Glossary

Minimum Shipment Cost
Definition A per shipment value that puts a floor on the minimum cost of each shipment for that mode.  Example An FTL lane has the following att...
Fri, 26 Mar, 2021 at 7:48 PM
Customer (Customer Node)
Definition A customer node is the final stop in your supply chain. Customer nodes define the total demand in a scenario and have demand as their sole att...
Fri, 26 Mar, 2021 at 8:04 PM
Shipment Size
Definition Shipment Size is an optional parameter that can be set at a customer node for any row of demand.  It defines the average size of a delivery sh...
Fri, 23 Apr, 2021 at 4:26 PM
Demand
Definition The quantity of units that a customer node will consume in a scenario.  This parameter is set by customer and product and a customer can have ...
Fri, 26 Mar, 2021 at 8:00 PM
Model
Definition:  A model is a collection of scenarios that can be compared to each other. Model Settings: Region (currency and measurement system) Produc...
Thu, 10 Nov, 2022 at 3:33 PM
Scenario
Definition A scenario is one possible supply chain solution.  One scenario can be compared to another scenario inside of a model. You can switch betwe...
Fri, 23 Apr, 2021 at 4:35 PM
Region
Definition Region is a setting that designates the currency used and the system of measurement.  Selecting the region will change the reported values in ...
Fri, 23 Apr, 2021 at 4:37 PM
Discount Factor
DEFINITION:  The DISCOUNT FACTOR is a multiplier that modifies the rate for a given mode.  Every lane that utilizes this mode will have its costs adjusted b...
Wed, 24 Feb, 2021 at 5:55 PM
Demand Scaling (or Bubble Map)
Definition Demand Scaling is a control in the visibility options that enables all customer nodes to be scaled according to the total quantity of demand. ...
Fri, 23 Apr, 2021 at 4:38 PM
Service Time Heatmap
DEFINITION:  The Service Time Heatmap is a feature in the VISIBILITY OPTIONS (eyeball icon in the lower right of screen).  It color codes customer nodes acc...
Tue, 31 Mar, 2020 at 12:30 PM