Quintiq

Quintiq
Private
Industry Software
Founded 1997
Headquarters 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.
Key people
 Victor Allis, CEO & Founder
Revenue Undisclosed
Number of employees
 800
Website Quintiq.com

Quintiq is a Supply Chain Planning and Optimization (SCP&O) software company, based in the Netherlands.[1]

History

The company was founded in 's-Hertogenbosch, in September 1997,[2] by former Bolesian employees,[3] including Dr. Victor Allis and Arjen Heeres.[4]

Present

Quintiq provides advanced planning, scheduling and supply chain optimization software solutions. Still globally headquartered in 's-Hertogenbosch, its North American headquarters are in Radnor, Pennsylvania. The company also has offices in: Rome, Italy; Vantaa, Finland; Düsseldorf, Germany; London, England; Paris, France; Petaling Jaya, Malaysia;[5] Melbourne, Australia; and Shanghai, China.[6] Quintiq employs approximately 800 people worldwide.[7]

Having presently deployed software in more than 80 countries,[8] Quintiq has 250 customers in 90 countries. The companies customers include: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines;[9] DHL;[10] P&O Ferrymasters;[11] Federal Aviation Administration;[12] Novelis;[13]

Allis remains the CEO of the privately held company,[1] which in 2012 sold a 48-percent stake to two Philadelphia-based investment firms.[7][14]

Acquisition

On July 24, 2014, Dassault Systems announced plans to acquire Quintiq[15] for $336 million.[16] The deal is subject to regulatory approval in Germany and Austria.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Quintiq Holding B.V.". Private Companies Snapshot. Bloomberg Business Week. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Quintiq Heads into Second Decade with Record Year Growth". Goliath. The Gale Group. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Dr Victor Allis - Chief Executive Office". Quintiq.com. Quintiq. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Dr. Victor Allis, CEO Quintiq". Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference. Garter. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Quintiq plans RM100m investment in Malaysia". biz.thestar.com.my. The Star. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Quintiq Locations". Quintiq.com. Quintiq. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Armstrong, Mike. "Quintiq Raises Capital from LLR, NewSpring". PhillyInc. Philly.com. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "Quintiq Posts Record-Breaking Revenues in 2010, Projects 40% Growth in 2011". Yahoo! News Malaysia. Yahoo! Asia. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  9. ↑ "KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Selects Quintiq for Pilot and Simulator Planning". Bloomberg Market Snapshot. Bloomberg. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  10. ↑ "DHL Selects Quintiq for New Dispatch System". LogisticsIT.com. Manufacturing & Logistics IT. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  11. ↑ "P&O Ferrymasters turns to Quintiq". TruckEurope.net. Truck Europe. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  12. ↑ "Quintiq Lands $17.6 million Contract with US FAA". Airport-Technology.com. Net Resources International. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  13. ↑ Bayramov, Kamal. "Aerospace & Aviation: Gaining Ground in Asia". BusinessToday.net.my. Business Today. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  14. ↑ "LLR Equity, NewSpring Capital invest in supply chain software firm Quintiq". Philadelphia Business Journal. The Business Journals Digital Network. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  15. ↑ "Dassault Systèmes". Quintiq. Quintiq. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  16. ↑ Callus, Andrew (24 July 2014). "Dassault to buy planning software provider Quintiq". Reuters. Retrieved 29 July 2014.