Quintiq

[2] Allis and several colleagues initially began developing a scheduling application for an aluminum manufacturer as a side project.

[4] In 2011, two investment firms, LLR Partners Inc. and NewSpring Capital Ventures LP, bought into Quintiq, giving them a 48% stake in the company's ownership.

[6][8][needs update] Quill is a proprietary, object-oriented Fifth-generation programming language with a syntax similar to Java with which programmers configure, customize and write software for Quintiq.

In addition to its world headquarters in Den Bosch and its North American headquarters in Radnor, Quintiq has offices in Melbourne, Australia; Shanghai, China; Vantaa, Finland; Düsseldorf, Germany; Rome, Italy; Petaling Jaya, Malaysia; and London, United Kingdom.

[3] Notable companies and organizations which use Quintiq software include Copenhagen Airport, Danone, international shipping company DHL, the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Jumbo (supermarket), KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG, freight forwarder P&O Ferrymasters, copper recycler Aurubis, and retailer Walmart.