Aluminium Production and Supply Chain Planning: Selected Customers

About Alunorf

Alunorf is the the world's largest aluminum rolling and remelt plant shipping 1.5 million tons of aluminum a year. The company employs more than 2,100 employees and is a joint venture between Novelis and Hydro in which both companies hold 50% of the shares. 

Project Scope

Alunorf has implemented several Quintiq applications in the last 10 years. These include several scheduling solutions, a company planner and logistics optimization, the latter being all the train movements. Now Quintiq and Alunorf have made an agreement which will lead to an integrated implementation of all planning & scheduling processes. Scheduling for logistics, Melting & Casting, Hot line, Cold Bay/Finishing and company planning as well as collaborative planning & scheduling with their suppliers and customers. Some benefits include:

• Reduced stock by 33%
• Increased output by 44%
• Improved delivery performance from 40% to 90%

Case Study Alunorf

About Novelis

Novelis Inc. is an $8-billion organization and the parent company of an international group operating in many aspects of the aluminum and packaging industries. Novelis’ unique strengths lie in its expansive network of operations in 12 countries with 12,500 dedicated employees, a global customer base, innovative products and advanced technologies.

Project Scope

Multiple Novelis sites have selected Quintiq’s planning and scheduling solutions. Novelis Europe implemented the Macro Planner solution and additionally, in Europe, 12 production areas within 5 factory sites have installed the Company Planner and Scheduler solutions.

Novelis factory sites in the U.S. and Canada optimize their operations with Quintiq. Novelis SPBU have realized these benefits:

• Increased in on-time production by 45%
• Improved inventory turns by 20%
• Reduced backlog by 20%

 
Case Study Novelis

About Aleris

The Aleris Koblenz plant of Aleris Europe is one of the leading aluminum manufacturing companies of qualitative rolled products including coils, sheets and plates that are produced for aircraft, heat exchangers, ship building, and commerical vehicles.

Project Scope

From casting to hot rolling, detailed planning will be harmonized, synchronized, and be more efficient. With the new detailed planning for the hot rolled products, the production processes at the Koblenz plant will be faster, more simple and safer. Aleris can realize higher plant utilization, a significant reduction in inventory and increased delivery reliability at a lower cost.

Case Study Aleris