OPTANO Insights: Planning, Analytics and Best Practices

Practical articles on supply chain, prescriptive analytics and OR. How companies can improve their planning in a measurable and data-based way with OPTANO.

OPTANO Insights: Planning, Analytics and Best Practices

Practical articles on supply chain, prescriptive analytics and OR. How companies can improve their planning in a measurable and data-based way with OPTANO.

End-to-end decision support in retail logistics

End-to-end decision support reduces total costs in retail logistics by 5-10 % through holistic modeling instead of silo optimization. Find out in our insights how intelligent decision support achieves this.

February 27, 2026

Interview: Optimization of transport networks

This interview with our experts shows why rising cost pressure and increasing complexity make structural optimization of transport networks necessary and what concrete potential this offers.

February 25, 2026

Retail logistics under pressure

Logistics optimization with mathematical optimization: Up to 15 % lower costs, 25 % less CO₂ and higher capacity utilization thanks to multi-destination models.

February 4, 2026

Interview: Complex planning - when are individual solutions required?

In an interview with OPTANO Business Development: When standard software reaches its limits, what added value individual software solutions create - and how they are realized at OPTANO.

January 26, 2026

Complex CEP transport networks

How a data-driven proof of concept can identify short-term linehaul cost savings of ~5-10% - laying the foundation for holistic network optimization.

January 16, 2026

Inefficiency in distribution

Rising customer expectations, volatile markets and growing demand are challenging distribution. Operational measures alone are often not enough to eliminate long-term inefficiencies.

February 6, 2025

Tariff increases put global supply chains under pressure

International trade and economic policy is in a state of flux. Geopolitical tensions, trade wars and new tariffs are creating additional uncertainty.

January 30, 2025

Challenges in the supply chains of the automotive industry

The automotive industry is in a state of upheaval: global market changes, technological advances and strict environmental regulations are driving change.

January 3, 2025

Resilient supply chains in the pharmaceutical industry

Many children had to go to hospital in winter because there were no antibiotics. Instead of being treated at home, an inpatient infusion was often necessary.

Interview: Dynamic network realignment of volatile supply chains

Supply chains today are under constant pressure of uncertainty, while established network structures are increasingly reaching their limits. The interview shows why traditional planning approaches are no longer sufficient and how companies can make better decisions.

Insights: Planning Governance and Transparency

Planning rarely fails due to data—but rather due to inconsistent decision-making logic. The article shows why spreadsheet-based planning reaches its limits and how mathematical optimization helps to make complex decisions consistently and reliably.

Interview: Unlocking Hidden Potential in Linehaul

Many linehaul networks function reliably in everyday operations. Schedules are set, processes are in place, and routines are well-established. And yet, upon closer inspection, it often becomes clear: not everything that works is truly efficient.

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Denise Lelle

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