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World's Top Companies Using Barloworld Optimus Tools08 October 2008

One in five of the world’s top-performing companies uses supply chain planning or modelling tools designed and developed by UK-based Barloworld Optimus.  More

Managing Risk Set To Dominate Supply Chains15 September 2008

Managing risk is likely to be the major topic of the supply chain industry in the 21st century and companies should be shaping network designs based on when disruption occurs, not if...  More

US' TOP 100 Supply Chain Innovators18 August 2008

An insight into the future of the supply chain industry made by UK-based software developers and consultants Barloworld Optimus has been included in one of the world’s most influential executive user manuals Supply & Demand Chain Executive published in New York this week (July 30th).  More

Big Switch to Technology and Consultants18 August 2008

Carbon reduction and optimization, inventory optimization and risk management are set to be the major issues as supply chain professionals face up to escalating global pressures.  More

Supply Chain Planning can weather the economic storm09 July 2008

Despite increasingly black pictures being painted about the economy, UK industry has the capacity to ride the storm as a new breed of supply chain professionals lead companies out of the worst effects of the economic crisis.  More

Weldspares went ‘live’ with Optimiza 27 June 2008

New records were set when Warrington-based welding supplies market leader Weldspares went ‘live’ with Barloworld Optimus’ inventory optimisation tool Optimiza this week.  More

China's escalating supply chain awareness02 May 2008

Escalating supply chain awareness now being shown by Chinese companies as part of the nation’s all-out bid to fully exploit its manufacturing super-power status is fuelling a major swing towards the latest software tools, according to software developer and global supply chain consultant Barloworld  More

Focus on Carbon14 April 2008

Measuring carbon footprints could also protect a company’s share price and create a long term competitive advantage.  More