NetWork Planning
Optimize your distribution networks, prevent bottlenecks, and reduce transport costs with data-driven planning.
Stop Guessing. STart Simulating.
INFORM’s Capacity & ETA Management helps you to manage the outbound network in the most cost efficient way:
- Identify & avoid costly bottlenecks
- Ensure that the right vehicles meet their ETA at minimum cost
- Evaluate supply chain alternatives quickly
WHY Planning Fails today
- OEM and Logisitics Networks are volatile and intransperent - complexity increases daily
- Decisions are made in silos – each team focuses on its own domain, with no coordination or system-wide visibility.
- Teams plan reactively, based on yesterday’s or actual data – not tomorrow’s needs.
→ That's when costly spot-buys and late deliveries happen.
Look 3 months ahead –
and plan accordingly
INFORM’s add-on leverages your sales and production forecasts to simulate upcoming transport and compound capacities and resulting ETAs - months in advance.
Bottlenecks are detected early. Alternative options can be evaluated through interactive what-if analysis. And best-fit decisions can be made based on your KPIs.
KEY FEATURES
From visibility to action – what the add-on does for you
- Forecast-based capacity simulation across compounds, ports and transport modes (road, rail, vessel)
- ETA prediction & tracking with automatic updates
- What-if Scenarios for bottlenecks, rerouting, and prioritization
- Integrated KPIs for better decision-making
- Carrier Capacity Portal (optional): enables 3PLs to confirm planned capacity directly
CUSTOMER BENEFITS
Take back control of your outbound operations.
USE CASE: WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN PRACTICE
When a corridor breaks down – our planner doesn’t.
The system flags the issue days in advance. The planner explores what-if scenarios and keeps vehicles moving - on time, without panic buys.
Customer Success Stories
Learn how NVD saved 50 Percent Effort in Yard Management and other Success Stories.
Dr. Annette Chmielewski
Senior Key Account Manager
Annette Chmielewski joined INFORM in 2023. With a strong background in automotive supply chain consulting, implementation of software solutions in large logistics networks and mathematical optimization, she brings a unique mix to our team to discuss with clients their challenges and develop future-proof solutions.
Digital, collaborative and optimization/AI driven solutions are key to leveraging automotive supply chains.
