Build a supply-chain simulation tool for small businesses that reveals how a disruption at one supplier can affect inventory, customer orders, cash flow, delivery commitments, and profitability.
Allow users to enter suppliers, products, purchase costs, lead times, minimum order quantities, stock levels, demand patterns, and alternative vendors. Users should be able to simulate events such as a supplier shutdown, a 30% price increase, a two-week delay, a sudden demand spike, or a transportation disruption.
Visualize the chain reaction over time with an interactive dependency graph and timeline. Compare response strategies such as switching suppliers, holding safety stock, substituting products, splitting orders, or delaying noncritical purchases.
Show best-case, expected, and worst-case scenarios while clearly separating user inputs from estimated assumptions. Include a scenario comparison table, downloadable action plan, and a recommendation engine that explains trade-offs instead of automatically selecting the cheapest option.
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