Operations Cluster: simulate capacity, OPEX and supply chains

Introduction: operational decisions are often the toughest

As a COO or operations lead you live in the tension between rising costs, fluctuating demand and fragile supply chains.

• How does an OPEX increase hit your margins?

• What happens when capacity gets tight?

• How resilient is your supply chain to external shocks?

Spreadsheets and ad-hoc analyses only go so far. With the cNode Operations Cluster you go further: simulate OPEX, capacity and supply-chain scenarios — data-driven, transparent and traceable at any time.

What is the Operations Cluster?

The Operations Cluster is your simulation layer for operational control. It links cost and production data with scenario logic to give you clarity on efficiency and resilience.

Your toolbox:

• OPEX simulations: scenarios for rising or falling operating costs

• Capacity planning: forecasts for utilisation and output

• Supply-chain scenarios: surface risks and bottlenecks

• Explainability: transparent analysis of which factors drive costs and capacity

Typical goal models in the Operations Cluster

• OPEX forecast — cost development over time

• Capacity planning — simulate production or service capacity

• Supply-chain risk — assess risks and dependencies

• Anomaly detection — spot cost/process outliers

Your benefits

• Efficiency: identify where processes and resources can be optimised

• Resilience: test how robust your supply chains and capacity really are

• Cost control: understand the drivers behind rising OPEX — clearly and defensibly

• Agility: adapt scenarios to market or demand swings in minutes

👉 Example: “What if energy costs rise by 12% in Q4?” — the Operations Cluster instantly shows the impact on OPEX, margins and capacity planning.

Real-world use cases

1. Manufacturing: simulate material and energy costs

2. Service providers: plan capacity for seasonal peaks

3. Supply-chain teams: analyse risk from single-supplier dependencies

Conclusion: steer operations with foresight

The Operations Cluster gives you clarity on OPEX, capacity and supply chains — not just in hindsight, but especially through future scenarios. That’s how you run operations proactively, not reactively.

👉 Want to see how your OPEX or capacity shift under different scenarios? Start an Operations pilot now.