Center of Gravity (Addresses)

This node can be used to calculate the optimal weighted centers of your customers. Optimization target is to minimize the weighted distances. Each customer can be characterized by a numerical value that reflects the importance (e.g. number of shipments, market potential, sales etc.). You can use this node to get an indication where should search for new warehouses hubs, distribution centers etc.
For this node one input table is needed. The table should contain all customer addresses, for which a center of gravity should be calculated. An address could be for example a customer, supplier, production plant or something else.
Please specify the overall number of centers and distance unit in the configuration dialogue.

In case input and output data need to be saved on the Log-hub Platform, please set save scenario flag to true, fill the workspace id for the workspace in which the scenario should be saved, and give name to the scenario. In case existing scenario should be overwritten, set the overwrite scenario flag also to true, otherwise leave to false.

To use this node you need an API Key from Log-hub Supply Chain Apps. This key you can generate with an Supply Chain Apps Pro Account. More information you can find on www.log-hub.com.

Log-hub video for API key generation:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZgOn1IZ1Bk&t=255s

Options

Customer Name
Please select the customer name column
Customer Country*
Please select the customer country column
Customer State
Please select the customer state column
Customer Zip
Please select the customer zip column
Customer City
Please select the customer city column
Customer Street
Please select the customer street column
Customer Weight*
Please select the customer weight column
Number of Centers
Please specify the required number of centers
Distance Unit
Please select the distance unit
Save Scenario (Save Scenario on Platform)
In order to save scenario on the Log-hub Platform, set the parameter to true
Overwrite Scenario (Save Scenario on Platform)
In order to overwrite existing scenario on Log-hub Platform, set the parameter to true
Log-hub API Key
Please enter here the API Key from Log-hub.
Workspace Id - workspace where Scenario should be saved (Save Scenario on Platform)
Please enter here the workspace id in which you want to save scenario
Scenario Name (Save Scenario on Platform)
Please enter scenario name

Input Ports

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The customer input needs to contain name, country, state, zip, city, street and weight. Mandatory fields are country and weight. One of the columns zip or city should be filled. Please map the fields accordingly in the configuration.

Output Ports

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The customer output contains all customer input columns plus the geocoded customer location, the center assigned to the customer and the distance between the center and the customer.
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The center output contains the calculated location of the new centers.

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On NodePit since: 2023-05-30
Last update: 2024-11-21
Created with KNIME version: v4.7.5

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