ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG Deploys Quintiq Software Platform

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG Deploys Quintiq Software Platform

'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands, October 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

    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.

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    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
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        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

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