ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG Deploys Quintiq Software Platform

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'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands, Oct. 9/PRN=KYODO JBN/ --

     Quintiq [http://www.quintiq.com ], a global leader in supply chain

planning and optimization (SCP&O), announced today that ThyssenKrupp Steel

Europe AG [http://www.thyssenkrupp-steel-europe.com/en ] (TKSE) is using its

software to optimize customer orders for increased delivery performance.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130328/606756 )

    TKSE is one of the world's technology leaders in carbon steel flat products

and processes 50,000 orders using 200 machines across 10 plants. To optimize

the specific areas of capacity planning, order acceptance, stock levels and

lead times, the company required a planning system that could adapt to changing

market conditions and customer orders.

    The Quintiq platform factors in finite resource capacity, business rules

and additional constraints in its planning to improve delivery performance for

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG. In addition, the active stock planning support

function will anticipate targets to keep stock at a optimum level.

    "We have a complex way of planning our campaigns and we required a single

system that could accommodate all of our niche constraints," said Andreas

Gonschorek, Corporate Planning and Process Optimisation, at ThyssenKrupp Steel

Europe AG. "In an intensive and trustful dialog the experts of Quintiq and TKSE

formed the software to fit the TKSE-requirements."

    "Leading steel companies use Quintiq's 100%-fit SCP&O solutions that are

specifically designed for the industry," said Francois Eijgelshoven, VP EMEA at

Quintiq. "Being selected by a world leader in carbon steel flat products

further reinforces our position as the leading solution provider for the metals

sector. We're pleased to partner with ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG to help

optimizing its company planning process."

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    About ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG

    The Steel segment of the ThyssenKrupp Group is focused on the growing

market for premium carbon steel flat products. Its capabilities range from

intelligent material solutions, product-specific processing and comprehensive

service to finished parts. Together with its affiliate companies ThyssenKrupp

Steel supplies a wide range of steel processing industries including

automotive, construction and appliance as well as the energy sector and the

packaging industry.

    About Quintiq

    Every business has its supply chain planning puzzles. Some of those puzzles

are large. Some are complex. Some seem impossible to solve. Since 1997, Quintiq

has been solving each of those puzzles using a single supply chain planning &

optimization [http://www.quintiq.com/solutions/supply-chain-planning.html ]

software platform. Today, approximately 12,000 users in over 80 countries rely

on Quintiq software to plan and optimize workforces

[http://www.quintiq.com/solutions/workforce-planning.html ], logistics and

production. Quintiq has headquarters in the Netherlands and the USA, and

offices around the world.

    For more information, visit http://www.quintiq.com or follow Quintiq on

Twitter [https://twitter.com/Quintiq ], Facebook

[https://www.facebook.com/Quintiq ], LinkedIn

[http://www.linkedin.com/company/quintiq ] and YouTube

[http://www.youtube.com/user/channelquintiq ].

    Press Contacts:

    North America enquiries

    Jon Temerlies

    Racepoint Group

    Tel: 1-202-349-0859

    Quintiq@Racepointgroup.com

    EMEA enquiries

    Charlotte Poh

    Global Marketing Communication Manager

    Tel:+31-(0)736910739

    pressrelease@quintiq.com

Source: Quintiq