InBev Opts for Quintiq for European Roll Out of Transport Planning System


'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, The Netherlands, January 16 /PRNewswire/ --     Quintiq has been selected by InBev, the world's leading brewer, to 
manage the complex first line distribution all over Western Europe. The 
Quintiq planning system will have to combine Full Truck Load (FTL) and Less 
than Truck Load (LTL) between plants, ramps, sorting centres and customers. 
The first implementation is to commence in Germany. In Germany alone there 
are 100.000 of these trips expected per year starting from 5 different 
plants.

One of the major challenges is to get a good integration between outbound
(towards the customers) and inbound (empties recovery). The solution will
have to support carrier allocation, driving regulations and continuous moves.
The planning application will provide an automatic scheduler that can
generate a reasonable first solution base and a flexible and transparent
environment for a planner to further interact with the planning. The planning
horizon will be between 24 and 48 hours.

The main objectives for InBev are to optimize the transportation cost,
increase synergy between inbound and outbound flows and a dynamic planning of
distribution lanes and carriers.

Patrick Mullie, Transport Manager, Logistic development Western Europe at
InBev comments: "InBev has opted for Quintiq because of its flexibility in
dealing with country specific details and the ease of configuration, which
gives InBev the possibility to easily adapt to changing market conditions."

Ordina Belgium is the implementation partner. The project is planned to
go live in April 2008.

About InBev

InBev is a publicly traded company (Euronext: INB) based in Leuven, 
Belgium. The company's origins date back to 1366, and today it is the leading 
global brewer. InBev's strategy is to strengthen its local platforms by 
building significant positions in the world's major beer markets through 
organic growth, world-class efficiency, targeted external growth, and by 
putting consumers first. InBev has a portfolio of more than 200 brands, 
including Stella Artois(R), Brahma(R), Beck's(R), Leffe(R). InBev employs 
some 88 000 people, running operations in over 30 countries across the 
Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific. In 2006, InBev realized 13.3 billion euro 
of revenue. For further information please visit http://www.inbev.com.

About Quintiq

Quintiq provides advanced planning, scheduling and supply chain
management solutions. The fast-growing Dutch company, established in 1997,
offers software for planning and optimizing complex business processes
throughout the enterprise. Deloitte has recognized Quintiq as being one of
the fastest growing technology companies in Europe, and industry analyst
Gartner has acknowledged Quintiq for its innovative products and market
presence. The company has its head office in the Netherlands and further
subsidiaries in Germany, the UK, Finland, USA, Malaysia, China and Australia.

For more information: http://www.quintiq.com

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