Optimizing everything isn’t optimal
Avoid supply chain slowdowns. Get fast, accurate answers with fused optimization.
Make smart decisions when they matter most
Why blending optimization, heuristics, and AI/ML is the best approach
Break the limits of traditional optimization
Applying optimization everywhere is slow and inflexible. Rather than get the answer you need when you need it, you get a solution hours or days later.
Fusion: a smarter optimization strategy
Combining multiple tactics—optimization, heuristics, and AI/ML—enables faster, more accurate, and flexible decision making.
Tactical benefits
Fusion helps tackle complexity, respond quickly to daily challenges, and enhance data quality and solver performance.
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Teams are empowered to own their decisions, and supply chains turn complexity into opportunity.
Faster solves. Better outcomes.
Teams empowered to own their decisions. And supply chains that turn complexity into opportunity.
Ebook
A new approach to aligning supply chain optimization with business goals
Today’s supply chains are full of complexity. Maximizing value to the customer, increasing profitability, and unlocking new business opportunities involves crucial decisions along the entire supply chain. Our latest eBook demonstrates how Maestro applies a unique fusion of optimization, heuristics, and AI to maximize business value with minimal time and effort.
Why there’s really no comparison,
no matter the metric
| Dimension | Traditional optimization approach | Fused approach (optimization + heuristics + AI/ML) |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | Hours or days; results often obsolete. | Real-time responsiveness with heuristics; targeted optimization for accuracy. |
| Accuracy | Larger data models are more susceptible to data anomalies. Narrow models miss operational realities and yield unworkable plans. | Accurate on high-value problems that leverage up-to-date data; resilient with heuristics + AI/ML. |
| Scope | One oversized model with diminishing returns. | Smart scoping: optimize where it moves the needle (e.g., strategic supplier mix, aligning production planning and packaging). |
| Agility | Hard to adapt; every change triggers a slow re-run. | Iterative, interactive planning; run multiple scenarios in an afternoon. |
| Planner experience | Black box, limited transparency. | Explainable outputs, configurable dashboards, collaborative workflows. |
| Scenario planning | Scenarios are static, disconnected from the main plan; hard to compare or put into action. | Multi-scenario comparison in a single workbook, with the ability to automatically apply to the live plan. |
| Collaboration | Exchanges through scattered emails and notes create confusion and errors. | Streamlined, scenario-based collaboration through workflows and messaging, so stakeholders align quickly. |
| Integration | Heavy, siloed, service-intensive. | Single UI, unified data model, “bring your own model” flexibility. |
| Business impact | Risk of missed windows and wasted opportunities. | Faster, smarter, more resilient supply chains that turn complexity into opportunity. |
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