E-Malt.com News article: Belgium & Netherlands: InBev selects Quintiq for European roll out of transport planning system

Quintiq has been selected by InBev, the world's leading brewer, to manage the complex first line distribution all over Western Europe, PRNewswire reported January 16. The Quintiq planning system will have to combine Full Truck Load (FTL) and Less than Truck Load (LTL) between plants, ramps, sorting centres and customers. The first implementation is to commence in Germany. In Germany alone there are 100.000 of these trips expected per year starting from 5 different plants.

One of the major challenges is to get a good integration between outbound (towards the customers) and inbound (empties recovery). The solution will have to support carrier allocation, driving regulations and continuous moves. The planning application will provide an automatic scheduler that can generate a reasonable first solution base and a flexible and transparent environment for a planner to further interact with the planning. The planning horizon will be between 24 and 48 hours.

The main objectives for InBev are to optimize the transportation cost, increase synergy between inbound and outbound flows and a dynamic planning of distribution lanes and carriers.

Patrick Mullie, Transport Manager, Logistic development Western Europe at InBev comments: "InBev has opted for Quintiq because of its flexibility in dealing with country specific details and the ease of configuration, which gives InBev the possibility to easily adapt to changing market conditions."

Ordina Belgium is the implementation partner. The project is planned to go live in April 2008.

About InBev

InBev is a publicly traded company (Euronext: INB) based in Leuven, Belgium. The company's origins date back to 1366, and today it is the leading global brewer. InBev's strategy is to strengthen its local platforms by building significant positions in the world's major beer markets through organic growth, world-class efficiency, targeted external growth, and by putting consumers first. InBev has a portfolio of more than 200 brands, including Stella Artois(R), Brahma(R), Beck's(R), Leffe(R). InBev employs some 88 000 people, running operations in over 30 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific. In 2006, InBev realized 13.3 billion euro of revenue. For further information please visit http://www.inbev.com.

About Quintiq

Quintiq provides advanced planning, scheduling and supply chain management solutions. The fast-growing Dutch company, established in 1997, offers software for planning and optimizing complex business processes throughout the enterprise. Deloitte has recognized Quintiq as being one of the fastest growing technology companies in Europe, and industry analyst Gartner has acknowledged Quintiq for its innovative products and market presence. The company has its head office in the Netherlands and further subsidiaries in Germany, the UK, Finland, USA, Malaysia, China and Australia.


16 January, 2008