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A warehouse that runs well in isolation can still sit in the wrong place. A transport arrangement that looks efficient on paper can undermine service in practice. The parts of a distribution network are connected, and changing one without understanding the others rarely delivers the result you expect.
Distribution network design treats the network as a single system. It weighs customer demand against service requirements, facility costs against transport costs, and operational practicality against commercial ambition. The goal is not a theoretical optimum, but a network that supports better investment and operating decisions in the real conditions your business faces.
Demand, location & network shape
Cost, service & operating model
Start with the decision
AOLS begins with the business decision or problem you are trying to resolve – not a predetermined modelling exercise.
Examine demand, service & cost drivers
It examines the demand, service requirements and cost drivers that determine how the network should perform.
Test how configurations perform
Grounded in hands-on operational understanding, network-level decisions connect back to warehouse, transport and systems realities.
The analysis can give you a clearer, commercially grounded view of where inventory should be held, how facilities should be configured, what the transport and labour implications are, and how insourced or outsourced models compare for your situation – a stronger basis to act with confidence.
No. The same principles apply whether you operate a single facility or a national network. AOLS scales the analysis to the decision in front of you, from a single new distribution centre through to a multi-site network review.
It is a method of identifying where facilities logically belong based on the location of demand and supply. It gives an objective starting point for facility-location decisions, which AOLS then weighs against cost, service and operational practicality.
Yes. Comparing insourced and outsourced operating models is part of distribution network design, alongside the cost, service and operational trade-offs that come with each option.
