<s>
AIMMS	B-Application
(	O
acronym	O
for	O
Advanced	O
Interactive	O
Multidimensional	O
Modeling	O
System	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
prescriptive	O
analytics	O
software	O
company	O
with	O
offices	O
in	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
,	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Singapore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AIMMS	B-Application
Prescriptive	O
Analytics	O
Platform	O
allows	O
advanced	O
users	O
to	O
develop	O
optimization-based	O
applications	O
and	O
deploy	O
them	O
to	O
business	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AIMMS	B-Application
SC	O
Navigator	O
,	O
launched	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
is	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
AIMMS	B-Application
Prescriptive	O
Analytics	O
Platform	O
and	O
provides	O
configurable	O
Apps	O
for	O
supply	O
chain	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AIMMS	B-Application
B.V.	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
1989	O
by	O
mathematician	O
Johannes	O
Bisschop	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Paragon	O
Decision	O
Technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AIMMS	B-Application
began	O
as	O
a	O
software	O
system	O
designed	O
for	O
modeling	O
and	O
solving	O
large-scale	O
optimization	O
and	O
scheduling-type	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AIMMS	B-Application
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
most	O
important	O
algebraic	B-Application
modeling	I-Application
languages	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
AIMMS	B-Application
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
private	O
equity	O
firm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
launched	O
AIMMS	B-Application
PRO	O
,	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
deploy	O
applications	O
to	O
end-users	O
who	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
technical	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
a	O
growing	O
interest	O
in	O
embedded	O
advanced	O
analytics	O
for	O
supply	O
chain	O
management	O
,	O
AIMMS	B-Application
developed	O
the	O
AIMMS	B-Application
SC	O
Navigator	O
Platform	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
supply	O
chain	O
analytics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AIMMS	B-Application
Prescriptive	O
Analytics	O
Platform	O
consists	O
of	O
an	O
algebraic	B-Application
modeling	I-Application
language	I-Application
,	O
an	O
integrated	B-Application
development	I-Application
environment	I-Application
for	O
both	O
editing	O
models	O
and	O
creating	O
a	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
around	O
these	O
models	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
graphical	O
end-user	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AIMMS	B-Application
is	O
linked	O
to	O
multiple	O
solvers	B-Application
through	O
the	O
AIMMS	B-Application
Open	O
Solver	B-Application
Interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supported	O
solvers	B-Application
include	O
CPLEX	B-Application
,	O
MOSEK	B-Application
,	O
FICO	B-Application
Xpress	I-Application
,	O
CBC	O
,	O
Conopt	O
,	O
MINOS	B-Application
,	O
IPOPT	B-Algorithm
,	O
SNOPT	B-Application
,	O
KNITRO	B-Application
and	O
CP	O
Optimizer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AIMMS	B-Application
features	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
declarative	B-Language
and	O
imperative	B-Application
programming	I-Application
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Formulation	O
of	O
optimization	O
models	O
takes	O
place	O
through	O
declarative	B-Language
language	I-Language
elements	O
such	O
as	O
sets	O
and	O
indices	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
scalar	O
and	O
multidimensional	O
parameters	O
,	O
variables	O
and	O
constraints	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
common	O
to	O
all	O
algebraic	B-Application
modeling	I-Application
languages	I-Application
,	O
and	O
allow	O
for	O
a	O
concise	O
description	O
of	O
most	O
problems	O
in	O
the	O
domain	O
of	O
mathematical	O
optimization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
construction	O
of	O
hybrid	O
algorithms	O
for	O
problem	O
types	O
for	O
which	O
no	O
direct	O
efficient	O
solvers	B-Application
are	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
support	O
the	O
re-use	O
of	O
common	O
modeling	O
components	O
,	O
AIMMS	B-Application
allows	O
modelers	O
to	O
organize	O
their	O
model	O
in	O
user	O
model	O
libraries	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
AIMMS	B-Application
supports	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
mathematical	O
optimization	O
problem	O
types	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Uncertainty	O
can	O
be	O
taken	O
into	O
account	O
in	O
deterministic	O
linear	O
and	O
mixed	O
integer	O
optimization	O
models	O
in	O
AIMMS	B-Application
through	O
the	O
specification	O
of	O
additional	O
attributes	O
,	O
such	O
that	O
stochastic	B-Algorithm
or	O
robust	O
optimization	O
techniques	O
can	O
be	O
applied	O
alongside	O
the	O
existing	O
deterministic	O
solution	O
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Custom	O
hybrid	O
and	O
decomposition	O
algorithms	O
can	O
be	O
constructed	O
using	O
the	O
GMP	O
system	B-Library
library	I-Library
which	O
makes	O
available	O
at	O
the	O
modeling	O
level	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
basic	O
building	O
blocks	O
used	O
internally	O
by	O
the	O
higher	O
level	O
solution	O
methods	O
present	O
in	O
AIMMS	B-Application
,	O
matrix	O
modification	O
methods	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
specialized	O
steps	O
for	O
customizing	O
solution	O
algorithms	O
for	O
specific	O
problem	O
types	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Optimization	O
solutions	O
created	O
with	O
AIMMS	B-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
either	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
desktop	B-Application
application	I-Application
or	O
can	O
be	O
embedded	O
as	O
a	O
software	O
component	O
in	O
other	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AIMMS	B-Application
Prescriptive	O
Analytics	O
Platform	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
industries	O
including	O
retail	O
,	O
consumer	O
products	O
,	O
healthcare	O
,	O
oil	O
and	O
chemicals	O
,	O
steel	O
production	O
and	O
agribusiness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GE	O
Grid	O
uses	O
AIMMS	B-Application
as	O
the	O
modeling	O
and	O
optimization	O
engine	O
of	O
its	O
energy	O
market	O
clearing	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
with	O
GE	O
Grid	O
,	O
AIMMS	B-Application
was	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
analytics	O
team	O
of	O
Midwest	O
ISO	O
that	O
won	O
the	O
Franz	O
Edelman	O
Award	O
for	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Operations	O
Research	O
and	O
the	O
Management	O
Sciences	O
of	O
2011	O
for	O
successfully	O
applying	O
operations	O
research	O
in	O
the	O
Midwest	O
ISO	O
energy	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
TNT	O
Express	O
,	O
an	O
AIMMS	B-Application
customer	O
won	O
the	O
Franz	O
Edleman	O
Award	O
for	O
modernizing	O
its	O
operations	O
and	O
reducing	O
its	O
carbon	O
footprint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AIMMS	B-Application
platform	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Dutch	O
Delta	O
team	O
to	O
develop	O
and	O
implement	O
a	O
new	O
method	O
for	O
calculating	O
the	O
most	O
efficient	O
levels	O
of	O
flood	O
protection	O
for	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
and	O
won	O
the	O
Edelman	O
prize	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
