The material flow simulation

As you know, the supply chains contain all processes and activities necessary for fulfilling customer orders, meeting targeted goals, completing production orders, and for material procurement. 

The workplace at which a particular process is to be performed is also stored with every single process. 

If you use a distance grid for your factory or your network of factories around the world, our material flow simulation can calculate and plot the resulting material flows (Fig. 70). 

The calculated and plotted material flows clearly indicate where improvements can be made which produce ever more favorable material flow scenarios based on various what if scenarios (Fig. 71). 

You implement the best scenario and repeat the simulation annually to operate with the lowest possible transport costs. 

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