Press Release
March 2014
Oliver Wight, AIMMS and Districon form partnership to offer
complete supply chain optimization solution
Leading supply chain optimization specialists Oliver Wight have teamed up for the first time
ever with optimization technology and prescriptive modelling specialists AIMMS and logistics
solutions consultancy Districon to deliver a revolutionary supply chain optimization offering.
Organisations are set to gain a unique, integrated supply chain optimization solution from the fusion of
expertise between these three leading practitioners. Oliver Wight transfers knowledge on best practice
design and optimization, while AIMMS and Districon join forces to provide state-of-the art practical solutions for maximising value from the supply chain.
Les Brookes, CEO of Oliver Wight EAME says, “Modern day organisations need the capability to respond quickly and intelligently to the ever-changing supply chain challenges at a strategic, tactical and
operational level. End-to-end optimization is essential to extract the best possible value from the supply chain. This initiative allows customers to transform the entire supply chain and leverage the synergies between people, processes and tools to achieve that next level of value.”
The partnership comes as all three organisations are seeing an increase in demand for a total service
offering. “Our customers are increasingly realizing that to reap the full benefits of our advanced optimisation technology, they need to have the right processes in place. This partnership will allow us to cover all aspects of integrated business planning, from processes to practical applications” says AIMMS
CEO Gijs Dullaert.
“We are now able to offer a unique and holistic integrated supply chain solution tailored to meet the
client’s specific needs,” adds Districon Managing Director Jack Pool. “We are delighted to be working
with Oliver Wight and AIMMS on this initiative to help clients drive increased revenue and profitability.”
The three organisations are kick-starting their new relationship with a webinar, ‘Influence customer
demand; optimize your commercial activities through Integrated Business Planning’ on 20th May 2014.
For more information visit http://business.aimms.com/news-events/webinars/
Notes to editors
About Oliver Wight
Pioneers of Sales and Operations Planning and thought leaders for Integrated Business Planning
(IBP), Oliver Wight have a 40-year track record of helping some of the world's best-known organisations reach and sustain excellent business performance. Oliver Wight’s Supply Chain Optimization ensures the supply chain is designed and structured to deliver best-in-class customer service and minimise costs, whilst Integrated Business Planning allows the senior executive to plan and manage the
entire organisation over a 24 month horizon, aligning tactical and strategic plans each month and allocating critical resources to satisfy customers in the most profitable way. Oliver Wight helps organisations define their vision for the future and by transferring knowledge to key staff, deliver performance
and financial results that last.
About AIMMS
AIMMS is an innovative technology company with offices in The Netherlands, Seattle (US), Singapore
and Shanghai. For over 20 years, the company has been developing and selling a unique mathematical optimization platform. AIMMS customers can create high business impact with optimization engines
and solutions that enable optimal decision making on complex strategic, tactical or operational problems.
About Districon
As a specialized consultancy company Districon develops state of the art supply chain solutions for
business and government. Districon adds value by leveraging extensive experience and capabilities in
the fields of Supply Chain Management, Cargo Logistics, Logistics Facilities and Business Intelligence.
We offer advisory, professionals and solutions, driven by our motto “Creating value in logistics”.
Districon has developed a strong track record in fast development of AIMMS based customized optimization solutions in areas like network design and S&OP, enabling their customers to improve their profitability.