AIMMS Welcomes Ace Hardware as a New Customer for Supply Chain Network Optimization
AIMMS onboards Ace Hardware as a new customer. Ace Hardware will be using SC Navigator to model and optimally design their supply chain network.
January 31, 2025
Haarlem, North Holland, 31 January 2025 – AIMMS welcomed Ace Hardware to its growing list of customers using its strategic tool to model and optimally design their supply chain network.
Similar to other AIMMS customers like Best Buy, BASF, Horizon Organic, and others, by implementing SC Navigator, Ace Hardware will be equipped to tackle critical supply chain challenges, including:
enhancing network design footprint to improve responsiveness and reduce lead times
optimally allocating goods to warehousing locations on an ongoing basis
optimizing inventory placement to balance cost and service levels
identifying cost-saving opportunities in transportation and logistics
adapting quickly to market changes and disruptions with scenario analysis.
“Ace Hardware is a legendary brand that has delivered exceptional value to its customers for over a century, while innovating to meet the challenges of modern supply chains. We are ecstatic to work with such a brand and equip them with all the tools and expertise that strengthen their supply chain. Our collaboration highlights our commitment to enabling retailers to navigate complexity and achieve operational excellence”, says Arthur Torsij, Former Global Sales Lead at AIMMS.
About Ace Hardware
Ace Hardware is the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the world with over 5,800 locally owned and operated hardware stores in approximately 70 countries. Headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., Ace and its business units operate an expansive network of distribution centers in the U.S. and have distribution capabilities in Ningbo, China; and Santa Catarina, Mexico.
About AIMMS
AIMMS is a leading vendor of Supply Chain Scenario Planning and Optimization software. AIMMS offers an Optimization Tooling to build custom optimization applications and a ready-to-use application, SC Navigator with strategic network design and tactical planning modules. AIMMS has a global presence with offices in the Netherlands, the USA, and Singapore.
