Optimizations vs Heuristics
Optimizations vs Heuristics
Optimized
DIGITIZING AND OPTIMIZING COMPLEX SUPPLY
CHAINS
Velocity
USING
OPERATIONS RESEARCHAgile
TECHNIQUES AND CLOUD
SOLUTIONS
Resilient
SADDLE POINT VALUE ADDITION
Responsive
Saddle Point uses advanced
Operations Research and Machine How fast can we
Learning Techniques to find the best respond to a rush
solution. order?
Resilient
By automating the entire end to end Optimized
planning processes, it impacts the How fast can we
replan based on How efficiently can I
Supply Chain in 5 ways. disruptions like schedule so that the
machine breakdowns Factory throughput is
Based on the modules selected (Multi or material receipt Supply maximized?
Factory Optimization) and issues?
(Production Scheduler), there will be
Chain
improvements in 3 areas.
The Processing Times are different for different SKUs/Orders and are captured in the next
slide. Each Order carries a Due date.
There are many ways of scheduling. Planners typically pick one of the strategies for planning.
Each strategy has its own pros and cons.
The Optimizer looks at all combinations to find out the best way to plan.
Now let’s make this realistic. A typical small company will have something like the following
Number of Plants ~3 Resource Dependent Processing Time
No of SKUs ~ 300 Material Availability
No of Machines ~ 50 Sequence Dependent Cleanup Times
No of Routes ~ 3 Resource Maintenance Schedule
No of Alternate Products ~2 Other Parameters like Holding Time, Setup
Times
It is impossible to manually look at all these constraints and generate efficient plans 3
POWER OF OPTIMIZATION
Make Span based on ‘Due Date based Heuristics’ (most commonly used method) is 21 Days
Make Span based on ‘Optimizer Run’ is 17 Days. This translates to ~ 20% capacity
improvement.
For complex supply chains, with many SKUs, alternate RM, alternate BOMs, the benefits are
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THE PRESENT PLANNING SCENARIO
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SOLVING THE PLANNING PROBLEM EFFICIENTLY
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BUSINESS PROBLEMS THAT WE SOLVE
Dispatch Optimizer
13
Supply Network Optimizer
Vehicle Route Scheduler 3
12
Container Load Optimizer Global Optimized Order Fulfillment
11 4
Opti-Port - TMS
10
Procurement Optimizer
5
Opti-Ware - WMS
9 Opti-Buy - Procure2Pay
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OUR DIGITAL SUPPLY CHAIN PORTFOLIO
Opti-Plan
Supply Chain Planning and
Optimization
Opti-Ware Opti-Port
Warehouse IIoT IIoT Transportation
Management Management
System System
Opti-Buy
Procure 2 Pay System
Opti-Act Opti-Ize
Supply Chain Supply Chain
Collaboration Analytics
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