Logistics Network Planner

Network Computation

• Automated capacity balancing

• Production capacity / service / storage trade offs

• Total network costs

Network Data Maintenance

• Logistics territories

• Multi-modal terminals

• Import routes and costs

• Primary transport routes

• What-if parameters

Scenario Management

• Create new scenario

• Copy scenario

• Amend scenario

• Delete scenario

Warehouse Planner

Warehouse Computation

• Distribution centre / transhipment capacity calculation
• Time based simulation of distribution centre processing

Warehouse Data Maintenance

• Distribution / transhipment centre details and costs
• Distribution / transhipment centre type details
• Storage types
• Engineered standards
• Activity times, resources and costs

Transport Planner

Transport Computation

• Primary transport vehicle type and load requirements
• Secondary transport vehicle type and load requirements
• Time based simulation of vehicle movements

Transport Data Maintenance

• Transport modes
• Vehicle types
• Timed vehicle schedules
• Fuel costs and surcharges

Inventory Planner

Inventory Computation

• Safety and cycle stock requirements

Inventory Data Maintenance

• Lead times, review times, MOQ’s, service levels

Inventory Forecasting

• Bottom up forecasting by product / product group

Planning Data Processing

Planning Data Import

• Volume forecasts

Forecasting and Event Management

• Top down operations forecasting
• Copy history to forecast
• Maintain and apply events – forecast adjustments

Operational Data Processing

Operational Data Import

• Customers
• Delivery points
• Suppliers
• Supply points (production and product supply)
• Supply volumes
• Detailed shipment header and line history
• Product details and costs
• Product groups
• Pricing and discount structures
• Inventory positions
• Transport rate tables

Pre-Processing

• Demand volume summarised by postcode area / district / sector / unit
• Time and distance from nodes calculation

LogiMap Cube

European & Worldwide Mapping Displays

• Demand volume-density
• Depot network
• Depot boundaries
• Postcode areas
• Customisable territories
• Backhaul opportunities
• Volume by customer by territory
• Load and drop patterns

Reporting, Graphing and Analysis

Performance Measures

• Supply chain costs
• Unit volume
• Revenue
• Net contribution
• Loads
• Shipments and lines
• Transport requirements
• Labour requirements
• Storage space requirements

Analysed By

• Territory
• Customer
• Product group
• Distribution / transhipment centre
• Time period
• Supply chain function