Quintiq implements planning solution at KiwiRail, New Zealand

Supply chain planning and optimisation company Quintiq has announced software designed to enhance workforce planning and rostering has gone live at New Zealand’s KiwiRail following a nine-week implementation period. The Quintiq planning solution will assist managers to govern teams and empower them to make decisions that will improve the reliability and punctuality. It will also help with planning and scheduling as well as occupational health and safety practices and processes.
October 3, 2017 Read time: 1 min
Supply chain planning and optimisation company Quintiq has announced software designed to enhance workforce planning and rostering has gone live at New Zealand’s KiwiRail following a nine-week implementation period.


The Quintiq planning solution will assist managers to govern teams and empower them to make decisions that will improve the reliability and punctuality. It will also help with planning and scheduling as well as occupational health and safety practices and processes.   

KiwiRail operates 800 freight services per week and moves around 4.5b net tonne-kilometres of freight a year.

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