Delivery readiness up, inventories down – Efficient scheduling of precast concrete stock-keeping units

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The areas of activity for adding value in the precast concrete market are manifold. Ensuring a high level of delivery readiness is probably the most important lever – even in the case of strong seasonal demand volatility

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Efficient scheduling requires the creation and maintenance of complex scheduling parameters and sets of rules

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Complex scheduling methods require a high degree of automation. However, if one wants to achieve results that are not only reproducible but also optimized, additional complex simulation algorithms are needed to be able to strike a fine balance between goals such as “high delivery readiness” and “lowest possible stock levels”

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Artificial intelligence can optimize supply chain management. However, accurate item master records are needed for this purpose

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Supply chain disruptions and insufficient security of supply have been at the top of the list of causes of significant sales and revenue losses in the entire construction materials industry, especially in recent years – which also applies to the segment of stocked precast concrete elements. In a strongly seasonal market environment, it has not yet been possible to match the delivery performance of other sectors despite the overcapacities that continue to exist on the production side. The lack of transparency across the supply chains makes it difficult to identify inefficiencies and thus the...