APO
IMPLEMENTED AN INTEGRATED PLANNING SUITE
PROJECT TYPE
APO Supply & Schedule Optimization
CLIENT PROFILE
Fortune 50 CPG Food & Beverage
$65B Revenue
DATE COMPLETED
2017
“SCM Connections was the only group that had the technical skills, experience and creativity to pull our integration project together.”
-Director of IT Supply Chain,
Fortune 500 CPG
Project Overview
Client Problem
When using an outdated planning solution, client was looking to maximize IT investment and establish a single provider planning solution. Current planning solution was not linked to execution system, making plans outdated and constantly out of sync, while existing best of breed solution was not cost effective.
SCMC Solution
SCM Connections implemented production planning/detailed scheduling (PP/DS) and supply planning network optimizer to reduce costs and avoid costly enhancements by utilizing master and configuration data features. Also developed full weekly production planning solution using SNP optimization, implemented PP/DS heuristics to facilitate efficient scheduling sequences, and standardized planning solution and procedures.
Results
Enabled customization to simplify the user experience helped provide supply chain visibility to mitigate operational disruptions and standardized solution improved scalability for company growth, resulting in $500K annual savings of IT operating cost.
