THULE
Challenges
- Seasonality and intermittent demand
- An expansive network that serves 28,000 customers in 140 countries
- SKU proliferation
- Manual forecasting tools that couldn’t cut it
Results
- Increased service levels from 80% to 92%
- Lowered inventory investment / Freed up working capital
- Regained control of complex network during a period of growth
- Enabled more effective reporting
The results we've achieved prove the merits of an automated, centralized planning approach rather than a manual, decentralized process. We are managing successfully during a period of high growth and still have control over our inventories.
Rickard Andersson, Vice President of Supply Chain
Melita
Challenges
- 14 local sales location using different planning and forecasting processes for 6,700+ SKUs
- Needed to streamline processes and use company resources more sustainably
- Inefficient S&OP process
Results
- Increased statistical forecast accuracy by 3.2% (KPI: WMAPE) in the first six months after go-live of the pilot in France
- Standardized and centralized collaborative planning process
- Manages promotions more efficiently
We have been able to really standardize and centralize the whole S&OP process much more efficiently and with many more users than before. The combination of a leading system component with powerful algorithms, plus an easy-to-use web interface to collaborate with our European commercial teams, really unlocks full potential to be fully demand-driven.
Ibrahim Cebban, Supply Chain Manager Europe
KIKO Milano
Challenges
- Tremendous growth of new stores
- Fast evolving market; new trends, products, and requirements
- Highly competitive industry
- Complexity of promotions, seasonality, new sales channels
Results
- Improved forecast accuracy including seasonality of products and stores
- Achieved precise management of retail promotions and product launches
- Increased planner productivity with automated exception management
Our previous systems were not able to deal with these complexities; with SO99+ we are finally able to precisely manage promotions and product launches.
Gianmarco Mangili, KIKO Milano Planning Director