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.
July 14, 2025
Reduce CO₂ emissions and save costs at the same time
Mathematical optimization makes it possible to save CO2 without major investment - and reduce costs at the same time. We show you how!
July 9, 2025
Service level vs. costs
The optimum balance between cost efficiency and service quality as one of the objectives of the Supply Chain Triangle.
July 2, 2025
Optimization of the product portfolio
Mathematical methods help to master complex relationships and countless options in the product portfolio. We show you how.
June 11, 2025
Optimal safety stocks
High safety stocks give the good feeling of always having enough in stock, but also tie up a lot of capital. We show you how to find the optimum value.
April 30, 2025
Mathematical optimization for sustainable value creation
How can value chains be optimized and made ecologically sustainable? Analytics can help and even create a competitive advantage.
April 1, 2025
The added value of data: Why it's worth conquering the data mountain
For many companies, data preparation seems like an insurmountable mountain. But it's worth the climb - the benefits are huge.
August 4, 2025
Trade-offs as a challenge
For companies, trade-offs are an everyday reality and a challenge that needs to be mastered.
July 14, 2025
Reduce CO₂ emissions and save costs at the same time
Mathematical optimization makes it possible to save CO2 without major investment - and reduce costs at the same time. We show you how!
July 9, 2025
Service level vs. costs
The optimum balance between cost efficiency and service quality as one of the objectives of the Supply Chain Triangle.
June 11, 2025
Optimal safety stocks
High safety stocks give the good feeling of always having enough in stock, but also tie up a lot of capital. We show you how to find the optimum value.
April 30, 2025
Mathematical optimization for sustainable value creation
How can value chains be optimized and made ecologically sustainable? Analytics can help and even create a competitive advantage.
April 1, 2025
The added value of data: Why it's worth conquering the data mountain
For many companies, data preparation seems like an insurmountable mountain. But it's worth the climb - the benefits are huge.
April 29, 2026
Insights: Production allocation in chemicals and pharmaceuticals
Why multi-site planning in chemicals and pharmaceuticals is more than just shifting quantities and why Excel reaches its limits when it comes to cross-plant production decisions.
April 22, 2026
Interview: Excel works ... until it doesn't
Excel is still the central tool for planning in many companies. However, with increasing complexity, it is increasingly reaching its limits. In this interview, we talk about how to recognize this, why „working“ is not the same as „optimal“ and how planning is changing fundamentally today.
April 7, 2026
Insights: Scenario-based replanning
When demand, capacities or material availability change, Excel quickly reaches its limits in production planning. This article shows how pharmaceutical and chemical companies can set up new planning more reliably, quickly and comprehensibly.

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Denise Lelle

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 Business Development Manager