Nodes considered for an item

You can see all the nodes that were considered for shipping a particular item by clicking the figure in the Number of nodes considered column for the item on the Optimization explainer Order details page.

To configure the columns in the various sections for the order details, click the Configure Columns Configure columns icon. Select the required columns and click Save.

The information that is displayed for the nodes considered for shipping the item includes:
  • Winning node - this is the optimal node for shipping the item.
  • Node ID
  • Estimated ship date
  • Available quantity
  • Backlog
  • Shipping distance
  • Node type
  • Cost at node
    • Cost at node = Stockout avoidance cost + Processing cost + Load balancing cost + Distance penalty - Markdown avoidance cost.
    • Does not include the Shipping cost.