Most of the major questions coming across the desk of the head of Logistics or Supply Chain from other functions in the organisation require some kind of impact analysis against the current physical network of distribution centres, transport routes and inventory deployed in the field.

Typical questions of logistics from other functions in the organisation are shown by the following graphic. A more in-depth discussion is on the logistics considerations page.

The following diagram illustrates how we tackle these types of network question using NAML, our Network Analysis Methodology for Logistics.