Center of Gravity Plus (Addresses)

This node can be used to calculate the optimal weighted centers of your customers. You can adjust the importance of the three criterias: weight, volume and revenue in the parameter section. In general, the absolute height of values in a column (weight, volume, revenue) has no influence on their absolute importance (regarding the other criterias). Optimization target is to minimize the weighted distances.
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 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, distance unit, importance weight, volume and revenue 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

Name: Please select the name column. Required data type: String
Country*: Please select the country column. Required data type: String
State: Please select the state column. Required data type: String
Zip: Please select the zip column. Required data type: String, Integer
City: Please select the city column. Required data type: String
Street: Please select the street column. Required data type: String
Weight*: Please select the weight column. Required data type: Integer, Double
Volume*: Please select the volume column. Required data type: Integer, Double
Revenue*: Please select the revenue column. Required data type: Integer, Double
Number of Centers: Please specify the required number of centers
Importance Weight: Enter the importance of weight
Importance Volume: Enter the importance of volume
Importance Revenue: Enter the importance of revenue
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

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

Output Ports

: 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.
: The center output contains the calculated location of the new centers.

Center of Gravity Plus (Addresses)

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