater productivity from fewer resources. Faster adaptability to changing market conditions. And above all, business growth that doesn’t rely on damaging the Earth. Yet in many firms, the two departments best placed to deliver these positives – the sustainability team and those designing the supply chain – work in silos, separate and disconnected. At AIMMS, we believe bringing these departments together is a great business strategy for your sustainability goals. The pages ahead illustrate why.
Optimizing your SCND for carbon reduction gives these teams both a reason to work together and a common goal to work towards. It takes you from “counting carbon” for compliance purposes (the main function of a sustainability team) to making carbon reduction a strategy for cutting costs, saving time, optimizing processes and making better use of resources (the purpose of supply chain network design).
SCND software such as AIMMS supplies the platform these teams need to combine their talents, letting the business optimize CO2 emissions along the supply chain and explore custom objectives for water use, energy use, or supplier use in your network design to drive better business, more efficient operations, and higher ROI. This paper takes you through the stages – with notes on four companies who’ve done it.
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