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Logistics Impact Model – Software Factory 2015
6.3. Leg template
The leg templates are ‘pre-filled’ normal leg objects which can be used across multiple supply chains.
The leg templates have the following attributes:
Leg attributes
Name
Description
Icon
Procedures
Events
Leg template
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
The leg templates can be used if certain legs always contain some procedures/events or should have
the same icon. An example of a leg template would be that all truck-legs should have an load truckprocedure, drive truck-procedure and a truck breakdown-event, they also should have an icon of a
truck. If a leg template with these procedures and events is created, new legs can be based on this
leg template. It is not required to add these default procedures each time a new leg is created.
Leg templates can edited and added in the leg catalog which can be found at the Master data menu
option -> Leg templates -> Leg template catalog.
6.4. Procedure categories
Procedure categories are used to account costs and time delay to a certain category. Therefore the
use of procedure categories are significant different than hub categories.
Procedure categories are only used for grouping certain costs and time delays. The figure above
displays simulation results of a supply chain. The Total tab shows the total costs and time delays of
the supply chain simulation. The Category tab shows all costs and time delay grouped by category.
This is where the procedure categories are used. It is used to drill down the total costs in categories
so it is easier to see where the costs and time delay arose.
When creating a procedure, it is possible to assign the procedure to a procedure category as can be
seen in the figure above. When no category is selected, costs not accounted is selected as procedure
category.
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