With the latest iteration of its supply network modeling product, announced this week, software provider LLamasoft aims to help manufacturers gauge their "green" quotient and make educated decisions on how to make improvements.
Supply Chain Guru 4.1 outfits companies with the ability to measure their total greenhouse gas emissions and assess how they can lower that footprint, all with carbon offset purchases factored in, the company said.
To set up the initial model of a supply chain through Supply Chain Guru, manufacturers enter detailed information on the products they sell, their operational locations, inventory, sourcing, transportation structures, and material handling and manufacturing policies. The software then creates a composite picture of the network.