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Capgemini sd&m and Quintiq implement planning system at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe cold rolling mill

's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, December 17, 2009

Quintiq, a leading provider of advanced planning and scheduling software solutions, publishes a new report about a project at leading steel company ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG focuses on the attractive, fastgrowing segment of high-grade quality flat steel. The company’s portfolio ranges from intelligent materials solutions to productspecific prefabrication, individual and comprehensive services, and ready-made steel components and assemblies.

This project report explains the implementation of a planning system and material flow management at the cold rolling mill in Bochum, Germany.

Integrated production process planning and transparency are crucial to enable manufacturers to supply top-quality sheet metal on time and at competitive prices. Based on the standard industry solution “Quintiq Scheduler”, Quintiq has developed an integrated planning system for production units in the surface treatment department at the cold rolling mill in Bochum with the help of Capgemini sd&m.

About Quintiq
Quintiq provides advanced planning, scheduling and supply chain management software solutions. This fast-growing company, established in 1997, offers software for planning and optimizing complex business processes throughout the enterprise. The company's headquarters are located in the Netherlands, with subsidiaries in Australia, China, Finland Germany, Malaysia, the United Kingdom and the USA. With 500+ implementations, Quintiq is in use in 68 countries. For more information: www.quintiq.com

More information:
Quintiq
Martijn van Gils
Global Marketing Director
+31 (0)73 691 07 39
martijn.van.gils@quintiq.com