International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) consulting tool on Thursday that allows both companies to reduce costs and carbon dioxide emissions in the supply chain mereka.hal aim to reduce the bad impact of the environment.
Built with brand-IBM software, Supply Chain Network Optimization Workbench (Snow) to help the client to check the number of distribution centers and they must decide whether to conduct its own production or through third parties.
In tests, the Chinese logistics company and shipper COSCO Ltd system that is used to reduce the number of distribution centers use up to 40 from 100, lowering the cost by 23 percent and cut carbon dioxide emissions by 15 percent, IBM said.
"When you increase the efficiency of the system you can almost automatically reduce costs, waste, and environmental impact," Eric Riddleberger, head of IBM's business strategy consulting practice, said in a statement.
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