DUSSELDORF, Germany, March 28, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quintiq, a global leader in supply chain planning and optimization (SCP&O), today announced that it will co-host with its customer, Alunorf (Aluminium Norf GmbH), a live, one-day seminar on innovative planning and optimization strategies. The seminar will take place at Alunorf's Neuss (Dusseldorf) facility, the world's largest aluminum rolling and casting plant, on April 16, 2013.
Quintiq is holding the seminar to share best practices to improve efficiency by double digits, as well as meet with industry experts. Including planners, managers and IT professionals from the metals and manufacturing industries, to discuss innovative planning and optimization strategies, including Quintiq's successful implementation at Alunorf.
Over the last twelve years, Alunorf has implemented several Quintiq applications to optimize its entire supply chain, including production scheduling and integrated company planning solutions. Through Quintiq, Alunorf has reduced stock by 33%, increased output by 44% and improved delivery performance from 40% to 90%.
"The Alunorf-Quintiq live seminar gives attendees hands-on insight into how businesses can optimize their resources and delivery performance through a tailored, integrated set of planning capabilities," said Francois Eijgelshoven, Vice President of EMEA at Quintiq. "As our momentum continues with massive growth and demand for our 100%-fit solutions across Europe, being at a live location such as Alunorf is a great opportunity to showcase what can be achieved with SCP&O solutions."
About Alunorf
Aluminium Norf GmbH is a joint venture of Novelis Deutschland GmbH and Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH. www.alunorf.de
About Quintiq
Quintiq's revolutionary supply chain planning and optimization (SCP&O) platform enables enterprises to improve efficiency at every stage of the supply chain journey. It powers end-to-end planning and optimization of personnel, resources, and processes in a single planning environment, across all planning horizons. Many of the world's largest and most successful enterprises rely on Quintiq to achieve their business goals, strengthen their competitive advantage, and create new revenue streams.
Established in 1997 and growing rapidly, Quintiq has a global presence with dual headquarters in the Netherlands and the USA, a global development center in Malaysia, and offices around the world. Quintiq's software is in use at over 500 locations in 78 countries worldwide.
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