Quintiq's employee scheduling solution incorporates all the complexities of Santa's operating environment (which like that of all companies, is unique) to provide instant solutions for the ultimate demand-driven workforce.
"Scheduling is basically about having the right elf with the right skills at the right station at the right time," says Elfred Elfington, the workshop's Workforce Planner. "With nearly 10,000 employees, this is not as easy as it sounds..." he pauses then corrects himself with a grin. "Wasn't as easy as it sounds."
Learn more about Quintiq's solutions in Workforce Optimization.
Achieving Optimum Elf-efficiency
Quintiq's employee scheduling solution incorporates all the complexities of Santa's operating environment (which like that of all companies, is unique) to provide instant solutions for the ultimate demand-driven workforce.
"Scheduling is basically about having the right elf with the right skills at the right station at the right time," says Elfred Elfington, the workshop's Workforce Planner. "With nearly 10,000 employees, this is not as easy as it sounds..." he pauses then corrects himself with a grin. "Wasn't as easy as it sounds."
Learn more about Quintiq's solutions in Workforce Optimization.
See it Go, See it Go, See it Go
"There is nothing sadder than a warehouse full of toys nobody wants," says Elfvin Elford, Manager of the Toddler Toy Division. "But it used to happen a lot. We stocked up on the popular toys but were not able to exactly match production to children's wish lists... and of course kids today always change their minds."
Quintiq solutions offer full support from daily scheduling to strategic planning and full-suite sales and operations planning, including demand forecasting. For just-in-time planning, Elfvin has found the Scheduler to be especially valuable. "It streamlines operations and enables us to maintain operational excellence - even under the regular avalanche of last-minute changes."
Now that inventory levels have been reduced by 80% and bottlenecks have disappeared completely, what will happen to the excess warehouses? "They are going to be repurposed for happier uses," says Elfvin. "At least one of them is going to become the North Pole's first indoorbeach!"
Learn more about Quintiq's solutionsfor Manufacturing Planning.
Santa Claus is Coming to Town. All of them.
The moment she learned that Quintiq had broken a routing world record, Elfvira de Elf, Santa’s Logistics Director, knew that if any software could help solve Santa’s logistics nightmare, this was it.
“I may have decades of experience,” she says. “But even I can’t take hundreds of variables into account every time I need to make a decision.”
She demonstrates how the software can instantly present a solution that maximizes delivery performance. She considers it with an experienced eye before accepting it. The new route is then communicated to the loading dock so they can adjust the stacking order on Santa’s sleigh.
“I know hundreds of companies worldwide use this very same software,” Elfvira says. “But it is still hard to believe that such a perfect fit was not tailor-made just for us!”
Learn more about Quintiq's solutions for Logistics Planning.
successful companies rely on to optimize
their supply chains and schedule their
employees.
Curious readers can discover who
else has 'Quintiq inside' by
visiting Quintiq Customers.
“I may have decades of experience,” she says. “But even I can’t take hundreds of variables into account every time I need to make a decision.”
She demonstrates how the software can instantly present a solution that maximizes delivery performance. She considers it with an experienced eye before accepting it. The new route is then communicated to the loading dock so they can adjust the stacking order on Santa’s sleigh.
“I know hundreds of companies worldwide use this very same software,” Elfvira says. “But it is still hard to believe that such a perfect fit was not tailor-made just for us!”
Learn more about Quintiq's solutions for Logistics Planning.
One Solution to Any Puzzle
Santa Inc. now shares the same revolutionary planning platform that many of the world's mostsuccessful companies rely on to optimize
their supply chains and schedule their
employees.
Curious readers can discover who
else has 'Quintiq inside' by
visiting Quintiq Customers.