IBM ILOG LogicNet Plus XE

Network Design and Planning for End-to-End Supply Chain Optimization

IBM ILOG LogicNet Plus is a software for supply chain network optimization and supply chain design, an off-the-shelf decision support solution for ongoing strategic planning.

Manage business growth: Evaluate the network and determine where and when new facilities are needed.

• Reduce overall supply chain costs by five to 15%: Rationalize global distribution and manufacturing networks to help identify the most cost-efficient supply chain network.
• Improve customer service: Optimize the balance between shipping and warehousing costs and service level requirements for improved product delivery times. The ability to respond to customer pressures and competitive threats is key to revenue growth.
• Consolidate after mergers or acquisitions: Consolidate distribution and manufacturing networks following mergers or acquisition activities to more quickly realize your return on investment (ROI).
• Perform contingency planning: Plan for unexpected events in the supply chain by showing the exact impact on costs, service levels, revenues and profits. Interactively develop and evaluate alternative plans to mitigate overall supply chain risk.
• Perform what-if scenario analysis: Understand the impact of adding or removing plants and warehouses on the distribution and manufacturing network.
• Optimize production sourcing decisions: Optimize the decision management process concerning where to produce or source products based on a total supply chain cost analysis. This facilitates objective cost-based decisions and monthly or quarterly changes, based on market demands.
• Plan for a tax-efficient supply chain: Maximize after-tax profit by balancing the costs of operating in different locations with the applicable tax rates. Take advantage of low tax regions to increase profit.
• Operating systems supported: HP-UX, Linux, Solaris (Sun microsystems), Windows family

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• Incorporates standard (default) data on carbon emissions in plants, warehouses and various modes of transportation, helping companies get a head start on their carbon footprint assessments.

• Provides reporting capabilities to help users compare the carbon emission levels of different supply chain configurations.

• Allows companies to optimize their logistics networks by incorporating government-imposed caps on carbon dioxide as well as financial incentives for buying or selling credits. Carbon footprint calculations and optimization capabilities help define the tradeoffs between various production and distribution facility options, as well as transportation modes in particular.

• Calculate CO2 emissions associated with supply chain activities

• Optimize the supply chain for lowest total cost, or maximum total profit.

• Factor the total carbon footprint into decision making.

• Calculate CO2 emissions associated with supply chain activities

• Set the maximum total carbon footprint (in metric tons) the supply chain is not to exceed.

• Optimize the supply chain for lowest total cost or maximum total profit, while adhering to the constraints on the carbon footprint.

• Calculate CO2 emissions associated with supply chain activities.

• Set the maximum total carbon footprint (in metric tons) the supply chain is not to exceed. Enter carbon credit purchase/sale price used if the footprint is under/over the cap.

• Optimize the supply chain for maximum total profit, including the purchase or sale of carbon credits.

• Carbon emissions by fuel type

• Average fuel efficiency values

• Carbon-freight factors for waterborne and rail transport

• Electricity emissions factors by U.S. state and country

• Electricity consumption by building characteristics

• Building size, geographic region, number of workers, principal activity, year constructed, etc

IBM ILOG LogicNet Plus XE

Operating System	Software	Hardware
Windows Vista Business or Ultimate		Minimum system requirements: Pentium 1.5 GHz processor 512 MB RAM 5 GB of hard drive space; Recommended system configuration: Note: These requirements are highly dependent upon the number of users, frequency of use and the size of planning models used. Dual Processor 3 GB RAM 100GB free SCSI disk space Minimum system requirements: Pentium 1.5 GHz processor 512 MB RAM 5 GB of hard drive space; Recommended system configuration: Note: These requirements are highly dependent upon the number of users, frequency of use and the size of planning models used. Dual Processor 3 GB RAM 100GB free SCSI disk space
Windows XP Professional	SP2 or higher	Minimum system requirements: Pentium 1.5 GHz processor 512 MB RAM 5 GB of hard drive space; Recommended system configuration: Note: These requirements are highly dependent upon the number of users, frequency of use and the size of planning models used. Dual Processor 3 GB RAM 100GB free SCSI disk space MB disk space.
Microsoft x64, Microsoft Supported with LogicNet Plus XE x64 Add-on		Minimum system requirements: Pentium 1.5 GHz processor 512 MB RAM 5 GB of hard drive space; Recommended system configuration: Note: These requirements are highly dependent upon the number of users, frequency of use and the size of planning models used. Dual Processor 3 GB RAM 100GB free SCSI disk space
Windows 2003 Server		Minimum system requirements: Pentium 1.5 GHz processor 512 MB RAM 5 GB of hard drive space; Recommended system configuration: Note: These requirements are highly dependent upon the number of users, frequency of use and the size of planning models used. Dual Processor 3 GB RAM 100GB free SCSI disk space Minimum system requirements: Pentium 1.5 GHz processor 512 MB RAM 5 GB of hard drive space; Recommended system configuration: Note: These requirements are highly dependent upon the number of users, frequency of use and the size of planning models used. Dual Processor 3 GB RAM 100GB free SCSI disk space MB disk space.
Windows 2008 Server		Minimum system requirements: Pentium 1.5 GHz processor 512 MB RAM 5 GB of hard drive space; Recommended system configuration: Note: These requirements are highly dependent upon the number of users, frequency of use and the size of planning models used. Dual Processor 3 GB RAM 100GB free SCSI disk space Minimum system requirements: Pentium 1.5 GHz processor 512 MB RAM 5 GB of hard drive space; Recommended system configuration: Note: These requirements are highly dependent upon the number of users, frequency of use and the size of planning models used. Dual Processor 3 GB RAM 100GB free SCSI disk space