Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Planning includes all planning processes aimed at in the most efficient manner possible to create realistic plans that match supply and demand. A key issue is handling material and capacity constraints. The help of modern supply chain applications provides a unique opportunity to utilize various types of optimization to create the most effective and easily analyzed plans as possible.

Planning limitations can for instance be:

Supplier Capacity (material)
Production storage area
Loading and/or unloading capacity
Transport capacity
Personnel and staffing
Tool availibility
Sequencing requirements

The results of the process are the purchasing, production and distribution plans for short and medium term. Specific planning processes involved are:

Supply Chain Visualization

You can read more about Optilon's services in Supply Chain Planning or our partner InSync's powerful products in the field. Another important part of a successful project is to present the results of analysis and optimization in Supply Chain Planning in the most efficient and intuitive way possible. An important component is Supply Chain Visualization. See examples of comprehensive visualization in Supply Chain Planning below.