With the launch of ILOG LogicNet Plus http://www-01.ibm.com/software/integration/sca/logicnet-plus-xe, a supply chain design solution, IBM http://www.ibm.com now offers optimization and scenario analytics to supply chain professionals throughout the world. Professionals will now be able to design and implement their production plans and sourcing strategies quickly and more efficiently.

ILOG LogicNet Plus analytics software considers all types of cost and constraint variables, including manufacturing, transportation, or warehousing, even within the most intricate networks. The solution is also the first of its kind to offer multi-objective optimization technology.  

In addition, ILOG LogicNet Plus can move from single to two-dimensional analysis, so that companies can acquire new and more extensive insight while also creating more prominent business plans, since they can balance their objectives more easily than they have in the past.

The software has also been designed with multiple industries and organizations in mind, ranging from consumer products companies and manufacturers to retail and transportation organizations.