Decision Support and Resources Optimization tools can not be ignored by any logistics professional, looking for the improvement of time reaction to unexpected events and productivity gains.
Of course, improving time reaction to unexpected events supposes Decision Support: detailed forecasting of activity and resources needs, anticipating of bottlenecks.
When this need of anticipation is often formulated on a short-term horizon (24 or 48 hours), the necessity of a detailed planning also appears on a longer-term horizon (one or two months).
Moreover, smoothing automatically workload peaks or globally optimizing the use of resources become crucial when willing at the same time the respect of due dates and the control of costs.
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