Global Decisions

• Product and process selection: What product quantities, by facility, by process, should be produced and stored in each period to support customer demands? What products to sell and to which customers to maximize profits? (tactical)
• Planning under uncertainty: What are the implications associated with seasonal or cyclical demand, capacity availability, cost fluctuations, or raw material availability? (tactical/operational)

• Global optimization of operations: What are the cost and service tradeoffs among procurement, manufacturing, distribution, and logistics alternative strategies? (strategic/tactical)
• Real-time monitoring and control: How can the orders be dynamically routed and scheduled through the supply chain in reaction to occurrence of real-time events? (operational)