05 — Logistics, Warehousing & Distribution

Distribution Network Optimization

Location matters more than almost any other logistics decision, and it is the hardest one to reverse. We model where plants and distribution centres should sit, who each one serves, and how loads move between them.

You cut cost and distance while keeping your service commitments intact — with the analysis to prove it before anything moves.

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Your challenges

What's holding you back right now?

  • Too many miles driven and too many partial loads.
  • Distribution centres sitting where demand used to be, not where it is now.
  • The trade-off between service and cost has never been quantified.
  • Peaks break a plan that looks fine on an average week.
When it matters

You'll benefit when you are…

  • Testing where to open or close a distribution centre
  • Segmenting customers into serving regions
  • Combining own fleet capacity with carrier capacity
  • Stress-testing the network for growth, M&A or disruption
Outcomes

What we deliver

Optimal topology

Sites and roles chosen to minimise total cost and distance under your real constraints.

Service you can keep

Regional rules and delivery calendars that work on the worst week, not the average one.

An investment roadmap

CAPEX, OPEX and sequencing for how the network changes over time.

Verified gains

KPIs and dashboards to track whether the modelled benefit actually materialises.

Put the right distribution centre in the right place — before you sign a lease.

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What makes us different

Augment Cloud experts at your service

  • A solver-backed approach built around your real constraints rather than a generic template.
  • An end-to-end view connecting stock, transport and service level.
  • References from multi-country retail and manufacturing networks.
  • Clean data engineering underneath the model, because a network model is only as good as its inputs.

One model, all the trade-offs

We bring demand, service targets and true logistics costs into a single model, so the decision is made with every trade-off visible at once rather than optimised department by department.

Scenario management lets you test growth, contraction and disruption against the same baseline — which is usually where the most valuable insight comes from.

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Case studies

Networks re-drawn with evidence

Distribution strategy for Plzeňský Prazdroj

Distribution network and operating-model work for one of Europe's largest brewing groups.

Network strategy · Operating model Show full case study →

Distribution route optimization for Jednota Coop

Redesigned distribution routes for 145+ stores — cutting logistics costs by 15% and reducing the fleet from six to five vehicles.

−15% logistics cost · Fleet 6 → 5 Show full case study →

Logistics strategy for Bonavita

10-year logistics strategy validated. Export outsourcing recommended over new construction.

10-year strategy · Lower long-term risk Show full case study →

Logistics masterplan for AL INVEST Břidličná

Plant-wide logistics concept with a central dispatch warehouse — flows consolidated and floor space released for growth.

Shared roadmap · Clear investment case Show full case study →

Carrier cost & network simulation for Elektrowin

Carrier cost model and network simulation — toll impacts validated, negotiation-ready savings scenarios delivered.

+0.6% YoY toll impact on transport cost Show full case study →
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Is your network still in the right shape?

If demand has shifted, channels have multiplied or costs have moved, the answer is usually no. Let us model it and quantify the gap.

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