Hello,
My name is Stephen Pursey, Supply Chain Optimization Analyst at Airgas / Air Liquide. We currently use two AIMMS-based applications: ORTEC’s OSCD and an in-house tool. Both appear to share the same limitation, which I believe may be at the AIMMS platform level.
In our supply chain model, each customer can have one or more “mandatory” sources from which they must receive product. However, AIMMS seems to only recognize up to two mandatory sources per customer; any additional mandatory sources are ignored. This creates practical constraints in accurately modeling our network and weakens the quality of the optimization results.
Could you please let me know:
Is this a known limitation of AIMMS?
If so, is there a recommended workaround or configuration change?
If not, could we work together to identify the root cause and potential fix?
We rely heavily on AIMMS for critical production and distribution decisions, so resolving this would have meaningful operational impact for us. I’d appreciate the opportunity to discuss options for a solution. I understand that reaching out through this method may seem unorthodox in nature but I am a very pragmatic person and seek to find the most direct method for this fix. I have personally made it my career goal to find a solution to this problem, and would greatly appreciate any assistance you could provide me in my pursuit to this endeavor.
