This document describes the DynMX Center of Gravity supply chain analysis tool. The tool calculates the center of gravity of current distribution locations and customers served based on factors like visit frequency, distance, sales value or transport costs. It is a 4-step process where the user inputs customer and weight data, selects the number of centers, analyzes the results which indicate the best locations for warehouses, and gets insights on warehouse location and customer assignment decisions. The tool helps optimize a supply chain network by supporting decisions around opening or closing warehouses and determining which customers to serve from each location.

1. DynMX® -Center of
Gravity
Improve Location Decisions, services levels and
optimiza supply chain costs
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3. DynMX® Supply Chain Apps
You will not find faster high quality analysis tools for your supply chain. The analysis
provide perfect insight for your organization to optimize your supply chain.
Download and test the Supply Chain Add Inns – apps for a free
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4. Center of Gravity, what is it?
• Center of Gravity calculated visual of current
distribution locations and customers served.
• CoG uses a pre-determined weight per customer
based on visit frequency, distance, sales value or
transport costs.
• The number of stars indicate the complexity of the
required input data and analysis
CENTER OF GRAVITY
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5. What do you need?
• MS Office - Excel
• DynMX Supply Chain Apps
• Go to the website and download the apps
• Follow the instructions Office Add-ins
• Install Supply Chain Add-In
• Get started, select the module Center of Gravity
• Data of the routes you want to optimize
• Customer ID (Name, Country, ZIP, City, Street)
• A parameter (Weight value) to determine the importance of
the specific customer in relation to a the center(s)
• Determine the number of Centers for the network
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6. Do the analysis
• Follow the easy and fast 4-step process
• Select and understand different settings for 1 and more
centers
• Check dashboard data and effects on number of
warehouses
• Understand Warehouse (re)location decisions and
factors to be considered
• In the free trail, the input data is limited
• Upgrade your account to use the full potential of all the
apps
• Not a frequent user, but need the data results?
• Contact Act2Vision and we will do the analysis for you
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7. The Result
1. A table with Assigned Addresses
2. A table with Location-Center
coordinates and weight
3. A map with beelines to destinations
4. Adjustable Layer and Visual settings
Your benefit?
• Decision support for your network to
select the location of an additional
warehouse, or shut one down.
• Scenarios related to the parameter used
in the analysis
• Decision from where to serve which
customer
Advice?
• Use in combination with Apps like
Geocoding, Shortest Path, Transport or
Milkrun Optimization Optimization to get
insight from different perspectives.
• Warehouse location decisions always
require multiple factors to include such
as Regional situation, resilience, taxes,
wages, costs of handling, in- and
outbound transportation.
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8. Don’t have time but need insight
in your Supply Chain?
• Sent an email to info@Act2Vision.com
• Together we will start up the four steps process and do the analyses for
you.
• Because your data is confidential we sent a confidentiality agreement.
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9. Act2Vision
• SME, founded in 2016, with Vision
• Sharing knowledge and experience
• Drive for excellence (quality, delivery, flexibility and costs)
• Sustainable and responsible approach (re-use of materials, GHG-
reduction, smart solutions)
• Focus on Supply Chains
• Contractlogistics, Warehousing, Operations
• Supply Chain Solutions
• Supply Chain Apps & Analysis
• Contact Act2Vision
• Amsterdam region, The Netherlands
• www.act2vision.com
• info@act2vision.com
“excellent operations and supply chains”
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