Energy
Large infrastructures and massive investments in the energy sector demand particularly complex optimization decisions. Whether in production, logistics, maintenance, or the transition to more sustainable supplies, every choice must reconcile operational efficiency, cost control, and resilience to disruptions.
-25%
Operational costs
Simulation
of Scenarios
÷5
Planning time
Challenges and Issues
- Heavy and costly decisions: launching a new product line, production interruptions, or supply changes leading to high fixed costs
- Critical inventory management: difficult balance between supply-demand volatility, procurement constraints, storage costs, and sometimes perishable products
- Energy transition and sustainability: need to design infrastructures and supply chains that are more environmentally friendly
- Complex synchronization: aligning production, logistics, and maintenance in an interdependent and disruption-prone system
- Multiple uncertainties: fluctuations in raw material prices, breakdowns, delivery delays, or regulatory changes
Use Cases Covered
- Inventory management routing: proactive supplier-driven replenishment planning, with optimized tours based on stock levels and costs
- Mix optimization: improved mixing processes in chemistry and oil production, integrating technical constraints, costs, and product quality
- Multi-level planning: linking strategic (investments, capacities), tactical (flow organization, resource allocation), and operational (scheduling, maintenance) decisions
- Maintenance optimization: preventive and corrective planning, with real-time re-optimization to minimize unplanned downtime
- Systemic decision support: leveraging data and artificial intelligence to anticipate risks and simulate alternative energy scenarios
Benefits
- Increased operational efficiency: better activity coordination and automation of complex trade-offs
- Inventory optimization: reduced overstocks, minimized out-of-stocks, and controlled storage costs
- Lower production costs: rationalized allocation of human, material, and energy resources
- Resilience to disruptions: robust solutions to handle unforeseen events and ensure business continuity
- Synergies and sustainability: optimized resource utilization, reduced emissions, and compliance with energy transition objectives
- Visibility and agility: integrated decision support, real-time monitoring, and better anticipation of market shifts
