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.
March 3, 2026
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.
August 22, 2025
Rhythm Wheel based production planning
Rhythm-based production planning creates stability, reduces costs and brings calm to complex production processes.
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.
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.
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.
December 9, 2025
Mathematical optimization for the parcel industry
The peak season for parcel services begins with the holidays. Shipment volumes rise sharply, while customers expect particularly fast and punctual deliveries right now.
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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