Richard van Mersbergen

Deputy Delivery Director, Business Unit Manufacturing

I’m a managing consultant with Quintiq’s Metals business unit. I've been with the unit since 2005, and have enjoyed working role in the role of technical consultant in many APS implementations around the world. The metals branch offers a challenging environment to me in terms of complexity and size of planning puzzles that are associated with it. My background is a master’s degree in social science informatics from the University of Amsterdam, and a bachelor’s degree in business informatics from Avans Hogeschool, Breda.

Improving production scheduling – when better planning is the answer

28 Feb 2013

Are your schedulers primed for success or set up for failure? If your schedulers are ignoring start dates set at the planning level, missing due dates, and generally producing excessive amounts of WIP, it may

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Supply Chain Planning & Optimization

Mastering the planning and scheduling dance

4 Dec 2012

Are your planners stepping on your schedulers’ toes? In other words, are they guilty of planning in your scheduling horizon? While there are many reasons for missed delivery dates,