Briefs
Optimize the Supply Chain: IBM Solutions for Supply Chain Management
IBM supply chain management solutions enable businesses to anticipate, control, and react to demand and volatility within the supply chain.
Last updated: 08 May 2012
Energy: Making Smarter Decisions Faster
IBM® ILOG software helps energy companies by operating more efficiently, reducing risks and cutting costs with highly effective planning, scheduling and monitoring systems.
Last updated: 14 Apr 2012
Inventory Optimization for the Consumer Products Industry
IBM offers an inventory optimization solution that can help consumer products companies who want to increase the efficiency of their inventory planning processes.
Last updated: 14 Apr 2012
Optimization applications in finance securities banking and insurance
Optimization technologies—particularly IBM® ILOG® products—play an important role in enabling companies in the financial sector to make better decisions faster.
Last updated: 14 Apr 2012
Optimization Applications in the Energy and Power Industries
CPLEX Optimization Studio and ODM Enterprise enable rapid development and deployment of applications that address the energy and power industries’ most pressing issues.
Last updated: 14 Apr 2012
Case studies
Südzucker ... Südzucker Finds Sweet Spot in Supply Chain Optimization with IBM Solutions
Südzucker is Europe’s leading supplier of sugar products and has an annual revenue of approximately €7 billion. The sugar segment of Südzucker operates 29 sugar factories and three refineries in 11 European countries and produces 5.4 million tons of sugar.
Last updated: 30 Aug 2012
Johnson Controls reduces supply chain spend with IBM ILOG LogicNet Plus
Johnson Controls Power Solutions delivers batteries to its more than 10,000 customer locations on a regular basis. This world-class delivery operates within a closed-loop battery supply chain.
Last updated: 09 Jul 2012
Odyssey Transportation & Logistics Corporation client reference video
Odyssey Transportation & Logistics Corporation uses IBM WebSphere software to optimize its processes to better meet its customers' needs.
Last updated: 22 May 2012
Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation increases agility ... Global company uses IBM WebSphere software to optimize processes and meet customer needs
OL&T creates its next-generation logistics management platform using IBM BPM, IBM WebSphere ILOG JRules, IBM WebSphere Partner Gateway and IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio software.
Last updated: 26 Apr 2012
Selco S.p.A
An arc welding systems and power source manufacturer in Italy reduces its inventory by 15 percent, cuts the amount of lost orders by 70 percent and automates production when it engages IBM Business Partner MBM to implement IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio software
Last updated: 26 Apr 2012
Production Sourcing at Pepsi Bottling Group
Pepsi moved from a static to a dynamic sourcing strategy by implementing optimized production sourcing aligning disparate business functions and demonstrating positive results.
Last updated: 14 Apr 2012
Fiserv ... Helping banks lower the cost of managing cash inventories
Fiserv uses IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio to optimize the costs of replenishing ATMs and balancing the costs of vault inventories.
Last updated: 16 Dec 2011
XM keeps the power on with IBM ILOG optimization software
The Colombian electricity sector needs to match the supply to the demands of the distribution companies for the following day. XM uses IBM WebSphere ILOG optimization software to determine the most efficient, low-cost and reliable operation of the Colombian power system.
Last updated: 25 Feb 2011
INDEVAL saves Mexican banks 240 million USD in 18 months
Mexican financial institutions were challenged by reserve requirements and high borrowing costs. The solution was a new securities settlement system using operations research to maximize the value of pending trades and settle securities transactions in near real time.
Last updated: 17 Dec 2010
Armstrong World Industries Improves Decision Making in the Supply Chain with IBM ILOG LogicNet Plus XE
Armstrong needed a repeatable process to ensure that the supply chain decisions were correct from the start.
Last updated: 29 Nov 2010
Data sheets
IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimizer
Solves complex business planning and scheduling problems using mathematical optimization.
Last updated: 09 May 2012
Demos
ILOG LogicNet Plus XE Demo
Learn how ILOG LogicNet Plus XE, IBM's network optimization modeling tool, helps optimize the number and location of storage and production utilities across supply chains.
Last updated: 14 Apr 2012
Information centers
IBM ILOG Transportation Analyst Getting Started Manual
This tutorial explains how to use IBM ILOG Transportation Analyst. It includes product overview, new features, system requirements, and more.
Last updated: 30 Jul 2012
Getting Started with CPLEX CP Optimizer
Tutorials on the features and components of CPLEX CP Optimizer, including the Interactive Optimizer and the application programming interfaces.
Last updated: 14 Apr 2012
Getting Started with CPLEX Optimization Studio
Tutorials explain how to launch CPLEX Studio, create an empty project, enter an OPL model, add data and a settings file, create run configurations and execute the final project.
Last updated: 14 Apr 2012
Getting Started With CPLEX Optimization Studio 12.4
A live demo of the latest developments with a review of features and performance that benefits analytics professionals.
Last updated: 14 Apr 2012
Getting started with CPLEX Optimizer
Tutorials on the features and components of CPLEX Optimizer, including the Interactive Optimizer and the application programming interfaces.
Last updated: 14 Apr 2012
Inventory Product Flow Analyst Getting Started Manual
This tutorial explains how to use the IBM ILOG Inventory and Product Flow Analyst. It includes product overview, new features, system requirements, and more.
Last updated: 14 Apr 2012
LogicNet Plus XE Getting Started Manual
This tutorial includes product overview, new features, system requirements, and more.
Last updated: 14 Apr 2012
ODM Enterprise Webcast
Watch this webcast to learn how ODM Enterprise provides an enterprise-scale platform for developing and deploying planning and scheduling solutions.
Last updated: 14 Apr 2012
Resource kits
Fast ROI With Optimization
This collection of information helps you make the right decision for fast ROI with Optimization
Last updated: 29 Nov 2011
Tutorials
Getting Started Manual: CPLEX CP Optimizer
Getting Started with CPLEX CP Optimizer: Overview of important concepts and features
Last updated: 30 Nov 2011
Getting Started Manual: CPLEX Optimizer
Getting Started with CPLEX Optimizer: Overview of important concepts and features
Last updated: 30 Nov 2011
Getting Started With ODM Enterprise
Everything you need to know to get started with ODM Enterprise.
Last updated: 29 Nov 2011
Videos
Rapid deployment models: Getting started with CPLEX Optimization Studio
Overview of the declarative language for specifying mathematical models for optimization purposes, Optimization Programming Language, and ILOG's optimization engines.
Last updated: 01 Jun 2012
Building a Better S&OP Plan with New Optimzation Techniques
Building a Better S&OP Plan with New Optimzation Techniques
Last updated: 20 Feb 2012
Multi-Objective Optimization for Flexible, Customer Centric Supply Chains
Multi-Objective Optimization for Flexible, Customer Centric Supply Chains
Last updated: 20 Feb 2012
Optimization 3.0: Leveraging Next Generation Optimization Technology to Build Adaptive Supply Chains
Optimization 3.0: Leveraging Next Generation Optimization Technology to Build Adaptive Supply Chains
Last updated: 20 Feb 2012
Optimize your Supply Chain for Smarter Commerce
Optimize your Supply Chain for Smarter Commerce
Last updated: 20 Feb 2012
Prescriptive Analytics and Optimization for Smarter Business Decissions
Optimization is used in multiple industries and delivers significant returns on investment to businesses and government agencies around the world.
Last updated: 01 Feb 2012
What's New in CPLEX Optimization Studio 12.3
The combination of IBM ILOG optimization software with IBM SPSS predictive analytics brings entirely new capabilities for the operations research practitioner. Come learn about the latest developments in IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio.
Last updated: 01 Feb 2012
Getting Started With IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio: Rapid Deployment Models
Rapid Development and Deployment of Optimization Models
Last updated: 30 Nov 2011
CPLEX Solution Pools
Learn how to develop OPL models, test and tune OPL models, and how to deploy these models.
Last updated: 29 Nov 2011
Getting Started With CPLEX Optimization Studio
Getting Started with IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio: Recorded webcast
Last updated: 29 Nov 2011
Indeval: Taking analytics to the next level
Mexicos Central Securities Depository settles stock trades in seconds.
Last updated: 29 Nov 2011
Introduction to IBM ILOG CPLEX
Introduction to IBM ILOG CPLEX: On-demand video
Last updated: 29 Nov 2011
Optimization-Based Solutions for a Smarter Planet
Optimization-Based Solutions: Smarter Decisions for a Smarter Planet
Last updated: 29 Nov 2011
Webcasts
Multi-objective technology for better network optimization
Learn how improving decision making with multi-objective optimization is a key enabler for Smarter Commerce helping you to anticipate, control and reach to supply chain visibility.
Last updated: 17 Jul 2012
Advanced Analytics & Optimization: UPS drives efficiency to save millions
Business analytics and optimization gives the ability to look forward into the future and understand where business could be if they take action.
Last updated: 19 Jun 2012
Global Supply Chain Design
Mars-Wrigley shares insights about global supply chain network design strategies following the Mars Corporation acquisition of the William Wrigley, Jr. Company.
Last updated: 16 Apr 2012
IBM Academic Initiative - Building Advanced Analytics Skills for a Smarter Planet
The IBM Academic Initiative provides no-charge access to full-version software and professionally developed courseware for non-commercial research and teaching purposes.
Last updated: 16 Apr 2012
IBM ILOG CPLEX Solution Pools and Multiple MIP Starts
This webcast shows how you can use multiple solutions for mixed integer programming with IBM ILOG CPLEX.
Last updated: 16 Apr 2012
Introduction to IBM ILOG CPLEX
A video introduction to CPLEX - ILOG's mathematical optimization engine.
Last updated: 16 Apr 2012
Optimization-Based Solutions: Smarter Decisions for a Smarter Planet
This webcast is an introduction to different kinds of applications in mathematical optimization and constrain-based optimization in a variety of industries.
Last updated: 16 Apr 2012
What is IBM Cloud Computing Optimization and Analytics?
IBM's Watson, the new Jeopardy! Champion, helps transportation providers gain insight, optimize results and lead the transformation to smarter business and operating models.
Last updated: 16 Apr 2012
White papers
CPLEX Optimization Studio and ODM Enterprise for Operations Research
Overview of IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio and IBM ILOG ODM Enterprise, and their main features for Operations Research experts who are not familiar with these products.
Last updated: 13 Jul 2012
Streamlining the Supply Chain: Fonterra's Use of LogicNet Plus
Fonterra utilized IBM software to create efficiencies and streamline its supply chain. The case study illustrates a network redesign project and its results.
Last updated: 11 May 2012
Detailed Scheduling in IBM ILOG OPL Development Studio with CP Optimizer
This white paper introduces the concepts involved in describing a detailed scheduling problem and the OPL keywords that facilitate modeling such a problem.
Last updated: 16 Apr 2012
Fast ROI with Optimization
Selecting the right software is the first step in obtaining fast ROI from optimization. These tools will help you make the right decision.
Last updated: 16 Apr 2012
ILOG ODM Enterprise and Data Integration
ODM Enterprise helps business leaders Develop a realistic plan or schedule that provides the best possible balance between customer service and revenue goals.
Last updated: 16 Apr 2012
Managing Volatility Through Smart Inventory Planning
Inventory optimization technology improves inventory positioning and management, redesigns network stocking nodes, and improves customer service and overall profitability.
Last updated: 16 Apr 2012
Practical scheduling examples with CP Optimizer and OPL Development Studio
Learn how to use CP Optimizer and OPL Development Studio to efficiently model and solve practical scheduling problems.
Last updated: 16 Apr 2012
Solve your toughest planning and scheduling problems
Learn how business managers can use optimization to make decisions and provide significant impact on the bottom line.
Last updated: 16 Apr 2012
Streamlining the Dairy Supply Chain
IBM® ILOG LogicNet Plus software to creates efficiencies and streamlines supply chains. The case study illustrates a network redesign project and its results.
Last updated: 16 Apr 2012
Truck 2020 - Global study methodology
IBM conducted interviews with 91 executives in 13 countries from organizations representing the entire truck value chain.
Last updated: 16 Apr 2012
US Dairy Leader
US dairy leader gets detailed interface for viewing the supply chain, a powerful solving engine for optimizing operations, and tools to analyze key strategic decisions.
Last updated: 16 Apr 2012
Practical Scheduling Examples with CP Optimizer and OPL
Efficiently model and solve practical scheduling problems
Last updated: 29 Nov 2011
Solve Your Toughest Planning and Scheduling Problems
Solve your toughest planning and scheduling problems: How business managers can use optimization.
Last updated: 29 Nov 2011
