Dr Andreas Dimitriadis is an influential professional in the field of supply chain planning and optimization. He is the founder, co-owner and Technology Director of OptimalCore.In the last year, he has been involved in the design and implementation of a master planning solution for a healthcare company in the USA.Previous assignments:- design of the master planning solution for a leading semicontuctors manufacturer.- design and implementation lead of the master planning solution of a leading industrial electronics manufacturer in Germany.- design and implementation lead of the S&OP solution of a global wind blade manufacturer.- solution design for the supply planning transformation initiative of a global toy manufacturer.- template solution design for the European supply chain operations of a global consumer goods organization, driven from Barcelona, Spain.- template solution design of a manufacturing and distribution planning solution across all three divisions of a global technology organization in the Netherlands.- solution architect and technical lead in a large scale supply chain planning initiative for a global mobile phone manufacturer in Sweden.- functional lead for the delivery of a spare parts planning solution for the pan-European operations of a leading Japanese power tools manufacturer.- technical lead for the delivery of a spare parts planning solution at a leading robotics manufacturer in Sweden. - responsible for 6.5 years for the design and implementation of an end-to-end supply chain planning solution for a major steel manufacturer in Germany. In the past, he was with the EMEA consulting organization of i2 Technologies for 3.5 years. In various capacities, he implemented i2’s Supply Chain Management products at blue chip EMEA customers in a variety of industries.He holds a Ph.D. from the Centre for Process Systems Engineering, Imperial College, London. During that period, participation in technology transfer projects gave him the opportunity to appreciate the issues involved in the introduction of innovative technologies in commercial environments.Specialties: o9 Solutions Suite, Blue Yonder ESP/SCP, PTC SPM.