Optimal Decision Making in Logistics

anyLogistix optimization software success story.

Problem

One of the largest beer manufacturers in Eastern Europe faced a logistical challenge most manufacturing company’s face, high transportation costs. The company’s plan was to decrease distribution and transportation costs from the plant to suppliers and ultimately lower costs for their customers. A large fleet of rail cars and trucks, its own warehouses in several regions of the country and a complex set of variables such as loading time, customs and vehicle break downs lead to a various number of decisions throughout the transportation process and produces many outcomes.

Traditional forecasting could not provide the beer manufacturer the required insight to make the most strategic decisions. Integrating the corporate ERP system with AnyLogic Transport Operations Manager (now part of anyLogistix) allows the company to consider all possible outcomes and make the most profitable decision.

The project goal was:

Solution

Rail Transportation Simulation

The model included in the decision support system simulated transportation of goods from the Company’s manufacturing plants, through multiple distribution channels to suppliers.

The input data included:

The system considers the following:

The goal of the optimization experiments included delivery of goods to clients and the minimization of transportation costs.

Outcome

The decision support system allows the Company’s logistics specialists to forecast transportation scenarios and analyze optimal variants. By letting the software assess risks, delivery times and costs, the Company is able to compare all possible outcomes. The Company’s logistics department is enabled to develop ten and sixty day forecasting plans which lower transportation costs and ultimately lower the costs of goods.

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