Custom map hierarchies and a stochastic mode have been added to the Inventory Simulation App by Log-hub, included in the company’s version 6.4 release.
Supply chain teams can now visualize their networks based on their own geographic structures and assess inventory policies across various demand scenarios, facilitating more informed, data-driven choices.
Although supply chains are frequently organized by region or geographic divisions, network maps seldom reflect how they truly operate. Inventory planning faces a comparable challenge: demand fluctuates daily, yet inventory policies are typically based on a single static forecast. As a result, teams must reconstruct the analysis in spreadsheets before it can be used for management decisions. Log-hub 6.4 aims to eliminate that extra step.
Using the new custom map hierarchies, organizations can set their own regions and view their network within that framework—ranging from individual sites to country-to-country, region-to-region, or continent-to-continent flows. This overview converts thousands of shipment links into a coherent network visualization suitable for management or board reviews. It emphasizes major transport corridors, regional interdependencies, and chances to consolidate routes or cut out superfluous cross-regional movements.
The stochastic approach in the Inventory Simulation App assists companies in making better inventory decisions by simulating various demand scenarios and assessing different replenishment policies for every SKU and time period. By measuring the effects on service levels, lost sales, and costs, the app allows supply chain teams to spot risks, weigh trade-offs, and set data-supported inventory targets. This helps teams detect SKUs at risk of stockouts or surplus inventory before issues occur, while giving executives clear policy choices and their associated trade-offs for a
