Network design

A solution to size and locate your network of warehouses, platforms, or hubs, and to define your flow schemes

Make the best logistics and transport network decisions whether you're building a new logistics master plan or adapting it over time.

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Des cas d’usages

  • Choose the right warehouses to optimize end-to-end flows

    • Compare different flow schemes (National, Regional, Cross-Docking, etc.) and optimize the use of logistics space
    • Relocate DCs or hubs based on flow strategy or barycentric considerations
    • Select the ideal warehouse to serve each customer or handle each type of activity…

  • Redesign or adjust your multi-tier logistics network

    •  Redesign your multi-tier logistics network by assessing the impacts across the entire chain — whether upstream/supply flows, downstream/distribution flows, or the full end-to-end network
    • Adjust the number and location of warehouses based on business evolution
    • Model your flows with a perspective that spans up to 3 tiers…

  • Find the best flow allocation

    • Find the best distribution of your flows across your logistics network
    • Assign flows to logistics assets based on costs and capacity
    • Compare different flow scheme options (direct, storage, cross-docking, etc.)…

  • Select the right transport model for each flow

    • Identify flows eligible for each transport model: trunking-distribution, routed deliveries, direct, cross-docking
    • Compare and select the best organizational models based on your criteria…

With your constraints

  • Tour parameters

    Set constraints to reflect the reality of your routes:

    • Multi-drop and/or multi-pick
    • Return to depot
    • Maximum detour or maximum distance between two pickups/deliveries
    • Maximum duration…

  • Network settings

    Easily configure links within a network:

    • Flow eligibility (or not) for a DC/Hub
    • Vehicle assignment to a site
    • Order allocation to one or multiple eligible sites
    • Definition of minimum/maximum thresholds…

  • Service levels

    Define the range of possibilities in terms of:

    • Delivery lead times
    • Dock processing times
    • Scheduling and frequency
    • Adherence (or not) to historical time windows…

  • Site settings

    Model all the elements to reflect your real-world operations!

    • Receiving and delivery time slots
    • Warehouse capacity
    • Logistics cost of your DC or Hub
    • Vehicle assignment to sites…

For immediate benefits

  • A Supply Chain business partner !

    Design your logistics network to enable your company’s strategic goals

    • Control cash flow
    • Support business growth
    • Prioritize product availability
    • Meet specific customer requests…

  • Anticipate changes in your logistics network

    Simulate different scenarios to enable anticipation:

    • Design the right warehouse network based on your business
    • Plan capacity expansions from the outset
    • Negotiate activity fluctuation options with your service providers…

  • Design a network based on your own criteria

    Depending on your industry type, do you need a logistics network that is:

    • Over-capacitated to absorb disruptions or activity peaks
    • Sized for regular business, with overflow solutions for peaks
    • Close to customers, to ensure service quality…

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