A French DeepTech start-up offers cloud-based optimisation solvers for private and public companies facing complex operations planning issues under commercial agreement with technical assistance

The French start-up is a decision support software company that industrialises cutting-edge technologies in mathematical optimization. As a spinoff of a National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology, it combines experts in Operations Research with more than 25 years of experience in combinatorial optimization with a multidisciplinary team with strong skills in mathematical modelling, business intelligence, expert systems and web interfaces. This technological transfer aims to tackle the most complex operations planning problems, for instance: • Vehicule routing optimization: pick-up-and-delivery planning, transport pooling, waste collection, maintenance optimization, on-site interventions, shared mobility • Tasks scheduling: scarce resources planning, timetabling of Human Resources, production planning, network design (Transport, Supply Chain, Telecom), operational hazards management. The French company offers tailored SaaS (Software as a Service) prescriptive solutions for the partner's specific needs. The integration of the advanced cloud-based solvers in the information system is done seamlessly via APIs (Application Programming Interface) with refined communication protocols. The solution is scalable and can be provided with a User Interface to display the solution (map, timeline, and list) and to compare various scenarios. Use case example: A large Energy group in Brazil was facing issues in planning on-site maintenance operations (2500 addresses). In less than 4 weeks, the French company was able to propose a solution optimizing simultaneously which client to visit and how to route the teams. As a result, team managers noticed a 37% increase in profits in the first year following the solver implementation (worth 5 million euros). The collaboration process is as follow: First, the French company will work hand in hand with the partner to set up a tailored cloud-based application solver that will later be embedded in the partner's system. Refined communication protocols will be then provided to implement the solution via Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). The implemented application solver will be subject to exploitation rights to cover the use of the technology, maintenance and support. Cooperation with the identified partners will be based on a commercial agreement with technical assistance.