Optimization vs. heuristics: Which is the right approach for your business?

In today’s hypercompetitive and highly complex business environment, companies are constantly searching for ways to gain competitive advantage by improving the speed, efficiency, and quality of the goods and services they deliver to customers through their supply chains. The key to unlocking ...

How do you manage your constraints in supply chain planning?

As if meeting and managing unlimited needs with limited resources is the main concern of economics, in the supply chain, we can call these limited resources constraints. The main constraints in the supply chain process can be time, machinery, capital, stocking area, human resources, the level of knowledge, and infrastructure. Constraints can be divided into two categories: operational and financial.

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Which algorithmic tools do you need to solve your supply chain problems?

Optimization is not the only algorithmic tool that supply chain companies need to solve their planning and decision-making problems. Discover the full toolbox...

5 main drivers of supply chain costs

Here are the 5 biggest supply chain cost drivers! Find out how you can minimize these costs and boost profit through optimized decisions.

4 signs that your company has an inventory management issue

Are you managing your inventory correctly? We reveal the four telltale signs that your company has an inventory management issue.

5 steps to achieve predictive maintenance excellence

We highlight the five key steps that your company needs to take to enable predictive maintenance-based planning and operations.

ICRON is an exhibitor at the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo

ICRON to showcase key capabilities of their next generation Supply Chain Optimization Platform as an exhibitor at the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo 2021, 13th September.

ICRON at “Supply Chain Innovation 4.0 Summit 2021”: Democratizing Access to Optimized Decision Making.

We had an amazing time at the IDC AI, Advanced Analytics & RPA Conference in Istanbul! Check out the video to get some insights from ICRON’s Demet Sonmez and see some highlights from the event.

Planning Under Uncertainty: Powering the Next Generation Supply Chain Webinar!.

We had an amazing time at the IDC AI, Advanced Analytics & RPA Conference in Istanbul! Check out the video to get some insights from ICRON’s Demet Sonmez and see some highlights from the event.

Press Release: ICRON launches “ICRON Order Promising”, the first plug & play supply chain planning offer in the market

ICRON launches “ICRON Order Promising”, the first plug & play supply chain planning offer in the market.

New Product: ICRON OP Available Now on Microsoft Azure Appstore

ICRON is committed to supporting your business throughout the course of this pandemic and to ensure continuity of the services we deliver.

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Exclusive Joint Webinar: Algorithmic Decision Making for Digital Business Processes

You are invited to an exclusive joint webinar that is organized by ICRON and CQM, strategic partners offering high-quality solutions together to global brands for more than a decade.

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Webinar: How to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and other supply chain disruptions

Watch ICRON’s webinar to find out ways to respond and prepare for the temporary disruption to supply and manage and stabilize the supply chain during such a global disruption.

Our commitment to our customers on COVID-19

ICRON is committed to supporting your business throughout the course of this pandemic and to ensure continuity of the services we deliver.

ICRON's Webinar: How to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and other supply chain disruptions

ICRON Talks: Supply Chain Digitalization and Autonomous Decision Making

ICRON's Director of Supply Chain, Europe – Assoc. Prof. Baris Selcuk is sharing ICRON’s vision on the future of the supply chain.

ICRON Talks: How to Allign Business Decisions towards Business Goals

ICRON's Director of Supply Chain, EEME - Asist. Prof. Z.Melis Teksan explains how organizations can align their business decisions towards business goals.

A Message to our Community, Customers and Employees on COVID-19

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has officially been categorized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a pandemic, we switched to

ICRON Talks: How to Obtain Real Business Value within the Entire Supply Chain?

ICRON's Director of Supply Chain, EEME & APAC - Asist. Prof. Z.Melis Teksan explains how organizations can obtain real business value within the entire supply chain. ICRON’s platform supports organizations to create business value by unifying all functional departments and setting one single source of truth in the entire supply chain.

ICRON Talks: How To Transform Data Into Decisions That Builds Corporate Memory?

ICRON's Director of Supply Chain, EEME & APAC - Asist. Prof. Z.Melis Teksan explains how ICRON transforms data into decisions. She states that in the age of digitalization, companies should consider digitalizing their decision-making mechanisms which is possible to be accomplished through ICRON’s platform.

ICRON Talks: How to Optimize Decisions with ICRON?

ICRON's Director of Supply Chain, EEME - Asist. Prof. Z.Melis Teksan is talking about capabilities of ICRON’s unified platform which enables companies optimize their business decisions.

ICRON Customer Talks : Success Story with Vestel

Vestel's Deputy General Manager, Ender Yuksel is sharing his thoughts about their long-term partnership with ICRON on Sales and Operations & and Integrated Planning modules.

ICRON Reveals the Essential Roadmap to Autonomous Decision Making through the “Achieving Digital Transformation and Supply Chain Optimization” Infobrief prepared with IDC

Over the past two decades, the business world has been undergoing a period of very rapid and profound change and transformation driven by the emergence of new technologies and new business dynamics.

Product Sheet: ICRON Ground Operations

With ICRON, ground operations service providers can ensure on-time performance today's volatile, dynamic aviation operating environment.

Product Sheet: ICRON Inventory Planning

Find out how your company can achieve multi-echelon inventory optimization with ICRON.

4 main challenges that meat processing companies must overcome

Why is supply chain planning, decision making, and operations such an immense challenge for meat processors?

ICRON at IDC AI, Advanced Analytics & RPA Conference in Istanbul!

We had an amazing time at the IDC AI, Advanced Analytics & RPA Conference in Istanbul! Check out the video to get some insights from ICRON’s Demet Sonmez and see some highlights from the event.

Descriptive, predictive, or prescriptive: How advanced are your data analytics capabilities?

We reveal how – with robust advanced analytics capabilities – companies can utilize their data to drive better business decisions and bottom-line results.

ICRON at 21st Annual Ground Handling International (GHI) Conference in Amsterdam!

We had an amazing time last week at the 21st Annual Ground Handling International (GHI) Conference in Amsterdam! Check out the video to see some highlights from the event, get some insights from ICRON team, and find out about ICRON’s cutting-edge software solutions for the aviation industry!

Product Sheet: ICRON Demand Planning

Find out how ICRON can optimize your demand planning and decision-making processes and synchronize supply and demand across your operations.

ICRON at MRO Europe conference and exhibition in London

We had an excellent experience last week at the MRO Europe conference and exhibition in London! Check out the video to see some highlights from the event!

IDC AI, Advanced Analytics & RPA Conference 2019, 5 November, Istanbul

ICRON is a Premier Partner of the IDC AI, Advanced Analytics & RPA Conference 2019, which will take place on 5 November in Istanbul.

IDC Smart Manufacturing Summit 2019, 13 November, Istanbul

ICRON is a Premier Partner of the IDC Smart Manufacturing Summit 2019, which will take place on 13 November in Istanbul.

21st Annual Ground Handling International Conference, 4-7 November, Amsterdam

ICRON is a Silver Sponsor of the 21st Annual Ground Handling International (GHI) Conference, which will be held on 4-7 November in Amsterdam.

Product Sheet: ICRON Supply Planning

Find out how ICRON can enable your company to perfectly align your capacity to meet demand so that you can satisfy your customers while safeguarding profitability for your shareholders.

Aviation Week’s MRO Europe, 15-17 October, London

Aviation Week’s MRO Europe is the region’s premier conference and exhibition for the commercial air transport MRO industry.

ICRON Corporate Profile

Learn all about ICRON and find out how you can transform your decision-making experience with our unified, end-to-end platform.

How can airlines achieve a perfect yield and load factor balance?

How can airlines attain and maintain profitability? It’s all about achieving a perfect yield and load factor balance.

Aviation Week’s MRO Asia-Pacific, 24-26 September, Singapore

The premier event in the Asia-Pacific region for the aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) industry.

21st Annual EMEA Supply Chain & Logistics Summit & Expo 2019, 24-26 September, Antwerp

The three day event will bring together over 450 supply chain and logistics professionals from around the globe.

Management Paper: The power of “what-if” scenario analysis

What if your company could instantly conduct “what-if” scenario analysis in an integrated, interactive software environment? How would that benefit your business?

Şişecam Glass Packaging Russia wins Şişecam Group’s "Project of the Year" Award with the implementation and adaptation of ICRON software solution

A total of 159 projects within the Şişecam Group – a major, global manufacturing conglomerate with businesses in flat glass, glass packaging, glassware, glass fiber, and chemicals – competed for this year’s “Project of the Year” awards.

Aviation Week’s Aero-Engines Europe Conference, 11-12 September, Istanbul

The conference will bring together stakeholders from across the aviation value chain such as MROs, OEM’s, airlines, and suppliers.

Pegasus Airlines partners with ICRON to digitalize and optimize end-to-end operations

The first phase of this partnership – which aims to ultimately optimize all of Pegasus’ ground operations through ICRON’s integrated, automated planning and decision making software platform – is the implementation of ICRON’s Ground Handling Services Optimization Solution.

Management Paper: 3 keys to driving synchronization and optimization throughout tire manufacturing operations

In this management paper, we reveal the three keys to driving synchronization and optimization throughout tire manufacturing operations.

Moving from optimization to optimized decisions

We provide an overview of the evolution of supply chain optimization technologies and explain how companies can get maximum business value out of their investment in these solutions.

Management Paper: 5 questions you must ask to determine if your company’s planning software system enables true collaboration

In this management paper, we highlight the five key questions you must ask in order to tell if your company’s planning platform supports true collaboration.

Maximizing the performance of your manufacturing assets with predictive maintenance

How can manufacturers utilize their cutting-edge Industry 4.0 technologies to generate data-driven, predictive maintenance-based plans?

Future Travel Experience EMEA 2019, 19-20 June, Istanbul

The FTE EMEA exhibition – which will feature over 75 exhibitors – will showcase the latest aviation industry technologies and trends.

ICRON to exhibit at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference 2019 in Barcelona on 17th-19th June

The Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference is the world's most important gathering of supply chain leaders

Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference 2019, 17-19 June, Barcelona, Spain

ICRON is proud to be a Silver Sponsor of the upcoming Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference on 17th-19th June 2019 in Barcelona, Spain.

ICRON acquires airline technology company to strengthen aviation software product offering and spur business growth

The acquisition will expand and enrich ICRON's product portfolio for the aviation industry and drive business growth and development.

Management Paper: 5 critical issues that project-based manufacturers must tackle

To deliver products – of the highest quality, on time, and within budget – for customers, project-based manufacturers must be able to tackle numerous significant supply chain challenges.

Aviation Week MRO BEER, 21-22 May 2019, Vilnius, Lithuania

ICRON is a proud sponsor of the Aviation Week MRO BEER conference and trade show, which will take place on 21-22 May 2019 at the Radisson BLU Hotel Lietuva in Vilnius, Lithuania. MRO BEER is the premier gathering place for operators, OEMs and suppliers from the Baltics, Eastern Europe and Russia.

Management Paper: Aircraft ground handling optimization – Ensuring efficiency and service level excellence from touchdown to takeoff

The chief challenge for ground handling companies is to maximize service level performance while minimizing costs.

Webinar: “How Supply Chain Companies Can Achieve Decision-Centric Optimization”

Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) manufacturing companies – which produce low-cost products like pre-packaged foods and beverages, toiletries, cleaning products, and over-the-counter drugs – operate in a business environment characterized by high volumes and low profit margins.

Eczacıbaşı optimizes production planning and maximizes OTIF delivery performance with ICRON

With ICRON, Turkey's largest ceramic sanitaryware manufacturer is able to optimize its production planning and order promising processes.

Webinar: "Conquering the unique challenges and complexities of spare parts inventory management"

Spare parts may seem like merely a small component of the production process, but they play a major role in ensuring that manufacturing operations run smoothly and successfully.

Reducing turnaround times: The most critical and challenging KPI for aircraft engine MRO companies

We reveal how aircraft engine MRO companies can reduce turnaround times as well as operating costs – while maintaining service excellence.

Ruscam optimizes production planning and operations with ICRON’s Detailed Scheduling solution

With ICRON, Ruscam is able to optimize the planning and decision making across the operations of its five production plants in Russia.

Performing predictive maintenance: You may have the right workers and equipment, but do you have the spare parts that you need?

To conduct predictive maintenance, companies must ensure they have right spare parts in the right locations at the right times.

Aircraft Ground Handling

ICRON to showcase its complete suite of aviation solutions at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) 2019 from 26th to 30th March

Held biennially since 1991, LIMA is Asia-Pacific’s largest maritime and aerospace exhibition.

Management Paper: Transforming Industry 4.0 challenges into opportunities with optimized planning and decision making

We highlight the main challenges that supply chain companies face in the Industry 4.0 era and reveal the critical capabilities that they need to succeed.

Webcast: How to assess your company’s decision process maturity

Over the past decade, supply chain and information technology organizations have invested extensively in data collection and storage systems and schemes and have made great strides in terms of their data maturity.

The road to digitalization: How can companies ensure IT and Operations are moving forward together?

Successful digital transformation requires more than merely investing in and implementing advanced technologies – it also necessitates the evolution and integration of your company’s processes, data, and people.

Webcast: 5 Key Capabilities Required For Successful Demand Planning

For manufacturers, being able to create demand plans that are dynamically integrated to supply plans is absolutely critical. Inaccurate demand forecasts can lead to disaster – resulting in poor inventory management and resource utilization, lower profits and levels of customer service and satisfaction, and skyrocketing costs.

European electronics giant Vestel optimizes production of metal components for TVs with ICRON’s Detailed Scheduling solution

With ICRON, Vestel’s planners now have the ability to instantly generate plans and make decisions that maximize efficiency, profitability, and delivery performance.

Webcast: Optimization vs. heuristics - Which is the right approach for your business?

There are many algorithmic techniques – such as constraint programming, mathematical programming, metaheuristics, local search, machine learning algorithms and evolutionary algorithms like genetic algorithms and simulated annealing – that are used to solve supply chain planning and scheduling problems. These algorithms can be classified into two main categories: heuristics and optimization.

Making inventory optimization as easy as ABC

To optimize their inventory, supply chain companies must have in place the right inventory management strategies coupled with the right inventory management software system

Management Paper: 6 challenges that building materials manufacturers must overcome

How can the manufacturers of building materials – such as tiles, glass, ceramics, bricks, cables, and metals – rise above the challenges that they face?

Turkish Technic

Management Paper: Integrated business planning – Seeing the entire, end-to-end supply chain picture

We provide an overview of the entire, end-to-end supply chain planning framework, and explain why integrated business planning is such an important concept for companies to embrace and embody.

How supply chain software solutions can provide the perfect fit

Many supply chain planning and optimization software vendors provide “one-size-fits-all” rather than “perfect fit” solutions.

Webcast: Optimizing the order promising process - The journey from ATP to CTP

Manufacturing companies must be true to their word – if they make a promise to their customers, they need to be able to fulfill this promise or else risk losing business and market share to competitors.

Management Paper: Workforce optimization – The key to keeping your company’s employees, customers, and shareholders happy

Workforce optimization can enable companies to maximize productivity and employee and customer satisfaction while minimizing operating costs.

Webinar: "Opportunities for optimization in the FMCG manufacturing industry"

Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) manufacturing companies – which produce low-cost products like pre-packaged foods and beverages, toiletries, cleaning products, and over-the-counter drugs – operate in a business environment characterized by high volumes and low profit margins.

International Conference | Continuing Supply Chain Collaboration

The conference will feature renowned keynote speakers, world class experts and academics, innovation showcases, brainstorming sessions, knowledge sharing and networking opportunities.

Vestel

3 New Year’s resolutions for supply chain leaders in 2019

If you are a supply chain leader whose company is on the road to digital transformation, you should make these three New Year’s resolutions.

Webcast: The 4 most common S&OP mistakes that manufacturing companies make

Many manufacturers have tried to put a sales and operations planning (S&OP) process in place – either by utilizing old-fashioned, manual techniques and tools like Excel or by investing in and implementing an automated, algorithmic supply chain planning and optimization solution.

Conquering challenges and creating opportunities in 2019 with optimized decision making

In today’s business environment, supply chain companies must be able to respond rapidly and effectively to constant changes and complex challenges.

Management Paper: Revealing the huge, hidden costs of inefficient supply chains

Many supply chain companies are not aware of the huge sums of money they are losing every day due to operational inefficiencies and manual planning processes.

Webinar: "The 4 most common S&OP mistakes that manufacturing companies make!"

Many manufacturers have tried to put a sales and operations planning (S&OP) process in place – either by utilizing old-fashioned, manual techniques and tools like Excel or by investing in and implementing an automated, ...

The power of predictive maintenance

What if you could precisely predict when your machines and equipment will require maintenance – thereby preventing costly breakdowns, minimizing maintenance costs, and maximizing efficiency? With predictive maintenance tools and techniques, you can.

Management Paper: 4 steps to achieve inventory optimization

We reveal the key steps that manufacturing companies need to take to achieve inventory optimization.

Management Paper: Conquering the unique challenges and complexities of spare parts inventory management

Spare parts may seem like merely a small component of the production process, but they play a major role in ensuring that manufacturing operations run smoothly and successfully.

Only 26% of supply chain companies use data, algorithms, and organizational input to make business decisions, ICRON survey reveals

The survey was taken by supply chain executives during a webinar on “How supply chain companies can achieve decision-centric optimization".

Webinar: "Optimization vs. heuristics - Which is the right approach for your business?"

There are many algorithmic techniques – such as constraint programming, mathematical programming, meta-heuristics, local search, machine learning algorithms and evolutionary algorithms like genetic algorithms and simulated annealing ....

Management Paper: The 4 most common S&OP mistakes that manufacturing companies make

Why do S&OP implementations fail so frequently? To answer this question, we take a look at the four most common mistakes that manufacturing companies make when implementing an S&OP process.

The past, present, and future of supply chain optimization: An interview with A. Tamer Ünal and Jan van Doremalen (Part II)

We speak with ICRON’s A. Tamer Ünal and CQM’s Jan van Doremalen, two trailblazers in the world of supply chain planning and optimization solutions, to get their insights on why optimized decision making is such a crucial capability for today’s supply chain companies as well as their ideas on how supply chain planning and optimization technologies will evolve in the coming years.

Vestel optimizes board production planning, decreases planning cycle time by 85% with ICRON

ICRON today announced the go-live of its enhanced and expanded board production planning solution at Vestel.

The past, present, and future of supply chain optimization: An interview with A. Tamer Ünal and Jan van Doremalen (Part I)

We speak with ICRON’s A. Tamer Ünal and CQM’s Jan van Doremalen, two trailblazers in the world of supply chain planning and optimization solutions, to get their thoughts on how supply chain trends and optimization technologies have evolved over the past 25 years and how they will change in the years to come.

Webinar: "5 Key Capabilities Required For Successful Demand Planning"

The future, as everyone knows, is impossible to predict. And it is precisely this fact that makes demand planning so ...

Management Paper: Optimization vs. heuristics - Which is the right approach for your business?

We examine the differences between optimization and heuristics, and explore the pros and cons of each approach.

What’s the value of a good business decision?

Imagine the immense financial and operational benefits that your company could gain by making optimized business decisions.

Vlog: Optimization in 90 seconds!

Get instant, in-depth insights on supply chain optimization from ICRON President A. Tamer Ünal.

Webinar: "How to assess your company’s decision process maturity"

In order to unlock the value of your data, you must have the capability to use it to make optimized decisions...

ICRON survey uncovers automotive executives’ most significant supply chain challenges

The survey was completed by 150 automotive executives at the 5th annual World Automotive Conference in Istanbul in October 2018.

The robots are coming: How supply chain companies can profit in the age of automation

The key to harnessing the power of new automated technologies is optimized planning and decision making.

Management Paper: 5 key capabilities required for successful demand planning

An intelligent planning and forecasting solution enables manufacturing companies to gain these five key capabilities, which are necessary to achieve demand planning optimization.

Management Paper: Opportunities for optimization in the tire manufacturing industry

We explore some opportunities for planning and operational optimization in the tire manufacturing industry.

Webcast: How supply chain companies can achieve decision-centric optimization

Decision-centric optimization enables supply chain companies to drive increased efficiency, customer satisfaction, and decreased costs.

Nearly 70% of automotive executives say that supply chain volatility is their biggest source of business pain, ICRON survey shows

The survey was completed by 150 automotive executives at the 5th annual World Automotive Conference in Istanbul in October 2018.

Why a global financial crisis is the right time to invest in a supply chain optimization solution

A global financial crisis – when most companies are in cost-cutting mode – is actually a perfect time to invest in a supply chain optimization solution.

Management Paper: Opportunities for optimization in the FMCG manufacturing industry

Algorithmic supply chain planning and decision making optimization solutions, however, can be a game changer for FMCG manufacturers, empowering them to simultaneously maximize customer satisfaction and minimize costs.

Closing the decision-making gap

There's a disconnect between what supply chain companies’ data and plans are telling them to do and what they actually decide to do.

Case Study: ICRON helps Vestel optimize end-to-end supply chain operations

ICRON’s S&OP solution has enabled Vestel to overcome its S&OP challenges, visualize and optimize its supply chain operations, and achieve increased agility, efficiency, and profitability.

Opportunities for optimization in the high-tech manufacturing industry

With algorithmic planning and decision making solutions, high-tech manufacturers can conquer the high costs and complexity in their industry.

Management Paper: Power up your manufacturing operations with energy optimization

There is an immense opportunity for manufacturing firms to drive down costs and drive up profitability by achieving energy optimization.

ICRON announces gold sponsorship of the 5th annual World Automotive Conference in Istanbul on 4th & 5th October

The two-day event will explore latest trends and technologies impacting the automotive industry.

Webcast: "Optimized planning and decision making - The key to driving increased efficiency and revenue in the tire manufacturing industry"

Are you looking to synchronize your company’s numerous manufacturing processes such as mixing, curing, and tire building, and also to minimize setup times, production disruptions, and costs? Would you like to increase your capacity utilization by 25%, your on time, in full (OTIF) performance by 20%, and your profits by at least 30%?

Finding the right prescription for your supply chain pain

To diagnose your supply chain planning problems and determine the right solution, you need a professional “supply chain doctor”

How to instantly transform your data into optimized decisions

We explain how manufacturing firms can automatically, instantly transform their data into optimized decisions that enable them to achieve their business goals.

Management Paper: How to assess your company’s decision process maturity

How can you assess and improve your company’s decision process maturity?

What do you need to make an optimized business decision?

What are the key ingredients that supply chain companies need to make optimized business decisions?

Webinar: "How supply chain companies can achieve decision-centric optimization"

An ever-increasing number of companies are investing in supply chain optimization software solutions, powered by mathematical programming solvers like Gurobi.

Management Paper: Optimizing the order promising process - The journey from ATP to CTP

An increasing number of manufacturing companies are utilizing capable to promise (CTP) functionality to boost productivity and reduce costs.

Webinar: "Tire Manufacturers: Discover how you can synchronize your production processes and boost your profits by at least 30%".

Tire Manufacturers: Discover how you can synchronize your production processes and boost your profits by at least 30%". Are you looking to synchronize your company’s numerous manufacturing processes such as mixing, curing, and tire building, and also to minimize setup times, production disruptions, and costs?

Optimization is all around: Replacing a dishwasher

Supply chain breakdowns can lead to sub-par delivery performance and customer satisfaction.

Management Paper: Optimized Decision Making Solutions Vs Traditional APS Systems

This white paper explains the difference between traditional Advanced Planning Systems and Optimized Decision Making Solutions.

Optimizing your holiday planning

With an automated supply chain planning and optimization system, manufacturing companies can optimally plan for the holidays.

Are your hidden inefficiencies hurting your manufacturing operations?

A growing number of companies are applying cutting-edge technologies to address critical inefficiencies and boost profitability.

Beat the heat: Overcoming extreme, unexpected events in your supply chain

Learn how supply chain optimization solutions can help companies conquer the complexity caused by unexpected events – such as the recent, record-setting global heat wave.

Management Paper: Driving success in the automotive industry with Integrated Business Planning

In this management paper, we reveal the four key reasons why automotive companies should invest in an automated, integrated business planning solution.

Brisa

Opportunities for optimization in the tire manufacturing industry

We explore some interesting opportunities for planning and operational optimization in the tire manufacturing industry.

SAESL / Singapore Airlines

Ford

ASML

StarGrup

Fighting fires: Coping with sudden, severe disruptions in your supply chain

Supply chain companies have come to expect the unexpected. Beyond the usual, unpredictable fluctuations in demand and supply, they must also cope with the unforeseen delays, disruptions, and even disasters that regularly occur in their end-to-end operations.

Sisecam

Perfetti Van Melle

Management Paper: 3 key capabilities that aviation MRO providers need to succeed

What are the three key capabilities that aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) companies must have to remain profitable in the era of global commercial aviation fleet expansion and modernization?

Vitra

Most executives think their companies need to improve their supply chain agility, ICRON survey shows

More than half of supply chain executives think their supply chains are only “moderately agile” or “not agile at all”, according to the results of a survey released today by ICRON. The survey showed that 49% of respondents think that their supply chains are “moderately agile” and nearly 6% view their supply chains as “not agile at all”.

Maxion Wheels

Samet

Çelik Halat

Revealing the huge, hidden costs of inefficient supply chains

Many supply chain companies are not aware of the huge sums of money they are losing every day due to operational inefficiencies and manual planning processes. These flawed processes and practices lead to hidden, escalating costs that add up and take a tremendous toll on bottom lines.

ICRON survey reveals executives’ biggest supply chain optimization challenges

"Having access to customer data” is seen by supply chain executives as their biggest supply chain optimization challenge, according to the results of a survey released today by ICRON, a leading provider of Optimized Decision Making and Supply Chain Optimization software solutions.

All aboard! Optimizing the boarding process at airports

I travel quite extensively for work and have had the opportunity to pass through airports all around the world. Although these airports have their own unique facilities, features, procedures, and processes, they all face many of the same challenges as they strive to ensure the smooth flow of traffic –  of both aircraft and people.

Turkish Technic optimizes maintenance cards interval planning with ICRON’s MRO Optimization solution

ICRON, a leading provider of Optimized Decision Making and Supply Chain Optimization software solutions, today announced the successful go-live of ICRON’s Maintenance Cards Interval Optimization solution at Turkish Technic, a Turkish Airlines affiliate that is one of the world’s leading maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services providers.

The Integration Issue

I have been working with supply chain companies for nearly two decades, and time and time again I see the same issue: companies are struggling to achieve integration of not only their technology, data, and plans, but also their people and processes.

Şişecam Chemicals selects ICRON to integrate and optimize end-to-end supply chain operations

Istanbul, 26 June 2018 – ICRON, a leading provider of Optimized Decision Making and Supply Chain Optimization software solutions, today announced that Şişecam Chemicals will be implementing ICRON’s Demand Planning, Sales & Operations (S&OP) Planning, and Capacity Planning solutions at the chemicals manufacturer’s factories in Mersin, Turkey and Lukavac, Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Integrated Business Planning seen as the most challenging supply chain dynamic by executives, ICRON survey reveals

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 22 June 2018 –  Supply chain executives view Integrated Business Planning (IBP) as their most challenging supply chain dynamic, according to the results of a survey released today by ICRON, a leading provider of Optimized Decision Making and Supply Chain Optimization software solutions.

How to assess your company’s decision process maturity

Over the past decade, supply chain and information technology organizations have invested extensively in data collection and storage systems and schemes and have made great strides in terms of their data maturity.

Maxion Jantaş to optimize inventory and workforce management with ICRON’s Capacity Planning solution

Istanbul, Turkey – 11 June 2018 – ICRON, a leading provider of Optimized Decision Making and Supply Chain Optimization software solutions, today announced that its Capacity Planning solution will be deployed at Maxion Jantaş, a joint venture between Maxion Wheels – the world’s largest manufacturer of wheels and the number one supplier of steel wheels globally – and Inci Holding.

Optimization is all around: “Concrete Optimization”

These days, companies across almost every industry are looking for ways to optimize their operations – to do more with less, to do things more intelligently, and continuously improve their processes.

World Automotive Conference, 4-5 October 2018, Istanbul, Turkey

ICRON is a Gold Sponsor of the 5th annual World Automotive Conference (WAC), which will take place on 4-5 October 2018 at the Wyndham Grand Istanbul Levent hotel in Istanbul, Turkey.

Elevating your performance with data-driven, optimized decisions

Outside of my business career, I’m an avid and accomplished competitive glider pilot. I am very serious about the sport of gliding, and have competed at the highest levels in the Dutch National circuit. As with many activities in life, I think it is possible to draw some interesting parallels between competitive gliding and business operations and extract some important lessons from the former, which we can apply to the latter.

The Inventory Dilemma

Supply chain executives have a love-hate relationship with inventory. On the one hand, they want to keep stock to ensure they are able to always satisfy demand and avoid stock-outs. On the other hand, they want to minimize the amount of the stock they have as it ties up capital. This, I suppose, is the nature of inventory: you hate it, but you can’t live without it!

ICRON survey reveals that 86% of executives think their company needs more data

Istanbul, Turkey, 22 May 2018 – 86% of executives think that their company needs more data, according to the results of a survey conducted by ICRON, a leading provider of Optimized Decision Making and Supply Chain Optimization software solutions.

Soaring to greater heights with optimized decisions

Yet another flight delay? We’ve all been in this situation, but as a frequent flyer, this is what I detest most about travel. After going through the long lines at security and customs checkpoints, I look forward to the airport lounge (reaping the benefits of being a frequent flyer) as it offers a welcome respite.

ICRON announces sponsorship of the 20th annual EMEA Supply Chain & Logistics Summit in Amsterdam on 4-6 June 2018

Amsterdam, 15 May 2018 – ICRON, a leading provider of Optimized Decision Making and Supply Chain Optimization software solutions, is proud to announce that it will be a sponsor of the 20th annual EMEA Supply Chain & Logistics Summit & Expo, which will be held from 4 to 6 June 2018 in Amsterdam.

The secret to supply chain success in the Industry 4.0 era

The Industry 4.0 era is upon us, and manufacturing companies around the globe are increasingly embracing automation and data exchange and implementing new technologies including cyber-physical systems, internet of things (IoT) devices, cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, robotics, and advanced data analytics.

ICRON strengthens global sales team with addition of two senior software industry leaders

Amsterdam, 8 May 2018 – ICRON, a leading provider of Optimized Decision Making and Supply Chain Optimization software solutions, today announced the appointment of José Ling as the company’s Sales Director for Europe and Michiel de Neef as its Global Presales Director.

ICRON survey reveals that 72% of business decisions are impacted by data

Istanbul, Turkey – 18 April 2018 – 50% of companies are not able to measure the cost of their data, according to the results of a survey conducted by ICRON, a leading provider of Optimized Decision Making and Supply Chain Optimization software solutions.

Ruscam selects ICRON’s Detailed Scheduling Solution to optimize production planning

Amsterdam, 24 April 2018 – ICRON, a leading software provider of Optimized Decision Making and Supply Chain Optimization solutions, today announced that its Detailed Scheduling solution will be deployed by Ruscam Glass Packaging, a Şişecam Group company.

Optimization is all around: The impact of drones on the supply chain

I recently saw a great video about eVTOLs or, in layman’s terms, an electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft. These self-driving passenger drones, which are capable of flying without a pilot, are built on blockchain technology. Blockchain?

Only 50% of companies can measure the cost of their data, ICRON survey shows

Istanbul, Turkey – 18 April 2018 – 50% of companies are not able to measure the cost of their data, according to the results of a survey conducted by ICRON, a leading provider of Optimized Decision Making and Supply Chain Optimization software solutions.

Taking the first step on your journey toward data-driven, optimized decisions

Today’s supply chain companies have access to an overwhelming amount of data. Customer data, production data, GIS data, POS data, financial data, streaming data, and many other types of data are all collected – and this often results in data overload.

ICRON and Antares Engineering & Consultancy forge partnership to deliver end-to-end, automated production management solution

Istanbul, Turkey – 13th April 2018 – ICRON, a leading provider of Optimized Decision Making and Supply Chain Optimization software solutions, today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Antares Engineering & Consultancy to deliver business and software solutions that support the Industry 4.0 transition ...

BEST Transformer Optimizes Production Planning With ICRON

Amsterdam, Netherlands, 3 April 2017 – ICRON, a leading provider of Optimized Decision Making and Supply Chain Optimization software solutions, today announced the successful go-live of its new Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS) solution at Balıkesir Elektromekanik Sanayi Tesisleri (BEST Transformer), ...

Optimizing your company’s energy utilization can empower you to achieve greater productivity and profitability

Energy is the lifeblood of companies in the manufacturing sector, the fuel that powers the production and delivery of their goods to customers. Without energy, manufacturing operations would come to an absolute standstill. For manufacturing firms, balancing energy supply and demand is a complex ...

ICRON announces gold sponsorship of inaugural IoT EurAsia 2018 Conference in Istanbul on 10 April

Istanbul, 30 March 2018 – ICRON, a leading provider of Optimized Decision Making and Supply Chain Optimization software solutions, is proud to announce that it will be a gold sponsor of the inaugural IoT EurAsia Conference, which will be held on 10 April 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey.

ICRON bolsters presence in Asia Pacific with addition of new leadership and opening of Kuala Lumpur office

Amsterdam, Netherlands – 28 March 2018 – ICRON, a leading provider of Optimized Decision Making and Supply Chain Optimization software solutions, today announced the addition of industry veteran Sanjay Nair to its global team as Director for Asia Pacific.

ICRON and Çelik Halat Expand Their Relationship With New Capacity Planning Solution

Amsterdam, The Netherlands – 23 March 2018 – ICRON, a leading provider of Optimized Decision Making and Supply Chain Optimization software solutions, today announced that it has signed a new agreement with long-term customer Çelik Halat ...

Turkish Technic selects ICRON’s MRO Optimization Solution

Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 1 march 2018 - Turkish Technic selects ICRON’s MRO Optimization Solution. Turkish Airlines affiliate, Turkish Technic, announces new partnership with ICRON for Maintenance Cards Interval Optimization. With ICRON’s Optimization solution for Maintenance Cards Interval, ....

Solvers: What are they and what role do they play in supply chain optimization?

Solvers: What are they and what role do they play in supply chain optimization? At its core, every supply chain planning and scheduling problem is essentially an optimization problem – as its solution lies in finding a way to optimize the flow and delivery of goods and services from supplier to customer.

IoT EurAsia, 10 April 2018, Istanbul, Turkey

ICRON is the proud sponsor of IoT EurAsia Conference in Istanbul, Turkey. The event will bring together 500+ executives who would like to exchange knowledge about the topics such as IoT Deployment, Building Blocks of IoT Platforms, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data and Optimized Decision Making.

The role of big data in your personnel planning

The term big data probably sounds familiar to many people. After all, much is written and spoken about in the media and perhaps also in your organization. But what exactly it is, few people can give ...

Supply Chain Innovations 2018, 22 March 2018, Lint – Antwerps, Belgium

ICRON is a Diamond Partner of the Supply Chain Innovations 2018. During Supply Chain Innovations a gigantic range of knowledge concerning innovative applications within the broad domain of Supply Chain Management ..

Supply Chain & Logistics Summit, 4-6 June 2018, Amsterdam, Netherlands

ICRON is a Gold Partner of the Supply Chain & Logistics Summit 2018. Join 600+ senior executives and 30+ exhibitors at the 2018 Summit to network and establish your business in this rapidly changing supply chain of the future.

ICRON - Gurobi partnership brings true optimization power!

Amsterdam, 12 January 2018 – Today ICRON and Gurobi proudly announce the signing of a global partnership. This partnership brings new energy to the market. ...

ORBEL 32, 1-2 February 2018, Liège, Belgium

ORBEL 32 is the 32nd conference of ORBEL, the Belgian Operational Research (OR) Society, Member of EURO, the association of European OR Societies, and Belgian representative of IFORS (International Federation of OR Societies).

Choose the right predictive analytics for reliable forecasting

Forecasting is predicting the future with the help of quantitative methods. Crucial for many organizations. Because, if you know what happens in the future, you can already respond to it.

Pegging? Giving meaning to the word!

When we think about supply chain operations, we think about a number of activities, such as purchasing, production, transportation, order shipment, or product delivery.

Does your company have the right Decision Making DNA and solution to support this?

Wednesday December 13th 2017 ICRON participated in the 4th Supply Chain Management Conference in Istanbul. Approximately 100 senior managers working in the field of supply chain and/or production attended the conference.

4th Supply Chain Management Conference, 13 December 2017, Istanbul

The event will bring together 100+ supply chain professionals who would like to exchange knowledge about the topics such as optimization, planning and sustainability.

Staff shortage? Optimize your resources!

Vacancies remain open for a long time. Figures from the global job site Indeed indicate that the number of vacancies in the logistics and transport sector increased by 30% between 2016 and 2017.

Big Data versus Information Overload

By nature people require oversight of information to base a decision on. How more data is available to use in your decision making process how more difficult your decision making will be if the oversight is not available. People tend to cross out information that ...

Innovative Tire Production Forum, 7-8 December 2017, Amsterdam

ICRON is the proud sponsor of the Innovative Tire Production Forum, 7 and 8 December 2017 in Amsterdam. Owing to a continuous growth over the past decade, both in terms of volume and revenue, the tire industry currently represents a multibillion dollar sector.

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ICRON to target the global markets for synchronized production processes! ICRON, an international leading software company providing supply chain management and production planning solutions, helps companies to gain flexibility in their manufacturing processes and optimize their decision making.

It is not hard to make decision when you know what your values are!

At the end of September 2017, the majority of world’s Supply Chain Executive leadership gathered in London. They attended inspirational speeches, .....

Deloitte and ICRON start strategic alliance on supply chain solutions

İstanbul, Turkey – 03 October 2017 - Deloitte Turkey starts strategic alliance with ICRON, leading company in supply chain planning and optimization software. With this alliance, Deloitte aims to provide ...

Webcast: Scenario Planning and Optimization in IBP

View the Scenario Planning and Optimization in Integrated Business Planning (IBP) webcast to discover how companies like ASML, Vestel and Trakya Cam are utilizing ICRON to evaluate multiple scenarios, rapidly generate optimized plans and compare financial and operational KPIs to make informed decisions in their S&OP/IBP processes.

Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference, 20-21 September 2017 | London

Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference 2017 is the world’s most important gathering of supply chain leaders. Disruptions large and small confront today’s supply chains on a daily basis.

Webcast: Automotive and Integrated Business Planning

Watch our Automotive and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) webinar to discover how companies like Ford Otosan, Maxion and Bridgestone are utilizing ICRON to evaluate multiple scenarios, rapidly generate optimized plans and compare financial and operational KPIs to make informed decisions in their S&OP / IBP processes.

MRO Europe, 3-5 October, London

MRO Europe is an excellent forum to discuss current trends and potential opportunities in this sector of the aerospace industry. MRO Europe provides an excellent venue and forum for interacting with customers and suppliers.

World Automotive Conference, 11-12 October 2017, Istanbul

The WAC 2017 will bring together 500+ market experts who want to learn more about the latest trends and technologies affecting their business.

Webcast: Industry 4.0 impossible without Advanced Planning and Optimization

View the "Industry 4.0: Impossible without Advanced Planning & Optimization" webcast to discover how companies can and are utilizing ICRON’s advanced planning and optimization solutions.

Webcast: Spare Parts Optimization a different ball game

What’s special about Spare Parts Optimization? It’s actually inventory management, there are stocks or spare parts you like to control and plan. You are planning stock from that perspective, which is simple. But from the planning perspective it’s not simple. Standard inventory planning models don’t satisfy the spare parts inventory planning. Spare Parts Inventory Planning has very special requirements.

Webcast: MRO - Maintenance Repair and Overhaul in Aviation

You are invited to view “Advanced MRO Planning and Scheduling / MRO in Aviation” webcast to discover how ICRON empowers companies like SIA Engineering and Singapore Aero Engine Services (Rolls Royce) to move ahead the competition.

Teknik Alüminyum, Experiencing a Planning Revolution

Amsterdam, 14 July 2017 –  In October 2016 Teknik Alüminyum went live with ICRON’s Capacity Planning solution and today, with 3 quarters of user experience, there are only satisfied users. ...

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ICRON presentation @ Digitalisation Trends Conference of ICS in Berlin

Berlin, June 1st, 2017 - In everyday life, the digital age is already fully integrated. Each of us owns a smartphone, uses the Internet and is registered in at least one social network.

Brisa Bridgestone, from serial transaction to parallel process oriented planning.

Amsterdam, 13 April 2017 – Today, Brisa Bridgestone –a leader in the tire manufacturing industry in Turkey, with an annual revenue of app. Euro 500 million – celebrated the go-live ..

Production Planning and Optimization Conference

ICRON is sponsoring the Production Planning and Optimization Conference, which takes place April 25th 2017 in Bursa. Beside visiting ICRON in our booth, you can also listen to the presentation of ICRON during the conference.

LogiMat 2017

ICS and ICRON shared a large booth at the LogiMAT, the International Trade Fair for Intralogistics Solutions and Process Management, setting new standards as the biggest annual intralogistics exhibition in Europe.

MRO Europe 2016

Aviation Week Network’s MRO Europe Conference and Exhibition was held in Amsterdam, October 18-20, 2016. The conference and exhibition brought in more than 7,000 registered industry professionals

MRO Asia-Pacific (#MROAP)

Aviation Week Network's MRO Asia-Pacific (#MROAP) was held September 27-29 at the Singapore EXPO Convention & Exhibition Centre. The sold-out exhibition hosted 150+ solution providers from around the globe.

LogiPharma 2016

As a Sponsor of the LogiPharma 2016 conference, ICRON has been invited to exhibit and present at this conference on the latest algorithm based optimization technologies to over 600 pharmaceutical supply chain executives.

Supply Chain Management Strategies Summit, 27-29 November 2017, Berlin

ICRON will be present at Supply Chain Management Strategies Summit, 27 – 29 November 2017 in Berlin, Germany. Join supply chain leaders and innovators from across Europe and beyond to discuss, share and learn about ...

Optimized value for companies with „Advanced Analytics“

Amsterdam, 10 April 2017 – Strategic partnership between ICS Group and ICRON opens companies access to unique „Advanded Analytics“ platform, which offers agility and substantial increase in EBIT.

Vestel Group’s Integrated Advanced Planning & Scheduling: 20 production lines 1 planning solution

Amsterdam, 16 February 2017 – Today Vestel Electronics goes officially live with the ICRON High End Planning Solution for Visual Solution products, this after a short and intensive implementation of only three months.

Hayat Energy and ICRON for a Blue Planet

Amsterdam, 17 February 2016. At Hayat Kimya’s three paper & pulp and hygienic products production facilities, the energy demand was very expensive to meet. At the same time they were producing so much hot water and steam that evaporated into thin air.

Digital Supply Chain

The digital supply chain encompasses the process of the delivery of digital media, be it music or video, by electronic means, from the point of origin (content provider) to destination (consumer). It’s a supply chain built on Web-enabled capabilities and off course it’s strongly related tot IoT or Internet of Things.

Global Supply Chain Security Risk Management

Today more and more companies start or continue to globalize their manufacturing, R&D facilities and suppliers. The supply chains becomes more complex every day. More challenges are added and protecting a company’s assets and supply chain risk management improvements are a must, especially for:

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Does Your Optimization Solution Improve Both Productivity and Compliance?

In today’s fast-paced and hypercompetitive business world, in the rush to produce goods and deliver services as quickly as possible, companies are often tripped up ..

How to Overcome Your MRO Planning Dysfunction? Use Algorithmic Optimization Modelling

A radical shift is echoing through Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) departments in verticals like Aerospace & Defense, Industrial Machinery and Equipment, Public Transport and ..

What can we learn from Benjamin Franklin’s daily schedules?

Benjamin Franklin, born on 17 January 1706, played an enormous role in America’s independence and the creation of the United States. He was also a talented writer, scientist, ..

The eight-hour working day is now obsolete!

Customized work, where a balance is struck between the interests of the employee and the employer, is the right choice for the future. In many cases the dominance of the eight-hour ..

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