A good supply chain manager knows that the stepping stone for supply chain efficiency is laid in the network design itself. Decisions regarding the optimal locations for facilities, the optimal routes for transportation, the optimal production capacity and production mix have a long term impact as they might require large investment or are difficult to change once frozen.

Hence making such supply chain design decisions is an important activity which is often complicated by a number of factors to be considered while making the decision. Additionally changes in business environment may require redesign of the supply chain which is again a time consuming task.

Some of the questions which haunt decision makers while designing a supply chain are:

• What are the optimal number, location and size of my distributed facilities?
• What are the best routes for transportation between facilities?
• What should be the optimal capacity at each facility?
• What product should be manufactured at which location?
• How would an increase or decrease in demand affect my supply chain?

Harapa’s Strategic Network Design solution helps companies answer all these questions and much more by providing a holistic answer in a simple and user friendly environment. Using advanced optimization methods like large scale LP and MIP, our solution provides you with an optimized network model which reduces total supply chain costs and maintains the required service levels at the same time. You can also evaluate the robustness of your supply chain by using advanced modeling and simulation techniques to run various scenarios.