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Types of nodes

DESCRIPTION: Nodes fall into two categories, facilities and customers.

Facilities are any supply chain node that serves as a supply node where product originates or a way-point where product passes through on the way to the customer node. Facilities can be defined to have activities, constraints, and supply.

Customer nodes can hold demand.

Type		Can have Activities	Can have supply	Can have capacity	Can have demand	Can be solved for as a service facility	Starting properties
Facilities	Plant	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Supply
	Warehouse	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Port	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Customer	Customer	No	No	No	Yes	No	Demand = 10,000 units

Notes on ports: Users can create an ocean lane between any two ports.

Note on warehouses: When users create a warehouse from the interface (right clicking), the warehouse will be created without SUPPLY for any product. It will have to either be enabled for SUPPLY or connected to a node that has SUPPLY.

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