Network design
Where plants and warehouses should sit, how big they should be, and who serves whom.
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Stop 1
What network design decides
Facility roles, locations, capacities and who serves whom, and why the number of facilities trades cost against speed.
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Stop 2
Six distribution network designs
From drop-shipping to store pickup, the six ways to store and deliver products, and which one fits which kind of product.
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Stop 3
Facility location models
Center of gravity, p-median, p-center and fixed-charge models, from a quick first guess to a full optimization.
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Stop 4
Greenfield studies
Designing a network from a blank map, step by step, and how that differs from redesigning the one you already have.
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Stop 5
Manufacturing footprint & plant roles
Which plants make what, why location factors go beyond wage costs, and the strategic role each plant can play.
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Stop 6
Channel design & omnichannel
Serving kirana stores, modern trade, e-commerce and direct customers from one network without each channel building its own.
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Stop 7
Cross-docking vs stocking
When goods should flow straight through a hub without being stored, and when holding stock is the better choice.
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Stop 8
Postponement in the network
Holding generic stock and making the final version only when real demand is known.
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Stop 9
Reverse logistics networks
Collecting, inspecting and recovering value from returned and end-of-life goods, and where those facilities should sit.
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Stop 10
Carbon-aware network design
Treating emissions as a cost or a constraint in network decisions, and the trade-offs that come with it.
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Stop 11
Scenario modeling & digital twins
Stress-testing a network on a computer model before building it, and keeping that model alive to test decisions as things change.