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{{Infobox company
| name = Quintiq
| type = Private
| foundation = 1997
| founder = [[Victor Allis]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bryant|first=Adam|date=2014-06-07|title=Stumped? Invoke the 5-Minute Rule|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/08/business/victor-allis-on-the-five-minute-rule.html|access-date=2020-06-26|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> former [[chief executive officer|CEO]]
| location = [['s-Hertogenbosch]], [[Netherlands]].
| industry = Software
| revenue = Undisclosed
| num_employees = 1,000
| homepage = [https://www.3ds.com/products-services/delmia/products/delmia-quintiq/]
}}
'''Quintiq''' is a Dutch company that develops planning, scheduling and [[supply chain optimization]] software.  The company is headquartered in [['s-Hertogenbosch]] and its North American headquarters are in [[Radnor, Pennsylvania]]. As of October 2014, the company is known as '''''DELMIA Quintiq'''''.
==History==
The company was founded in 's-Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch) in September 1997 by former Bolesian employees including Dr. [[Victor Allis]].<ref name=fortune/> Allis and several colleagues initially began developing a scheduling application for an aluminum manufacturer as a side project.<ref name=review1/> It was offered first to Allis's then-employer, but Bolesian was not interested.<ref name=ey>{{cite journal|title=Quintiq: The planning puzzle|journal=Exceptional Magazine|date=January 2014|url=http://www.ey.com/GL/en/Services/Strategic-Growth-Markets/exceptional-january-2014---quintiq|access-date=5 October 2015}}</ref> Because the software they developed was highly configurable, and thus of use to many other types of companies, it was decided that a new firm should be created around the software.<ref name=review1>{{cite web|title=Quintiq Supply Chain Planning Software Review [page 1]|url=http://www.allsupplychain.com/quintiq-review.php|website=allSupplyChain.com|access-date=5 October 2015|date=2011}}</ref> Preparing the software for sale to as wide a variety as possible of corporate customers took two years of development.<ref name=ey/>
Quintiq sold its software to a client for the first time in 1999.<ref name=ey/>
In 2011, two investment firms, [[LLR Partners]] Inc. and NewSpring Capital Ventures LP, bought into Quintiq, giving them a 48% stake in the company's ownership.<ref name=review1/>
Later in 2014, Quintiq was bought by [[Dassault Systèmes]].<ref name=airport>{{cite journal|title=Quintiq expertly solving planning puzzles|journal=Airport Business|date=22 October 2014|url=http://www.airport-business.com/2014/10/quintiq-expertly-solving-planning-puzzles/|access-date=5 October 2015}}</ref>
==Products==
Quintiq's Supply Chain Planning software has three layers or modules: one based on [[service-oriented architecture]], with both optimization and planning management features; one that provides a variety of different templates for use in different industries; and one customized for each Quintiq customer.<ref name=review2/> Quintiq's uses [[artificial intelligence|AI]] [[pattern recognition]] to help customers manage their supply chain logistics.<ref name=ey/> Other features of the software include adaptive capacity planning, automated real-time scheduling, a multi-function company planner, a multi-scenario macro planner, materials management tools, and proprietary algorithms for coordinating production with customer orders.<ref name=review3>{{cite web|title=Quintiq Supply Chain Management Software Review [page 3]|url=http://www.allsupplychain.com/quintiq-supply-chain-review.php|website=allSupplyChain.com|access-date=5 October 2015|date=2011}}</ref> Competitor software is more robust in a number of specific areas, and for this reason some Quintiq users employ both Quintiq software and competitors' products in a hybrid approach to supply chain management.<ref name=review2>{{cite web|title=Quintiq Supply Chain Planning Software Review [page 2]|url=http://www.allsupplychain.com/quintiq-software-review.php|website=allSupplyChain.com|access-date=5 October 2015|date=2011}}</ref><ref name=review5>{{cite web|title=Quintiq Supply Chain Planning Software Review [page 5]|url=http://www.allsupplychain.com/quintiq-software-strengths.php|website=allSupplyChain.com|access-date=5 October 2015|date=2011}}</ref>
==Locations==
In addition to its world headquarters in Den Bosch and its North American headquarters in Radnor, Quintiq has offices in [[Melbourne]], Australia; [[Shanghai]], China; [[Vantaa]], Finland; [[Düsseldorf]], Germany; [[Rome]], Italy; [[Petaling Jaya]], Malaysia; and [[London]], United Kingdom.<ref name=review1/>
==Clients==
Notable companies and organizations which use Quintiq software include [[Copenhagen Airport]], [[Danone]], international shipping company [[DHL]], the United States [[Federal Aviation Administration]] (FAA), [[Jumbo (supermarket)]],  [[KLM]] Royal Dutch Airlines, ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG, freight forwarder P&O Ferrymasters, and retailer [[Walmart]].<ref name=airport/><ref name=review1/><ref name=fortune>{{cite journal|last1=Morris|first1=David Z.|title=Game on: How chess computers became logistics masterminds|journal=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]|date=21 August 2015|url=http://fortune.com/2015/08/21/chess-shipping-logistics/|access-date=5 October 2015}}</ref>
== Acquisition ==
On July 24, 2014, [[Dassault Systèmes]] announced plans to acquire Quintiq for $336 million.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-dassault-system-results-idUSKBN0FT0OK20140724|title = Dassault to buy planning software provider Quintiq|last = Callus|first = Andrew|date = 24 July 2014|work = Reuters|access-date = 29 July 2014}}</ref>  The deal was subject to regulatory approval in Germany and Austria. By October 2014, the sale was complete.<ref name=airport/>
==References==
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{{Software companies of the Netherlands}}
[[Category:Software companies of the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Supply chain software companies]]