N-SIDE aims at providing its customers with cutting-edge innovation, both in terms of mathematical modelling and also in terms of calculation methods for optimization.  

In order to do this N-SIDE maintains close connections with several university laboratories, in particular the Centre of Operations  Research and Econometrics (UCL), the Centre of Excellence in Supply  Chain Management (UCL), ROGP (ULG) and Cesame (UCL).
n-Side also invests in the development of innovative solutions in various fields: 

• Energy : optimization of consumption and production management within the context of liberalized markets.  
• Industrial process : development of advanced models to integrate optimization into decision-making models.
• Supply chain management : decision-making tools enabling integration of the seasonal component into strategic decisions
• Services : capacity optimization models for flexible resources.