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Lafarge has Selected Quintiq to Optimize its Supply Chain Around the World

Quintiq
2014-01-21 16:00 1200

PARIS, Jan. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Quintiq, a global leader in supply chain planning and optimization (SCP&O), announced today that Lafarge has chosen Quintiq software to optimize sales & operations planning (S&OP) and transport management. The company will benefit from the Quintiq software platform across the entire organization for demand planning, supply chain planning and transport optimization. All Cement, Aggregates and Concrete business lines in all countries in which Lafarge operates will be able to implement this system. The solution will reduce production and transport costs while increasing customer satisfaction.

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Real-time collaboration between Lafarge planners will also improve the quality and transparency of the planning process. The use of a single platform for all planning applications will simplify Lafarge's IT landscape. The flexibility of Quintiq's optimization technology enables the solution to be used to cover all country-specific business requirements.

As a top-ranking player in Cement, Aggregates and Concrete, Lafarge contributes to the construction of cities around the world. Through its innovative solutions, it provides them with more housing and making them more compact, more durable, more beautiful, and better connected.

"We are extremely pleased that the world's largest Cement manufacturer decided to ask Quintiq France to provide sales & operations planning applications," said Arjen Heeres, Quintiq COO. "Lafarge will benefit from the Quintiq platform within the entire organization, not only for Cement and Aggregates, but also for Concrete. All of our global offices look forward to supporting Lafarge worldwide on its journey to build better cities while becoming the most efficient manufacturer of building materials in the world."

Source: Quintiq
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