Higher service level
See how much of your volume each network reaches within your service radius.
Modules·2 of 7: Network Design
The network that serves more customers, at lower cost
Optimize where your distribution centres should be. CapaSim builds the best network for cost efficiency, sustainability, service level and a balance of the three, across plants, DCs, suppliers and customers.
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Business value
Lower cost to serve
Transport cost, DC fixed cost and lead time for every lane and every alternative.
Lower emissions
Scope 3 transport emissions per network and per transport mode.
The decisions it supports
- How many DCs do we need, and where?
- What would the cheapest network cost us, and the greenest?
- What service level can we promise, and at what price?
How it works
You bring
- Customers with locations and volumes
- Plants, DCs and suppliers
- Transport rates and modes
CapaSim
- Centre-of-gravity and exact p-median optimization
- One network per objective, with the number of DCs chosen by the optimizer
- Road, rail, sea and air per lane
You get
- Optimal networks side by side, on a map
- The area to look for each new DC in
- Cost, CO₂ and transit time per lane
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