Supply chains are complex systems with numerous interdependencies, and for certain types of supply chain analyses, this level of detail needs to be captured in the model to ensure a feasible, executable result. Simulation allows for modeling at a more detailed level than other modeling techniques, and a combined optimization and simulation approach is an ideal solution to capture real-world variability. Join us for our full-day training course to learn: - Different applications for simulation and how simulation and optimization complement each other - How simulation can add value independently of optimization, including creating time-phased performance reporting and network baselining - Steps to get started with Optilogic’s simulation engine, including model building and required elements - How to move beyond model basics by adding detail and scenario testing - How to leverage and interpret simulation results.

Ready to take your modeling to the next level? Supply chain design cannot focus solely on finding the lowest cost solutions. See how to leverage the Cosmic Frog engines to consider additional key factors in network design and maximize insights from your modeling. This 2-hour session will equip practitioners with the skills you need to maximize the Cosmic Frog user experience and your business outcomes:

• Gain an in-depth understanding of profitability in your network through our fast, easily accessible cost-to-serve analysis
• Explore the Optilogic Risk Engine and learn how to use Opti Risk Scores to make data-backed decisions about risk in your supply chain design
• Learn what to do when you identify risk in your model: Experts will demonstrate how to explore the potential impacts of risk events and build risk avoidance into your solves through sequential optimization
• Have other objectives you want to balance with profitability? See the flexibility of the sequential solve configurations to uncover balanced solutions
• And more!

Celebrate the kick-off of the supply chain design event of the year! Join us for delicious appetizers and drinks as you meet other design professionals and Optilogic team members. Peruse unique data and risk-themed art displays or try your hand at the poker table.

Optilogic CEO Don Hicks shares his passion and vision for design, and how Optilogic and Cosmic Frog--and our customers and partners--are changing the game in a world of slow, out-dated supply chain design software.

Supply chains are complex systems with numerous interdependencies, and for certain types of supply chain analyses, this level of detail needs to be captured in the model to ensure a feasible, executable result. Simulation allows for modeling at a more detailed level than other modeling techniques, and a combined optimization and simulation approach is an ideal solution to capture real-world variability. Join us for our full-day training course to learn: - Different applications for simulation and how simulation and optimization complement each other - How simulation can add value independently of optimization, including creating time-phased performance reporting and network baselining - Steps to get started with Optilogic’s simulation engine, including model building and required elements - How to move beyond model basics by adding detail and scenario testing - How to leverage and interpret simulation results"

Built by the most experienced supply chain design team in the world, the 100% cloud-based Cosmic Frog takes supply chain design to a whole new level. Cosmic Frog makes design more accessible, faster, and beneficial for our customers. Join us for a ribbiting session with our product management duo who will share upcoming cutting-edge capabilities and how Cosmic Frog will continue to evolve and improve to meet the demands of complex supply chains and distributed design teams.

Make sure to visit the Optilogic Design Lab on Wednesday during networking time or lunch. The Design Lab is set up for casual drop-ins--feel free to stop by for a quick question or stay for a while to try a new experiment. We will have three stations staffed by Optilogic’s Customer Success, Professional Services, and Solution Design Team members.

• Visit the Tech Support Station for help troubleshooting your model or to ask general questions.
• Visit the Meet an Expert Station to discuss modeling strategy or talk about your current project.
• Visit the Experiment & Demo Station to try something new within the Optilogic Platform and explore risk, analytics, extensibility and more. Try it yourself or see a live demo.

Join us for an introduction to Cosmic Frog’s Intelligent Greenfield (Triad) and Cost to Serve Analysis tools. We’ll cover how to set up and run Intelligent Greenfield models, as well as advanced features such as facility and transportation cost tradeoffs, service levels requirements, existing facilities, facility capacities, modeling suppliers, and more. We’ll also dive into how landing cost is being calculated, how to leverage cost to serve results to identify areas in the network with highest to least profit.

As supply chains continue to increase in complexity, more sophisticated modeling techniques are required to meet business goals. Simulation allows for the exploration of interrelated, dynamic, and random events by showing the behavior of a supply chain over time, under various conditions and stressors. This session will cover the basics of simulation, including what simulation is, how it works, and the unique value of simulation compared to network optimization. We'll get the creative juices flowing by talking through various use cases for simulation, and provide tips and steps for how to get started.

When we think about the complex decisions that policymakers must make in low-middle income countries public health sector, we may wonder, what if there was a way to provide these folks with tools and guidance that would fit their current needs, accelerate their decision processes, and provide the big positive impact that is desired? What if there was a mechanism to understand current supply chain decision making maturity and based on it provide tools that facilitate this process for policymakers?  What if policymakers had the opportunity to compare their country’s performance with others in the world? Join us in reimagining global impact and explore how we have addressed these questions and make these scenarios move from hypothesis to reality.

Cosmic Frog is the first design platform to provide a proactive view of risk, and the opportunity to make smarter strategic decisions--making you a professional risk-taker. Join Optilogic and special guest Greg Schlegel of the Supply Chain Risk Mgmt Consortium for a practical discussion on how to begin designing resilient supply chains by considering risk. You’ll learn where global companies are performing well in risk and where they’re falling short, risk mitigation secrets of top performing companies, steps to quantifying risk in potential supply chain changes using Cosmic Frog, and how to utilize your Opti-Risk score to design a more resilient supply chain.

Having access to great supply chain design technology is a great start, but don't forget about the importance of building your design team. In this session we'll share expert guidance on building a supply chain design center of excellence (COE), what it means to an organization, what skill sets are required, and how to drive sustainable value with this type of organization. We’ll also discuss how best to build an ecosystem of experts within and across the organization, and the types of decisions a COE can support.

We will explore how to leverage the power of the Optilogic platform and put the power of optimization, simulation, risk and hyperscaling in the hands of the many. Learn how to extend the platform and hyperscale directly from something as simple as Excel or a tailored React Web App. We'll also talk about how you can direct connect to Cosmic Frog models and connect your desktop experience to the cloud via working with external tools like Alteryx, PowerBI, and Tableau.

Tackling post-COVID volatility requires planning techniques that consider all the variability that exists in demand, sourcing, transportation, and more when making inventory decisions. This session will get attendees thinking in a new way about inventory strategy--are you ready? You'll learn why optimization-only solutions are preventing companies from making smart inventory decisions, how a combined optimization and simulation approach captures real-world variability affecting inventory, and practical use cases for how you can use Cosmic Frog simulation for healthier inventory and better service.