Simulative Control Tower

Simulative Control Tower is an essential tool to improve supply chain visibility and responsiveness. Through a virtuous cycle, the tool increases global visibility over the entire process. Its simulative approach allows different possible scenarios to be compared, analysing and quantifying the resulting impacts, making it possible to provide effective and rapid decision-making support (simulation and response).

Together with the now well-established concept of process orchestration, sedApta’s Simulative Control Tower allows structured process collaboration in real time between people, activities and tools throughout the supply chain, including collaboration with suppliers, outsourced manufacturers and customers, all supported by contextual information and online discussions.

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The sedApta approach allows all the process stakeholders to be synchronised and co-ordinated, transferring the right information to the right role at the right time, to efficiently conduct a specific process activity while simultaneously aligning planning (S&OP), scheduling (S&OE) and execution (MOM).

Together with the typical functionalities of the orchestration process, Simulative Control Tower is further enriched by Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence algorithms.

Thanks to innovative technology combined with in-depth knowledge of supply chain processes, sedApta’s Simulative Control Tower allows:

Provide a complete visibility of all supply chain processes designed for specific KPIs
Develop what-if scenarios with a simulation approach
Create an in-depth analysis with specific alerts on critical issues
Quantify the impacts of possible solutions
Have a collaborative approach in solutions and action confirmation

Total visibility

Simulative Control Tower offers overall visibility of the status of the supply chain, making it possible to display high-level KPIs and browse within them for further details. More than 140 metrics are available based on the time horizon and the scope of the project, allowing the division of the business process into four levels (financial, S&OP, S&OE, MOM).

MONTHLY CYCLE

SALES & OPERATION - PLANNING

From 3 months to 2 years
Alignment of profit and loss targets (P&L)
Supply and demand alignment

WEEKLY CYCLE

SALES&OPERATION - EXECUTION
From 0 to 3 months
Planning of distribution needs
Production planning and programming

EXECUTION IN REAL TIME

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
From 0 to 2 weeks
Allocation of short-term priorities
Analysis of "how built" vs. "as planned"

FINANCIAL IMPACT ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT ON ECONOMIC VALUE
PERFORMANCE MONITORING
COMPROMISE DECISION
4P APPROACH: PRODUCT-PRICE-PROMOTION-PLACE

Simulative Approach

Depending on the overall results of the planning processes and any critical issues or opportunities highlighted, the solution enables the activation of processes and/or calculation and simulation engines (sedApta and not), returning a holistic view of the scenarios.

AI/ML

SPECIFIC ALGORITHMS OF MACHINE LEARNING & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENT

demand
DEMAND MANAGEMENT
Collaborative mathematics forecast

INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
Management of the distribution center
MRP Make
MRP Buy

PLANNING & SCHEDULING
Size of the production system
Choice on make or buy
Production plan and finished capacity
Verification of production Constraints
Check material availability

ORDER PROMISING
Assignment of stocks
Order Managements

In-depth Analysis Alerts

sedApta’s Simulative Control Tower allows critical issues to be highlighted by focusing management’s attention on anything that is out-of-scale

Quantify impacts

The analysis of the impacts of interruptions can be performed on several axes: service level, turnover, inventory increase, late orders

Quantify impacts

The analysis of the impacts of interruptions can be performed on several axes: service level, turnover, inventory increase, late orders

Confirmation of solutions and actions

Final confirmation allows for the implementation of the plan identified through processes, resources and company functions.

Simulative Control Tower