Scenario

This page is accessed via Sourcing > Bid Analysis > Scenario.

A scenario defines rules for finding the best combination of bids. If you do not define rules, OTM finds you the cheapest possible solution which is a good place to start. It is a good idea to create multiple scenarios, one for each set of rules, so you can compare the scenarios and find the point where rules are costing you more than you are willing to pay.

The Scenario page lets you assign a bid round and parameter set ID (both are used during the bid optimization process).

1. Enter a Solution ID.
2. Select the domain from the Domain Name drop-down list.
3. Select an existing bid round in the Bid Round ID field.
4. Select a parameter set in the Parameter Set ID field.
5. Select a rule set in the Sourcing Rule Set ID field.
6. Click Finished.

Sourcing Parameters

Sourcing specific parameters that apply to LTL mode are:

• ALLOW_HIGHER_BID: This was reviewed previously when we learned about a Sourcing project.
• CREATE INTEGER AWARDS is applicable when solving scenarios. This is an indicator variable that describes whether the awards are solved as continuous or as integers. The possible values are 0, 1 and 2.
• 0 is continuous values. Awards can be fractions but are rounded to 0.
• 1: Solved as continuous values but reported as integers with a value of 1 or larger.
• 2: Solved as integers with a value of 1 or larger.
• Example of option 1: The solver might find that giving a carrier 11.45% of a lane is the best but it is easier to work with whole numbers so instead the solver will award only integer percentages.
• PROCUREMENT_SOLVER_MAXTIME is applicable when solving scenarios. This value represents the maximum number of seconds the Sourcing solver should run. A value of zero means that the time is unlimited.
• PROCUREMENT_SOLVER_PERCENT_OPTIMAL also applies to solving scenarios. This value controls how close to optimal the solution should be. The value must fall between 0 and 100.