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Visual Modeling – A Breakthrough Technology for
Supply Chain Modeling


In March 2009, LLamasoft released “Visual Modeler”, the first of its kind technology to be used in strategic supply chain analysis and modeling. This new technology will shave days and even weeks off of a supply chain network modeling project, and enable people to spend more time analyzing solution scenarios as opposed to spending their time editing model data.

Visual Modeler is exactly what the name sounds like—a visual means to view supply chain network structures, edit data, and even create entire models. Visual Modeler is designed to feel familiar to people who have used flow charting software applications such as Visio or ABC Flowcharter.
While map views have been common within network design applications for years, they have never been able to help users intuitively add, change, or create model data. Visual Modeler, which is embedded directly into Version 5.1 of Supply Chain GuruTM, enables users to make drag and drop changes to their network design, or even design an entire supply chain simply by importing an ERP transaction file and “drawing” the network connections and behaviors on a virtual canvas.

Visual Modeler is essentially a view into the supply chain model database. It is directly linked to the data tables used in Supply Chain GuruTM and all parameters of the model can be viewed, added, modified, or deleted on the interactive canvas. The system ensures referential integrity by automatically updating any model change throughout the entire database.

Early users of the Visual Modeler have recognized significant reductions in model building times, while model edits and new scenario development has become virtually instantaneous. To learn more about Visual Modeler or Supply Chain Guru TM , contact us at +1 734 418 3119 or via email at mailto:info@llamsoft.com.

To schedule a demo of Visual Modeler please contact us at:

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Highlighted features include:
Build Edit View
Users can visually build models now instead of using multiple data tables, which can be difficult to sort through and time consuming. Simple drag and drop functions allow users to:

• Create products, sites, sourcing policies, and transportation policies using Visual Modeler – Users don’t have go through multiple data tabs to build or change supply chain models Visual Modeler allows for drag and drop capabilities to build models.

• Automatic synchronization with data tables in Guru – Data tables are automatically populated when users build models in Visual Modeler

• Automatic population of inventory policies when creating sites – Inventory policies

Existing models can be checked for  missing data or validated by reviewing key inputs
in visual modeler.
Users can:

• Change sourcing, transportation, and inventory policies
(For one or many sets of data)

• Filter by product, sites, customers, or policies for quick editing

• Delete or change site parameters

• Incorporate groups for changing large data sets

While maps are useful for overall views, analysts require specific product, customer, or geographic flows. Visual Modeler allows for user to:

• Create and save unique views by product, customer, or site filters

• Show SKU specific product flows

• Copy views to PPT to communicate supply chain flows

• Create views of specific supply chain segments by business unit, geography, or any unique characteristic


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