Innovation and expertise for complex logistic structures

Logivations provides solutions for holistic design, optimization, simulation and assessment of complex logistic structures. The application of simulation tools and algorithmic optimizers plays one of the most essential roles. The need for realistic modeling and cost evaluation as well as fast calculation of workable solutions is enormous due to the formidable complexity of logistic structures and severe constraints of time and money.

Complexity of logistic structures

On the one hand, the complexity of logistic structures is influenced by the huge number of single processes representing the degree of freedom of such systems. On the other hand, these processes are strongly interrelated with each other and subjected to highly dynamical effects. The whole system is usually affected by the external impacts. In critical situations bottlenecks are revealed, standstills appear and surprising fluctuations of efficiency become obvious. Properties of logistic systems depend upon the properties of millions of separate processes, capacity limits, time restrictions, etc.
Furthermore, the economic conditions are affected by continuous changes: assortment of goods is changing, inverse logistic flows such as the return of goods have to be integrated, service providers are replaced, and, last but not the least, the oil market or the raising ecological awareness of consumers. This short list of reasons shows: Concepts of logistic systems and structures must be adapted to much shorter time cycles in order to meet the demands of our time.

Innovation and expertise

The technological expertise and the competence of the consultants in Logivations are based on the long lasting experience in the field of algorithmic optimization. Either it's a question of LP/MILP solver, push- and label techniques for MCF problems, or methods of assignment problems,or any other combinatorial algorithms, or simply heuristics: The availability of commercial or open-source algorithms is not crucial. On the contrary,the key issue here is the consideration of the individuality of logistic structures: What model represents the setting of the reality most suitable? Are all key effects of the system considered? What algorithm finds a better solution rapidly? Is the technique integrable into the data flow of the control logic and IT system?