Using manual spreadsheets and databases for demand planning and fulfillment, SSAB Oxelösund recognized the need to automate its processes to improve on-time delivery. After a thorough evaluation of solutions providers, SSAB chose i2 to help
it improve delivery performance. With i2 solutions in place and ROCE Partners as implementation partner, the steel manufacturer has increased on-time deliveries from 75 percent to 90 percent.
With surging demand and production levels at full capacity, The Sharon Tube Company recognized that it needed to optimize its planning and scheduling systems. Implementing i2 solutions to maximize its value chain management operations, Sharon Tube reduced inventory, centralized its planning functions, and improved communication between its sales force and its plants.
Executives at Kaiser Aluminum realized that a value chain management initiative was key to gaining competitive advantage in selected markets. Through its implementation of i2 solutions, Kaiser Aluminum anticipates shortening product lifecycles, making lead times more competitive, and providing more consistent on-time delivery to its customer base.
Asian Paints Enables Growth Through Improved Planning
When Asian Paints needed a competitive edge in the challenging Indian marketplace, the company found a clear advantage in establishing a leaner, more agile and cost-efficient supply chain.
“We saw major improvements in on-time delivery when we implemented Demand Fulfillment,” Scheerer said. “Clarks also has realized improvements in its planning and forecasting processes from Demand Planner, while Supply Chain Planner has given us a tremendous visibility into our work-in-process and manufacturing constraints. That has enabled us to make accurate customer order promises that we can now fulfill, all while lowering our inventory.”
