Quintiq, a global leader in supply chain planning and optimisation (SCP&O) software, has announced an expansion in its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) operations in direct response to increased demand.

The company is expanding its number of business units (BUs) and departments to 15 in an effort to maintain focus on key industry and solution areas. The newly expanded BU structure enables Quintiq to maintain a small company atmosphere despite having grown to well over 600 people globally. The new organisation will provide customers the specific knowledge and expertise they have come to expect, focused on the industries or market verticals in which their units specialise.

Quintiq is expanding its EMEA BUs to eight: France, Finland, metals, manufacturing, rail, oil and gas, logistics and workforce. It is extending its group of horizontal department areas to six: marketing, sales, solutions, optimisation technology, professional services and products. A quality management unit is also being created to support all departments in quality assurance and quality improvement.

“Based on the current level of demand for our supply chain planning and optimisation solutions, Quintiq has taken steps to meet the exciting growth we are seeing in the EMEA markets,” said Arjen Heeres, Quintiq’s chief operations officer. “This new alignment will ensure we maintain our small company culture and industry expertise while delivering world-class solutions to customers around the world.”

Preparing for continued growth in EMEA and the rest of the world, Quintiq is laying the groundwork for further geographical and vertical specialisation, including recent investments in its Duesseldorf and Zurich offices which serve its German-speaking markets.

Quintiq’s revolutionary supply chain planning and optimisation (SCP&O) platform enables enterprises to improve efficiency at every stage of the supply chain journey. It powers end-to-end planning and optimisation of personnel, resources and processes in a single planning environment across all planning horizons. Many of the world’s largest and most successful enterprises rely on Quintiq to achieve their business goals, strengthen their competitive advantage and create new revenue streams.

Established in 1997 and growing rapidly, Quintiq has a global presence with dual headquarters in the Netherlands and the USA, a global development centre in Malaysia and offices around the world. Quintiq’s software is in use at over 500 locations in 78 countries worldwide.