Optimal Planning & Scheduling

Struggling with inventory imbalances, missed forecasts, or supplier delays? Our Supply Chain Planning services help you align demand, supply, and operations to drive efficiency, reduce costs, and increase customer satisfaction.
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Our Approach/Methodology

We begin by listening to our customers and carefully documenting requirements to ensure alignment. Where needed, we develop proof-of-concept applications to:

  1. Refine and validate requirements,
  2. Demonstrate that our technology     delivers a scalable solution, and
  3. Showcase the art of the possible to     inspire innovation.

Our process is highly collaborative, with frequent customer engagement and iterative development. We deliver regular product releases, even in the early stages, to keep customers involved and gather valuable feedback. This approach helps uncover deeper business challenges, identify missed requirements, and ensure the final solution is embraced by end users and stakeholders alike.

Our approach prioritizes solution development as opposed to focusing on using specific tools/solvers. With deep expertise and strong partnerships with leading solver providers—along side experience with open-source solvers—we remain solver – and software-agnostic, ensuring our focus stays on delivering the best possible solution. This commitment to excellence has earned the trust of our customers, some of whom have partnered with us for over 20 years!

Frequently asked questions

How is this different from demand planning?
Demand planning is one part of the process. Our approach integrates demand, supply, and operations into one unified plan.
Do you work with small businesses or only large enterprises?
We work with companies of all sizes — from startups looking to set up their first supply chain process to multinational corporations.

Still have questions?

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What our Clients have to tell about our solution ?

“The development and implementation of the Furnace Feed Scheduler was successful. We greatly appreciate the teamwork, knowledge, innovation, and leadership provided by OSI, which resulted in a successful implementation. It was a rewarding and pleasant experience to work with the Optimal Solutions team.” – Sheila Schmidt, Olefins Optimization Project Manager, LyondellBassell. “Optimal Solutions did an excellent job of assessing our work processes and modeling them. They jumped right into our organization to meet people from each Department one-on-one to understand their function in the process. They were very sensitive to the project schedule and completed the model on schedule. They put a large priority on testing the model and validating it to ensure it was accurate, easy to use, and met our needs.” – Project Manager, E & J Gallo Winery