Supply Chain Allocation

Validated shortage recovery and inventory allocation across a supply network with service-level, lead-time, and cost tradeoffs.

Previewproblem type supply_chain_allocationmanifest 1.0

Objectives#

What the solver optimizes. Enabled objectives are weighed together.

Objective	What it means	Direction	On by default	Weight
Maximize Commitment Fill Rate `maximize_commitment_fill_rate`	Prefer plans that fulfill more committed demand within the decision window.	minimize	Yes	1.0
Minimize Late Commitment Quantity `minimize_late_commitment_quantity`	Penalize commitment quantities that cannot arrive by the required due day.	minimize	Yes	0.9
Minimize Expedite Cost `minimize_expedite_cost_amount`	Prefer lower-cost plans when service-level outcomes are equivalent.	minimize	Yes	0.6
Minimize Transfer Cost `minimize_transfer_cost_amount`	Discourage unnecessary cross-node transfers.	minimize	Yes	0.4

The setup values you send with a problem. The console renders them as form fields.

Input	Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
`planning_horizon_day_count`	Planning Horizon	integer	Yes	14	Number of days the allocation and recovery plan may consider.
`decision_window_day_count`	Decision Window	integer	Yes	3	Number of days within which the recommended actions must begin.

Input	Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
`allow_split_shipment_flag`	Allow Split Shipments	boolean	Yes	True	Whether a single commitment may be fulfilled by multiple actions.
`max_partial_shipments_per_commitment_count`	Max Partial Shipments Per Commitment	integer	Yes	2	Upper bound on the number of partial fulfillment actions allowed per commitment.
`permit_expedite_flag`	Permit Expedite	boolean	Yes	True	Whether expedite replenishment options may be selected.
`permit_substitution_flag`	Permit Substitution	boolean	Yes		Whether approved substitute SKUs may satisfy commitments.

A hard constraint must hold or the problem is infeasible; a soft one adds a penalty when broken.

Constraint	What it requires	Kind	On by default
Inventory Conservation `inventory_conservation`	Allocated or transferred quantity must not exceed available on-hand quantity.	hard	Yes
Lane Capacity Limit `lane_capacity_limit`	Transfers must respect lane daily capacity.	hard	No
Replenishment Lead Time `replenishment_lead_time_limit`	Inbound replenishment cannot satisfy commitments before its lead time completes.	hard	No
Service Level Priority `service_level_priority`	High-priority commitments should be favored before lower-tier commitments when shortages exist.	soft	Yes