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Suez Canal blocked! How is your company’s responsiveness?

26 de March de 2021 Blog

Last Tuesday, we witnessed an unusual situation: a gigantic cargo ship called Ever Given ran aground in the Suez Canal after a sandstorm. The major problem is that when it ran... Read More

Iron foundry

12 de April de 2021 Blog

New cast iron applications were discovered and its use was expanded throughout the development of the industry. The way in which it is produced directly impacts its properties... Read More

P vs. NP: a "million-dollar problem"

14 de April de 2021 Blog

This question remains unanswered due to the fact that it has not yet been proven that there are problems whose solution can be verified quickly, but that the discovery of a... Read More

Optimization of raw materials and production costs for integrated steel plants

17 de March de 2021 Blog

Integrated steel plants are full of opportunities to implement solutions that allow them to enter the so-called Industry 4.0... However, we should not forget that Advanced... Read More

Traceable decision-making

01 de March de 2021 Industry

In the past few years, we witnessed a rise in the popularity of a particular Machine Learning technique known as Artificial Neural Networks. Can those new technologies help me and... Read More

Analogies of classical problems in operations research

23 de February de 2021 Blog

The science of operations research (OR) is intended to be an alternative with enormous potential for solving complex problems... Contextualizing such problems is efficient to... Read More

The expert and the optimizer

09 de February de 2021 Blog

Why optimize this task if I already know how to do it? Why invest time and effort in validating your daily decisions through an optimizer? Read More

The Queen's Gambit and complexity

27 de January de 2021 Blog

In 2020, the world rediscovered the passion for chess after the huge success of the Netflix limited series The Queen's Gambit. It tells the story of a highly skilled chess player... Read More

Optimizing your manufacturing network

18 de January de 2021 Resource Allocation

How to allocate and distribute their production? The nomenclature for this problem tends to vary considerably, but in general, it is known as production network optimization,... Read More

Did you know?

18 de January de 2021 Blog

The steel industry represents around 7% of the global CO2 emissions.* To achieve a more sustainable world, the sector needs to reduce its carbon footprint, facing a huge and... Read More

Technology-oriented projects

15 de January de 2021 Blog

Technology-oriented projects are more common than you think, and this practice is becoming more and more frequent due to the "trendy" technologies, such as Artificial... Read More

Optimization and public health

21 de December de 2020 News

A review of optimization opportunities in the healthcare industry has shown many applications for facilities management. However, it is not common to find cases of... Read More

Benefits of optimization applied to agriculture

11 de December de 2020 Blog

These technologies are part of what has been known as Smart Agriculture and are the landmark of a new phase in agriculture - Agriculture 4.0... Read More

Cassotis at Exposibram 2020

04 de December de 2020 Events

Last week, our Managing Partner, Emmanuel Marchal, participated at a major event, the Exposibram – Brazilian Mining Expo & Congress, where he debated on "The... Read More

Stock management and the shopping season

26 de November de 2020 News

Another year is coming to an end and most of us are starting to write gift lists. December has always generated a lot of revenue for many retail sectors, with sales spread... Read More

Operations Research

01 de October de 2020 Ebooks

With this material, you can learn more about the history, techniques and some applications of Operational Research. Also, understand your context these days. Read More

What is optimization?

01 de October de 2020 Blog

Conceptually, optimization is the process of optimizing, of making something optimal. It is the search for excellence, for the best-case scenario. It may occur in different ways,... Read More

88% of the Excel spreadsheets have errors

01 de October de 2020 Blog

Microsoft Excel is currently one of the tools that companies use the most worldwide. Excel continues to prevail despite the new incessant and speedy launch of new... Read More

Why we shouldn’t trust models that are entirely based on data?

01 de October de 2020 Blog

The so-called fourth industrial revolution, also known as Industry 4.0, is becoming a reality in several companies around the world. Among the main characteristics of this... Read More

Where does the name Cassotis come?

05 de June de 2020 Blog

In Ancient Greece, it was customary for people to consult the gods before making important life decisions. Priestesses, such as Pythia in the temple dedicated to the god Apollo in... Read More

Quandec, a platform for end users of mathematical models

01 de October de 2020 Blog

Frequently, what prevents a greater use of mathematical models in corporate and industrial contexts is the difficulty to develop a simple, user-friendly interface. Something that... Read More

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Suez Canal blocked! How is your company’s responsiveness?

Iron foundry

P vs. NP: a "million-dollar problem"

Optimization of raw materials and production costs for integrated steel plants

Traceable decision-making

Analogies of classical problems in operations research

The expert and the optimizer

The Queen's Gambit and complexity

Optimizing your manufacturing network

Did you know?

Technology-oriented projects

Optimization and public health

Benefits of optimization applied to agriculture

Cassotis at Exposibram 2020

Stock management and the shopping season

Operations Research

What is optimization?

88% of the Excel spreadsheets have errors

Why we shouldn’t trust models that are entirely based on data?

Where does the name Cassotis come?

Quandec, a platform for end users of mathematical models

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