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Architecting Resilient Supply Chains.

Agillence Supply Chain Designer (ASCD) empowers leaders to model complex global networks, simulate disruption, and optimize for long-term profitability with surgical precision.

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Efficiency Gain

+14.2%

Average optimization improvement per node.

Core Strategic Pillars

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Network Footprint Optimization

Determine the optimal number, location, and capacity of facilities. ASCD optimizes several cost factors while respecting various constraints such as capacities — trading off inbound costs, warehousing/inventory carrying costs at DCs and outbound costs where outbound involves multi-stop routes.

Risk Mitigation

94%

OpEx Savings

-$2M/mo

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Scenario Modeling & Digital Twins

Test 'What-If' scenarios across 10-year horizons with high simulation accuracy. Evaluate supply chain robustness under various assumptions.

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Demand Sensing

Real-time market signals integrated into long-term infrastructure planning for better supply chain decisions.

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CO₂ Tracking

Model the environmental impact of your shipping lanes and facility choices for sustainable supply chain design.

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Multimodal Simulation

Evaluate rail, ocean, air, and road simultaneously under fluctuating fuel prices and port congestion scenarios.

Technical Specifications

Key Features

ASCD provides powerful supply chain network design with multi-stop shipment optimization.

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check_circle Unlimited echelon, lateral or reverse flow

check_circle Unlimited cost breaks (unlimited piecewise linear cost)

check_circle Complex process relationship within a facility

check_circle Separate modeling of warehousing costs and inventory carrying costs

check_circle Easy baselining

check_circle Intuitive scenario management facilitates collaboration between group of users

check_circle SaaS and Cloud based scalable & secured platform

check_circle Concurrent optimization of multiple scenarios

Questions ASCD Can Answer

See how ASCD addresses your most critical logistics challenges.

help How many facilities do I need and where?

help Where do I put new facilities and what should be their sizes?

help How do I rationalize combined supply chain networks?

help How robust is my supply chain under various assumptions?

help What's the impact of higher or lower customer service?

help Where should I package my products?

help Do I need one layer or two layer distribution?

help Which customers should be served by which DC?

help Which customers should be served by which route?

help Which suppliers should I work with?

Reference Articles

Press coverage and case studies featuring ASCD.

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