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Leading Polypropylene Manufacturer Improves Forecast Accuracy and Inventory Levels in the Face of Increasing Operational Complexity
Worldwide leader in polypropylene manufacturing ranging from high-volume commodity material to high-performance specialty resins. In the face of increasing complexity managing their global supply chain operation saw the need to improve their planning technology.
Business Drivers
Find technology to handle the complexities of managing an extremely large distribution network channeling material from seven production sites.
  • Increase forecast accuracy by using statistical forecasting and involving sales, customer service and planning staff in the process
  • Analytically determine inventory and safety stock levels based on forecast accuracy and service targets
  • Optimize the product wheel driving toward the shortest production runs possible
Solution
Working with a consulting firm, the company identified key areas for change and researched many vendor solutions to find the best fit. They chose the WAM solution for its ability to provide a global solution with a low total cost of ownership and ease of implementation while integrating with their enterprise ERP system.

Within months, the existing spreadsheet solutions were replaced with the WAM solution providing visibility through real-time access to its entire global planning staff of more than 100 users.
Outcome
  • Increased sales forecasting accuracy by 20 percentage points
  • Industry-leading production wheel optimization
  • Reduced inventory levels by 25% in the first year of use
  • Supply chain management for several thousand SKUs
  • Scheduling 7 North American plants