400 Delegates To Attend The Integrated Planning & Optimisation Summit (IPOS'12) On February 27 & 28th 2012

ADELAIDE, Australia, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- SolveIT Software Pty Ltd, a leading provider of enterprise software for supply & demand optimisation and predictive modelling, announced today that the 2012 Integrated Planning & Optimisation Summit (IPOS'12) will draw approximately 400 delegates on February 27th and 28th at the Adelaide Convention Centre: www.IPOS2012.com.

The summit is hosted by SolveIT Software and Schneider Electric, and is the largest and most comprehensive event of its kind, covering a range of topics from integrated planning & scheduling, to optimisation & simulation technologies. Key sponsors include CSC, Innodev, InnovateSA, Manufacturing Focus, Rubicon Red, Saxton Speakers Bureau, and SMT Consulting.

Delegates will be representing a wide range of companies and industries, including many from the mining and bulk handling sector, such as Anglo Coal, Asciano, BHP Billiton Iron Ore, BHP Billiton Olympic Dam, BHP Billiton Coal, BMA Coal, CBH Group, Crossland Resources, Emerald Group, Fortescue Metals Group, GrainCorp, Hancock, Hunter Valley Coal Chain Coordinator, Iluka Resources, Incitec Pivot, MMG, Oakajee Port & Rail, One Steel, Pacific National Coal, Patrick Terminals, Port Kembla Coal Terminal, Port Waratah Coal Services, Port of Melbourne, QR National, Rio Tinto Iron Ore, Rio Tinto Coal, Rio Tinto Simandou, Vittera, Wellard Group, Xstrata Coal, Xstrata Copper, and Xstrata Zinc.

The 2012 Integrated Planning & Optimisation Summit (IPOS'12) will focus on the emerging topic of effective, enterprise-wide decision support and addresses critical topics surrounding integrated planning and optimisation. Presenters include Dr John Gattorna, author of Dynamic Supply Chains; futurist Mike Walsh, author of Futuretainment; John Ansley, CIO of Linfox; Peter Bates, CIO of Xstrata Copper; Aaron Dunton, Supply Chain Manager of Nufarm Australia; and Rohan Davidson, CIO of Rio Tinto Iron Ore.  

"The world is becoming more dynamic and more interconnected each year. Managers and executives are finding that changes in supply and demand can be sudden and unexpected. The complexity of doing business is increasing at a rapid rate and it is becoming hard to anticipate events, interpret their potential impact and understand the implication of various decisions at both an operational and strategic level," said Scott Wooldridge, Vice President Industry Business at Schneider Electric Australia.

"Against this backdrop, managers and executives across countless business sectors are realising that better decision support tools, processes, and paradigms are required to manage the increasing complexity and change occurring in the world. This has created intense market interest around terms such as 'Integrated Planning' and 'Optimisation', both of which hold the promise of increased visibility, transparency, and most importantly, decision making capability within a business. IPOS 2012 addresses these key topics and showcases the competitive advantage that leading businesses are already experiencing in this domain."