Supply Chain Simulation & Optimisation — Calgary & Edmonton

We Don’t Just Find the Problem.
We Prove the Fix — Before You Spend a Dollar Implementing It.

AJM Solutions combines supply chain simulation, digital twin modelling, and senior financial analysis to give Alberta businesses a tested, financially-validated plan — not a consulting report full of recommendations you can’t verify.

$10M+
Annual savings — fuel distributor, rail pre-positioning
50%+
Freight cost reduction — 3PL LTL consolidation
$68M/yr
Savings modelled — oil & gas inventory reorder redesign
4–8 wks
Fixed-fee pilot. Exit clause. No open-ended commitment.
What Simulation Is

A Digital Twin of Your Operation — Run Thousands of Times Before You Change Anything

Simulation is not a spreadsheet model. It is a working digital replica of your specific operation — your trucks, rail cars, inventory levels, reorder logic, supplier lead times, routes, and crew schedules — running inside ARTEMIS, a purpose-built supply chain simulation platform developed by our partner ALTS Canada.

Once the model is built and validated against your actual data, we run it thousands of times. We test hypotheses — change the reorder point, pre-position assets, shift freight to intermodal, consolidate LTL loads. Each scenario produces financial and operational outputs: cost per unit, throughput, utilisation rate, stockout frequency, cash tied up in inventory.

Arthur then translates those outputs into a P50 / P80 / P90 ROI model — a range of financial outcomes with documented assumptions traceable to the simulation runs. Every number has a source. Nothing is a consulting estimate.

“Most consultants tell you what to do. We show you what happens when you do it — in a model built from your own data — before you commit to anything.”

The simulation runs thousands of scenarios. Stress tests show what happens when a supplier fails, a rail line is delayed, or demand spikes 20%. Resilience is quantified, not assumed.

The outputs are expressed in numbers the CFO can read and the board can approve. That’s not a coincidence — it’s by design. Arthur’s role is specifically to bridge operational simulation results and financial decision-making.

Proven Results

Three Completed Engagements

Every result below was modelled in simulation before a single operational change was made. The client saw the financial case before committing to implementation.

Fuel Distribution
Rail Asset Optimisation
USA · Canada · Mexico
$10M+
Annual cost reduction

Situation

Rail cars were in productive use only 17% of the time. The remaining 83% was dwell — cars sitting idle at the wrong locations while active routes ran short. The client knew the utilisation was poor but had no way to model what intelligent pre-positioning would actually produce.

Result

Simulation identified the pre-positioning logic that recovered productive utilisation. The modelled outcome: 10%+ cost reduction, approximately $10M in annual savings. The financial case was validated in simulation before any operational change was authorised.

3PL Provider
Freight Network Optimisation
Canada-wide
50%+
Freight cost reduction

Situation

39,000 rows of truck movement data analysed. The network had grown organically — routes were not optimised, LTL loads(were not consolidated, intermodal options had never been systematically evaluated. The cost of the status quo was visible in the data but the fix had never been modelled.

Result

LTL consolidation and intermodal shift were modelled across the full network before a single route was changed. Simulation validated a 50%+ reduction in freight costs. The client had a financially-proven network redesign before implementation began.

Oil & Gas Distribution
Inventory & Ordering Logic
Alberta
$68M/yr
Savings modelled

Situation

A single snapshot of the inventory position revealed $60M in current stock and $65M in purchase orders already in the pipeline. Items with 60-day supplier lead times were being ordered 10 months in advance. The ordering logic had never been examined against actual lead time data.

Result

Simulation redesigned the ordering logic using actual lead times and demand patterns. The modelled outcome: $68M per year in savings. The inventory position and ordering rules were rebuilt from the data before any system changes were made.

How Every Engagement Works

Five Stages. Fixed Fee. Exit Clause After Stage 2.

Every engagement follows the same structure. The pilot is 4–8 weeks at a fixed fee of $20,000–$40,000. Nothing is open-ended. You can exit after Stage 2 if the hypotheses don’t justify proceeding — you pay only for work completed.

1
Weeks 1–2

Discovery

AJM leads structured working sessions with your operations and finance teams. We map what is actually happening against what your data is likely showing. We often use a tabletop exercise — a 1–2 hour scenario session (supplier failure, port congestion, equipment outage) that gets executives specific very quickly. ALTS Canada is present in discovery to ensure the data collected is exactly what the simulation needs.

2
Weeks 2–3

Data Intake & Validation

Every dataset has problems. We clean and validate your ERP, WMS, or TMS exports — matching fields, resolving duplicates, correcting mislabelled records. At the end of this stage, we present 3–5 specific, testable hypotheses with projected ranges. You decide which to take into simulation. This is the exit point if the hypotheses don’t justify the investment.

3
Weeks 3–5

Simulation Build & Run

ALTS Canada builds your digital twin in ARTEMIS — a working model of your specific routes, assets, lead times, inventory, ordering logic, and crew schedules. Three types of runs: baseline (replicates today exactly), scenario runs (each hypothesis tested thousands of times), and stress tests (supplier failure, demand spike, route disruption). Outputs: cost per unit, throughput, utilisation, stockout frequency, cash in inventory.

4
Weeks 5–6

Financial Analysis & ROI

Arthur translates ARTEMIS outputs into a P50 / P80 / P90 ROI model. Every assumption is documented. Every range is traceable to the simulation runs. No consulting magic numbers. The financial case is built to withstand board-level scrutiny — because that’s usually where it ends up.

5
Weeks 6–8

Delivery

Written report: validated findings, simulation results, financial ROI model, prioritised implementation roadmap, and an executive summary designed for board or leadership team presentation. AJM presents. ALTS Canada is available for technical deep-dive. You leave with a decision-ready document, not a list of recommendations.

Who This Is For

The Right Engagement When…

Your Costs Are Rising But You Can’t Isolate Why

Freight, inventory, or procurement costs are growing faster than revenue. You know the problem is in the data somewhere — but standard reporting doesn’t show it at the right level.

You’re Considering a Major Network Change

New DC, intermodal shift, fleet reallocation, supplier consolidation. The decision is too large to make on a spreadsheet — you need to model the outcomes before committing capital.

You Have High Inventory But Still Run Short

Capital is tied up in inventory while stockouts still happen. The ordering logic, reorder points, and lead time assumptions have never been tested against actual data.

You’re Planning a Transaction or Raising Capital

An acquirer or lender will look at your supply chain costs and working capital. Simulation-validated operational improvements strengthen both your EBITDA story and your asset utilisation narrative.

You’ve Had Recommendations Before — But No Proof

A previous consultant identified the problem. The solution was never validated. You need a financial case that can survive board scrutiny before you commit to implementation.

You Operate in Distribution, Logistics, or O&G Supply

Rail, truck, intermodal, inventory-intensive distribution, or oil and gas supply chain. These are the environments where simulation produces the clearest ROI — and where the three engagements above were run.

Pricing

Fixed Fee. No Surprises.

Every engagement is priced before it starts. The pilot is fixed fee with an exit clause. No open-ended retainers on fixed-scope work.

Pilot Engagement

$20,000–$40,000

Fixed fee · 4–8 weeks · Exit clause after Stage 2 · Full five-stage process · Written report and ROI model · AJM-led with ALTS Canada simulation

Scale-Up Programme

Scoped at pilot

Full implementation support following pilot validation. Scope, fee, and timeline defined based on pilot findings. No commitment until the pilot ROI model justifies it.

The Partnership

AJM Solutions + ALTS Canada

The simulation capability comes from ALTS Canada and their ARTEMIS platform — purpose-built for supply chain digital twin modelling. AJM Solutions manages the client relationship, leads discovery, and translates simulation outputs into financial models the CFO and board can act on.

This is a deliberate division of labour. ALTS Canada builds models that are technically rigorous. AJM ensures those models answer the right business questions and that the financial outputs are expressed in terms that drive decisions — not just demonstrate analytical capability.

The client relationship is AJM’s. All commercial decisions, scope conversations, and escalations go through Arthur or Michael. ALTS Canada is present for technical context and simulation demonstrations, but you call AJM.

Team Credentials

  • Arthur Madden — 30+ years, CFO / CEO / Board Director, CPA/CMA/MBA
  • Michael Cooper — 45 years, 42 countries, O&G operations, international supply chain
  • ALTS Canada — ARTEMIS simulation platform, purpose-built for supply chain digital twin modelling
  • Bruce Gilkes, ALTS Canada — simulation technical lead, present for all Stage 3 deliveries

Supply Chain Simulation Is One Part of the AJM Methodology.

For businesses planning a transaction or ownership transition, the same data-first, financially-validated approach applies — but the tools are different. The Data Diagnostic addresses financial data quality, EBITDA normalization, and value gaps. The Succession Advisory runs the full pre-market preparation process. Both start with your data. Both produce financial outputs a CFO can defend.

Common Questions

What Clients Ask Before Engaging

What data do we need to provide?
Standard exports from your existing ERL, WMS, or TMS systems. No new software is required. No system access is needed — you pull the data and send it to us. The data request is sent after NDA signing and is designed to be low-friction. We tell you exactly what we need and in what format.

What is ARTEMIS and who is ALTS Canada?
ARTEMIS is a purpose-built supply chain simulation platform developed by ALTS Canada. It is not a general-purpose simulation tool or a modified spreadsheet — it is designed specifically for supply chain digital twin modelling. ALTS Canada builds and runs the simulation models. AJM Solutions manages the client relationship and translates the outputs into financial models. The two firms operate under a formal collaboration agreement.

What is the exit clause?
After Stage 2 — data intake and validation — we present 3–5 specific, testable hypotheses with projected ranges. If at that point the hypotheses don’t justify the investment in simulation, you can exit. You pay only for Stages 1 and 2. No obligation to proceed to simulation. This is built into every engagement because we’d rather you exit early than proceed to a simulation that won’t produce a compelling ROI.

How is this different from a standard supply chain consulting engagement?
Standard supply chain consulting produces recommendations based on analysis and benchmarks. We produce recommendations that have been tested in a simulation of your specific operation — thousands of runs, using your actual data. The financial outputs are traceable to those runs, not to industry averages or consultant judgment. The difference matters most when the decision involves significant capital or operational disruption.

Do you work with businesses outside Alberta?
Yes. The three completed engagements above include a cross-border fuel distributor (USA, Canada, Mexico) and a Canada-wide 3PL provider. AJM Solutions is based in Calgary and Edmonton, and the simulation work is not geography-dependent. That said, our primary market is Alberta-based businesses in distribution, logistics, manufacturing, and oil and gas supply chain.

Start With a Discovery Session.

Tell us the problem — even if you can’t fully describe it yet. We’ll tell you whether simulation adds genuine value for your situation, and what the pilot would look like.

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