Supplier Results
After the optimization has been completed you can analyze the results using various tables, bar charts and maps. On this page you can find reports of the results related to the Supplier category, such as:
You can read about the period selector in Period Selector.
Capacity Violation Bar Chart 
This bar chart shows the capacity violation for all periods and all suppliers. The name of the supplier is shown on the x-axis and the number of periods is shown on the y-axis.
The bar chart is color-coded based on the status of the supplier, which can be one of the following:
Red (Violated): when the capacity utilization is higher than its limit
Orange (Near bounds): when the capacity utilization is close (above 95%) to its limit
Green (Within bounds): when the capacity utilization is within its limits
Gray (Inactive): when the supplier is not active
When hovering over one the columns in the bar chart a tooltip with more information appears for that column:
When clicking on one of the suppliers in the bar chart the data for the selected supplier appears in the bar chart Supply Per Period and the node of that supplier gets a black outline on the Capacity Violation map.
You can display the legend by clicking on the 
icon in the upper right corner of the widget.
Supply Per Period Bar Chart 
This bar chart shows the supply per period for a selected supplier. You can select a supplier by clicking on one of the suppliers on the bar charts Capacity Violation or Supply. You can also select a supplier by clicking on it on the Capacity Violation map.
The bar chart is color-coded based on the status of the supplier, which can be one of the following:
Red (Violated): when the capacity utilization is higher than its limit
Orange (Near bounds): when the capacity utilization is close (above 95%) to its limit
Green (Within bounds): when the capacity utilization is within its limits
Gray (Inactive): when the supplier is not active
When hovering over one the columns in the bar chart a tooltip with more information appears for that column:
This chart can also display the supplier capacity and supplier product capacity beside the supply volume, allowing for a direct comparison between the two metrics. You can toggle on or off the capacity display by the widget action in top right corner.
Note that the tooltip of the supply capacity shows the corresponding maximum capacity and minimum capacity.
When showing supply product capacity, the capacity bar stacks up all related products vertically, and the tooltip shows the maximum capacity and the supply volume of the corresponding product. Minimum capacity is not displayed here.
Supply Single Period Bar Chart 
This bar chart shows the total supply for a selected period for all the suppliers. By default, the table shows the data for the first period.
The bar chart is color-coded based on the status of the supplier, which can be one of the following:
Red (Violated): when the capacity utilization is higher than its limit
Orange (Near bounds): when the capacity utilization is close (above 95%) to its limit
Green (Within bounds): when the capacity utilization is within its limits
Gray (Inactive): when the supplier is not active
If you select another period, the data in the bar chart will change accordingly.
When hovering over one the columns in the bar chart a tooltip with more information appears for that column:
This chart can also display the supplier capacity and supplier product capacity beside the supply volume, allowing for a direct comparison between the two metrics. You can toggle on or off the capacity display by the widget action in top right corner.
Note that the tooltip of the supply capacity shows the corresponding maximum capacity and minimum capacity.
When showing supply product capacity, the capacity bar stacks up all related products vertically, and the tooltip shows the maximum capacity and the supply volume of the corresponding product. Minimum capacity is not displayed here.
Capacity Violation Map 
This map presents all the suppliers in the model for a selected period. By default, the table shows the data for the first period.
The nodes are color-coded based on the status of the supplier, which can be one of the following:
Red (Violated): when the capacity utilization is higher than its limit
Orange (Near bounds): when the capacity utilization is close (above 95%) to its limit
Green (Within bounds): when the capacity utilization is within its limits
Gray (Inactive): when the supplier is not active
When clicking on one of the suppliers on the map, the data for the selected supplier appears in the bar chart Supply Per Period. The node of the selected supplier gets a black outline.
You can resize the dots on the map as follows:
Click on the menu icon
for widget actions in the upper right corner of the map widget
Click on the Resize dots by volume option
The higher the volume of the supplier, the larger its dot drawn on the map
When hovering over one the supplier nodes on the map, a tooltip with more information appears for that supplier:
Supplier Usage Table 
The table Supplier Usage shows the supplier related results.
Note
In use: This indicates whether the supplier is active in the given period.
Binding products: This is the number of products for which the volume is higher/lower than the limits or near the limits.
The volume column is color-coded based on the status of the supplier, which can be one of the following:
Red (Violated): when the capacity utilization is higher than its limit
Orange (Near bounds): when the capacity utilization is close (above 95%) to its limit
Green (Within bounds): when the capacity utilization is within its limits
Supplier Usage by Product Table 
The table Supplier Usage by Product shows the supplier and product related results.
The volume column is color-coded based on the status of the supplier, which can be one of the following:
Red (Violated): when the capacity utilization is higher than its limit
Orange (Near bounds): when the capacity utilization is close (above 95%) to its limit
Green (Within bounds): when the capacity utilization is within its limits