Model, Optimize, Simulate Your Supply Chain
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Visually Rich Integrated Environment for Designing
Supply Chains
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User Interface and Project/Model Data Management Module
• Supply Chain Data modeling data schema
• Front end to access K2E functionality
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Schedule and manage 1 or many design engine tasks, local or remotely
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Design Engine Encapsulating Multiple Solvers
• Multi-period capital deployment optimization model
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Single time period E2E network optimization model
• Multi-period tactical capacity planning optimization model
• Demand analysis and classification algorithms
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Single echelon and slow moving safety stock library
• Multi-echelon inventory optimization using dynamic programming
• Transportation VRP route design engine library
• Deterministic flow model simulation engine
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Full discrete event simulation engine

Creating Multi-Stop Vehicle Routes
Vehicle routing program (VRP) that creates multi-stop vehicle routes
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Uses optimization to design routes for:
• Inbound Consolidation
• Outbound Consolidation
• Periodic Shipment Balancing
• Continuous Moves Backhaul
• Continuous Moves Interleaved
Shipments
• Asset Planning
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Fully integrated within Supply
Chain Guru
Transportation Optimization
Determine optimal multi-stop routes using detailed cost models

Collaboration, Performance, Scalability
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Centralized Model and
Project Sharing
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Scalable Server-based
Solving
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Browser-based
Administration
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Integrated User Experience with Supply Chain Guru 8.0
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Flexible User Authentication

Collaboration, Performance, Scalability
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Full K2E Feature Set
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Deliver Supply Chain Design
Capabilities On-Demand
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Hosted Environment
• Dedicated
• Multi-tenant
(SupplyChainGuru.com)
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On-Demand Capacity for
Design Engine via Cloud

Faster Solving in a Secure Data Center
K2 Cloud Solver expedites
Supply Chain model solving by providing:
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The increased processing capacity of the cloud to run larger, more complex models
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The ability to solve multiple scenarios simultaneously
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Freedom for users to use their desktop computer while the model is solving
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Enhanced model status screen for both local and remote solving

Benchmark Data for Supply Chain Design
Data Services provides reference and benchmark data to help the supply chain design community:
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Build models more quickly
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Validate inputs and outputs against realistic standards and values
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Interpret the benefits of future-state scenarios
Reference and Benchmark data
Transportation costs
Transportation transit time estimates
Facility costs
Duties and taxes
Risk metrics
Demographics
Sustainability
General supply chain
KPIs
Supply chain design metrics

Simplifies Working with Model Data
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Connect to data from any source
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View and analyze data from any source, regardless of size
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Transform data into unified format
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Sequence data operations and workflows visually
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Publish data from multiple sources to desired location
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Document data transform routines to use again
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Troubleshoot by visualizing flow of data with colored indicators
Desktop data productivity tool enabling business users to discover, manage, and transform enterprise data.

Visualize What’s on Your Mind
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A mobile app to rapidly prototype, visualize and share your supply chain design ideas
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Collaborate with key stakeholders to perform prompt what-if analyses to reach a consensus on design decisions
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Use built-in reference cost and performance data in 100% visual environment

Create Multiple Scenarios within a
Single Model
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Generate sensitivity ranges around key costs, capacities, demand characteristics, etc.
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Self-documenting audit trail of all scenario changes and definitions
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Compare all scenarios side-by-side in graphs, maps and reports
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Data updates to the baseline propagate through all scenarios
Key Benefits and Usage
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End-to-end model from tiers of suppliers to the customer
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Detailed modeling of complex production processes, BOMs, multi-time period capacities, road routes, etc.
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Comprehensive constraint modeling
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Fastest solve times on the largest models
As-is supply chain
New optimal structure

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Proprietary Simulation Engine
• SimServer
• Open API
• Aggressive Ongoing Development
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Simulate the end-to-end supply chain and product detailed performance metrics
• Service
• Cost
• Logistics
• Sustainability
• Risk

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Identifies how to best use the newly-optimized network
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Utilizes optimal network design and creates flow paths at individual item levels
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Balances the trade-off between lot sizes, freight rates, replenishment frequencies, working capital and lead time

Evaluate Trade-offs Between Multiple Objectives
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Detailed Modeling of All Production-Related Processes and Capacities
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Platform for optimizing both production capability and capacity at a detail level
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Balances production capacities globally and within each facility
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Optimize for maximum utilization or highest margin (max profit)
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Supports S&OP modeling for nearterm realignments
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Primary Benefits
• Optimally align forecasts with production footprint
• Rebalance production capacities based on short term changes in demand

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Analyzes and properly classifies demand into one of
10 patterns, including non-normal and slow movers
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Recommends control policies
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Easy to set-up and use
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Integrates with network optimization and simulation
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Fast dynamic programming-based solver

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True multi-echelon inventory right-sizing for all product types, including fast movers, slow movers, intermittent demand, etc.
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Optimal mix of postponement versus finished goods inventory placement
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Ability to simulate any inventory strategy to test service level performance and capacity utilization
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Service area maps precisely display service distance using actual street-level details
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Apply a variety of risk indices to output maps
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GIS mapping with Google,
Esri, Bing, PC*MILER or nearly any other provider