Core Network Modeling
Core Network Modeling enables you to model core supply chain elements. You can use it to determine your optimal supply chain network by trading off service, costs, risks and sustainability. Identify optimal facility location and network structure by modeling your capacities, costs, product flows, inventory policies, sourcing policies, transportation policies and customer demand.
For additional information, see Network Strategy case study and Greenfield Analysis case study.
Licensed capability: Core Network Modeling is the foundation upon which the various capabilities are built. The capabilities expand the ability to model supply chain problems.
Input tables:
| Category | Table |
|---|---|
| Model Elements | Customers |
| Sites | |
| Sites Multi-Period | |
| Organizations | |
| Products | |
| Products Multi-Period | |
| Periods | |
| Annual Schedules | |
| Currencies | |
| Units Of Measure | |
| Global Variables | |
| Transactions and Forecasts | Customer Orders |
| Site Orders | |
| Customer Demand | |
| Site Demand | |
| Demand Seasonality Factors | |
| Production | |
| Shipments | |
| Forecasts | |
| Sourcing |
Customer Sourcing Policies |
| Customer Sourcing Policies Multi-Period | |
| Site Sourcing Policies | |
| Site Sourcing Policies Multi-Period | |
| Production | Production Policies |
| Production Policies Multi-Period | |
| Bills Of Material | |
| Bill Of Material Assignments | |
| Production Constraints | |
| Production Count Constraints | |
| Transportation | Modes |
| Transit Matrix | |
| Transportation Policies | |
| Transportation Policies Multi-Period | |
| Transportation Assets | |
| Transportation Assets Multi-Period | |
| Flow Constraints | |
| Flow Count Constraints | |
| Shipping Paths | |
| Shipping Routes | |
| Inventory | Inventory Policies |
| Inventory Policies Multi-Period | |
| Inventory Constraints | |
| Inventory Count Constraints | |
| Advanced Costs | Shipping Rates |
| Step Cost Definitions | |
| Step Costs | |
| Lane Cost Definitions | |
| Lane Costs | |
| Cost Band Definitions | |
| Cost Bands | |
| Zone Cost Definitions | |
| Zone Assignments | |
| Zone Costs | |
| Multi-Stop Estimation Vehicle Costs | |
| Transportation Regions | |
| Expression Based Costs | |
| Advanced Constraints | Site Constraints |
| Open/Close Relations | |
| End To End Service Constraints | |
| Expression Constraints | |
| Last Mile Service Constraints | |
| Asset & Inventory Constraints | |
| Sequential Objectives | |
| Decomposition Sets |
Input columns:
Some columns in the Input tables listed above are available only with add-on capabilities.
Model capabilities:
| Technology Solver | Solver Options | Problem Types |
|---|---|---|
| Network Optimization | Network Optimization Options |
Network Optimization NO Infeasibility Diagnosis Greenfield Analysis |
| Simulation | Simulation Options |
Simulation Classic Simulation |
Last modified: Friday May 12, 2023