Quintiq Customer Case Study Cited in Aberdeen Group Report: Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) for Synchronized Planning and Performance

'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, The Netherlands, August 18, 2010 - Quintiq, a leading provider of Advanced Planning and Scheduling
(APS) solutions, joined forces with the Aberdeen Group in getting the report
on "Sales and Operations Planning: Strategies for Managing Complexity within
Global Supply Chains" published. One of Quintiq's customers, SIG Combibloc,
has been included in the report with a case study.

Read full report: Sales and Operations Planning for Synchronized
Planning and Performance
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For many manufacturers, Sales and Operations are two separate worlds.
This holds true for most industries, including food and beverages, chemicals,
pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper, packaging, and textiles. In such companies,
business forecasts are often based primarily on either market demand or
supply capabilities, rather than on a combination of both. This disconnect
makes it difficult to keep sight of overall objectives for profitability and
productivity.

According to the Aberdeen Group report on Sales and Operations
Planning, 59% of respondents indicate that improving top line revenue in 2010
(versus 45% of respondents in the July 2009 Sales and Operations Planning:
Integrate with Finance and Improve Revenue report) was the top pressure
driving attention and resources toward S&OP initiatives. The other key
pressures that companies face with respect to S&OP processes include the need
to reduce supply chain operating costs (53%) and the management of increasing
demand volatility (49%), which creates the need for balancing.

"Sales and Operations Planning is a key requirement for managing
the complexity within global supply chains. Our report has identified the key
characteristics required for the success of the S&OP implementation along the
three key dimensions of people, process and technology. Specifically around
technology, the ability to model complex supply/demand constraints and
optimize around it is critical. Also the ability for the solution to address
the specific industry requirements is important since companies cannot afford
to implement generic solutions in today's cost constrained environment,"
explained Nari Viswanathan, Vice President/Principal Analyst at the Aberdeen
Group Supply Chain Management practice."

"Previously, plant managers couldn't always see when a problem
was developing. Now, everyone sees a bottleneck coming and deals with it much
better, for example by shifting the volume to another plant or notifying
customers of a change in the delivery times. Quintiq supports us in making
fast decisions to find a better solution," explains Carmen Zech, head of
Global Resource Management at SIG Combibloc.

Victor Allis, CEO of Quintiq, comments: "Our research carried out
with Aberdeen confirms once more that Sales and Operations Planning is one of
the key solutions to a profitable supply chain. Our customers benefit from
the unique Quintiq offering in having a 100% overview of what is happening at
each selected part of their supply chain."

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    More Information:
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    Martijn van Gils
    Global Marketing Director
    Phone: +31(0)73-691-07-39
    Email: martijn.van.gils@quintiq.com

More Information: Quintiq, Martijn van Gils, Global Marketing Director, Phone: +31(0)73-691-07-39, Email: martijn.van.gils at quintiq.com