Block 1 — material-flow balancing
A flow-allocation model and a digital working environment for the result were created.
RUSKLIMAT · project in progress
From material-flow balancing
to digital shift management
An integrated decision-support system for a network of distribution centers. The project develops in stages: flow first, then workforce, then shift assignment and operational control.
Challenge
Connect three management levels in one model
Material flow, workforce availability and actual shift execution are traditionally planned separately. The goal is to turn them into consecutive inputs of one system while keeping the manager in control.
01
Material flow
Allocation and balancing of inbound and outbound flow across distribution centers, with control of planning-data freshness.
02
Workforce
Required capacity, availability schedules, roles, internal and external labor.
03
Shift assignment
Operation sequences, constraints, docks, employee availability and optimized schedules.
Solution architecture
Data → model → optimization → interface
The system gradually moves key logic from manual Excel planning into a reproducible digital environment.
Input data
Planned material flow, work schedules, operating standards and technological constraints.
Calculation layer
Balancing, resource calculation, constraint-based scheduling and constraint validation.
Data store
Versioning of data and results, history of plans and calculated assignments.
Management interface
Input updates, calculation launch and views by vehicle, employee and dock.
Project development
Stages and working updates
Block 2 — workforce planning
Flow was linked to required labor capacity, roles and actual availability intervals.
Block 3 — first shift assignment on real data
The working draft calculates operation sequences with roles, availability, docks and technological constraints.
Project principle
Do not automate assumptions
Debatable operating rules are validated in practice first. The mathematical model captures agreed logic; it does not replace it.