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JFE Steel Forges Real-time Planning

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Technology Category	Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
Applicable Industries	Metals
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing Sales & Marketing
Use Cases	Demand Planning & Forecasting Supply Chain Visibility
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
Challenge	JFE Steel Group, a leading steel manufacturer based in Tokyo, was facing challenges in optimizing efficiency, capacity, and costs at its manufacturing facilities due to a lack of accurate sales forecast and intelligent planning software. The sales data was stored on individual sales person’s computers, making it difficult for management to collect and load the information into their planning spreadsheets. This resulted in a slow, labor-intensive process where changes to the monthly plan had to be entered manually and the long-term plan was never updated for changes. The company was in need of a solution that could provide immediate visibility to demand, including changes impacting both monthly and long-term planning. Read More
About Customer	JFE Steel Group is a leading steel manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo. The company produces 30 million tons of steel products annually. To optimize efficiency, capacity, and costs at its manufacturing facilities, JFE Steel requires a highly accurate sales forecast and intelligent planning software that synchronizes its supply of products with that demand. However, the company was facing challenges due to the lack of a centralized system for sales data, resulting in a slow, labor-intensive process for collecting and updating demand data. Read More
Solution	JFE Steel partnered with Blue Yonder to implement production planning capabilities from Blue Yonder’s Luminate™ Planning platform. The platform provided a single view of demand across all of its customers and products, reducing the time taken to collect information from four days to instant access. The rolling sales plan was directly integrated with the company’s production plans and revenue plans, allowing adjustments to be made across all these plans as needed. This enabled JFE Steel to optimize its entire supply chain and react swiftly when demand changes. Additionally, the platform provided a user-friendly system that allowed customers to inquire about their order status, increasing customer satisfaction. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms

Applicable Industries

Metals

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Sales & Marketing

Use Cases

Demand Planning & Forecasting

Supply Chain Visibility

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Challenge

JFE Steel Group, a leading steel manufacturer based in Tokyo, was facing challenges in optimizing efficiency, capacity, and costs at its manufacturing facilities due to a lack of accurate sales forecast and intelligent planning software. The sales data was stored on individual sales person’s computers, making it difficult for management to collect and load the information into their planning spreadsheets. This resulted in a slow, labor-intensive process where changes to the monthly plan had to be entered manually and the long-term plan was never updated for changes. The company was in need of a solution that could provide immediate visibility to demand, including changes impacting both monthly and long-term planning.

About Customer

JFE Steel Group is a leading steel manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo. The company produces 30 million tons of steel products annually. To optimize efficiency, capacity, and costs at its manufacturing facilities, JFE Steel requires a highly accurate sales forecast and intelligent planning software that synchronizes its supply of products with that demand. However, the company was facing challenges due to the lack of a centralized system for sales data, resulting in a slow, labor-intensive process for collecting and updating demand data.

Solution

JFE Steel partnered with Blue Yonder to implement production planning capabilities from Blue Yonder’s Luminate™ Planning platform. The platform provided a single view of demand across all of its customers and products, reducing the time taken to collect information from four days to instant access. The rolling sales plan was directly integrated with the company’s production plans and revenue plans, allowing adjustments to be made across all these plans as needed. This enabled JFE Steel to optimize its entire supply chain and react swiftly when demand changes. Additionally, the platform provided a user-friendly system that allowed customers to inquire about their order status, increasing customer satisfaction.

Impact #1	Reduced long-term planning time by 50 percent
Impact #2	Provided immediate visibility to demand, including changes impacting both monthly and long-term planning
Impact #3	Increased customer satisfaction through faster, more reliable promises and easy, real-time customer access to order status

Impact #1

Reduced long-term planning time by 50 percent

Impact #2

Provided immediate visibility to demand, including changes impacting both monthly and long-term planning

Impact #3

Increased customer satisfaction through faster, more reliable promises and easy, real-time customer access to order status

Benefit #1	50% reduction in long-term planning time
Benefit #2	Real-time visibility to demand and order status
Benefit #3	Increased customer satisfaction

Benefit #1

50% reduction in long-term planning time

Benefit #2

Real-time visibility to demand and order status

Benefit #3

Increased customer satisfaction

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JFE Steel Forges Real-time Planning

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