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By the end of our evaluation, my team was impressed with the capabilities
anyLogistix(ALX) offers. We especially liked the overall flexibility, the ability run
multiple scenarios and the presentation of results. ALX is a strong option for
complex Supply Chain Design and Network Simulation analyses.
Chris Hawke,
Director Advanced Analytics at Cardinal Health
Contents
01 ANYLOGISTIX APPROACHES AND FEATURES ............................................................. 01
Greenfield analysis ............................................................................................................................................. 02
Risk analysis ....................................................................................................................................................... 02
Network design and optimization .......................................................................................................................03
Supply chain analysis / What-if ........................................................................................................................... 04
Multi-echelon inventory optimization ................................................................................................................ 05
Transportation optimization ............................................................................................................................. 05
Supply chain digital twins .............................................................................................................................. 05
CONTACTS ........................................................................................................................ 09
ANYLOGISTIX APPROACHES AND FEATURES
By leveraging both simulation and optimization, users have the best set of tools Visualization
for tackling supply chain challenges, enabling them to gain deep insights into their Observe how your supply chain works, validate the model and make
company supply chain, which was previously not possible with any other traditional improvements while verifying assumptions.
solutions.
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ANYLOGISTIX APPROACHES AND FEATURES
• Considering both demand and supply sources, the experiment defines the • The experiment allows users to analyze and experiment with risks and
approximate location(s) for supply chain facilities, considering customer uncertainties, including lead times, demand fluctuations, resource availability,
locations (Simple GFA) or existing site locations (Multi-Echelon GFA). and other varying parameters.
• It determines the optimal number of supply chain sites, considering customer • It uncovers how changing a parameter’s value can impact a supply chain
service distance (e.g., maximum of 500 miles from a DC to any customer) as a scenario. Instead of creating multiple scenarios for different parameter values,
constraint. users can apply Variation experiment to automatically vary the values and run
• It can consider both straight routes and actual road pathways between origin a simulation for each one.
and destination nodes for precise analysis. • It helps get ahead of the curve and plan for various supply chain uncertainties.
• It visualizes Greenfield solutions on the built-in GIS map within ALX to display The experiment measures the impact of operational risks and disruptions and
flows from the newly defined sites to assigned demand locations, or view only determines the time needed to recover from them. It helps test the reliability
the concise network tree structure. of logistics networks and determine the measures needed to increase supply
chain robustness.
• With this experiment, understand how variability influences the supply chain:
ALX simulation models consider probabilities for operation timings and
parameter values (e.g., random variable demand).
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• Safety Stock Estimation allows the user to • The experiment generates the optimal sequence • Users can create a supply chain digital twin –
determine the optimal amount of safety stock, by of delivery routes between distribution centers a virtual copy of a supply chain network at a
SKU and location, to hold in warehouses based on and customers (milk runs). specific time that can be used as a starting point
a defined customer service level target. • It produces actionable route plans and provides for simulation experiments.
• Users can estimate bullwhip effect (variability) the distance and cost of travel between stops. • A digital twin of a supply chain can be created
in the network, identify the root cause, and test • It helps lower the cost of delivery by reducing from supply chain data held in various databases
different scenarios to find out the best mitigation empty runs and the number of vehicles needed to (e.g., DC, Customer, Inventory, etc.).
policies. serve demand. • It is possible to configure current warehouse
• Users can leverage Material Requirements Planning workload, order processing stages, stock levels,
(MRP) within ALX to provide a daily generation and other details to create a snapshot of a supply
of replenishment and demand orders to be filled chain’s state.
based on demand forecast requirements and safety • A supply chain digital twin model can predict the
stock levels. status of the supply chain over time.
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ANYLOGISTIX EXTENSIBILITY AND FLEXIBILITY
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ANYLOGISTIX DATA MANAGEMENT
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Additional Resources
• White papers
• anyLogistix webinar
• Tutorial book
• Case studies
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Contacts
The AnyLogic Company
info@anylogistix.com
anylogistix.com
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