Blue Yonder Case Studies The Demand Driven Supply Chain

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The Demand Driven Supply Chain

Blue Yonder

Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Industries	Consumer Goods
Use Cases	Predictive Replenishment Supply Chain Visibility
Services	System Integration
Challenge	Campbell Arnott’s, a player in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market, faced increasing competition and cost pressures across the supply chain. The company needed to adapt to new consumer trends and competitive strategies implemented by retailers. Amid these dynamic factors, Campbell Arnott’s recognized the need to ensure their teams continue to do their jobs efficiently and have the technology that supports the process of continuous improvement. The company sought to improve forecast accuracy, reduce stock-outs, and decrease inventory levels. They also aimed to create alignment across supply and demand planning to drive greater operational synergies. Read More
About Customer	Campbell Arnott’s is a company in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market. The company faces increasing competition and cost pressures across the supply chain. They need to adapt to new consumer trends and competitive strategies implemented by retailers. Amid these dynamic factors, Campbell Arnott’s recognized the need to ensure their teams continue to do their jobs efficiently and have the technology that supports the process of continuous improvement. Read More
Solution	Campbell Arnott’s implemented Blue Yonder’s forecasting and replenishment capabilities, used by the supply planning team and customers’ supply chain team. The solutions are fully integrated such that with any changes in demand planning, the supply planning team has access to real-time data. This integration enables the company’s supply planning team to supply the factories with up-to-date data, allowing them to optimize their production assets. In addition, with market changes, the team has flexibility to revisit and update the plans in response to these changes. Real-time, integrated data has led to better response and reduction in errors. Read More Log in to view content
Contents

Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Applicable Industries

Consumer Goods

Use Cases

Predictive Replenishment

Supply Chain Visibility

Services

System Integration

Challenge

Campbell Arnott’s, a player in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market, faced increasing competition and cost pressures across the supply chain. The company needed to adapt to new consumer trends and competitive strategies implemented by retailers. Amid these dynamic factors, Campbell Arnott’s recognized the need to ensure their teams continue to do their jobs efficiently and have the technology that supports the process of continuous improvement. The company sought to improve forecast accuracy, reduce stock-outs, and decrease inventory levels. They also aimed to create alignment across supply and demand planning to drive greater operational synergies.

About Customer

Campbell Arnott’s is a company in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market. The company faces increasing competition and cost pressures across the supply chain. They need to adapt to new consumer trends and competitive strategies implemented by retailers. Amid these dynamic factors, Campbell Arnott’s recognized the need to ensure their teams continue to do their jobs efficiently and have the technology that supports the process of continuous improvement.

Solution

Campbell Arnott’s implemented Blue Yonder’s forecasting and replenishment capabilities, used by the supply planning team and customers’ supply chain team. The solutions are fully integrated such that with any changes in demand planning, the supply planning team has access to real-time data. This integration enables the company’s supply planning team to supply the factories with up-to-date data, allowing them to optimize their production assets. In addition, with market changes, the team has flexibility to revisit and update the plans in response to these changes. Real-time, integrated data has led to better response and reduction in errors.

Impact #1	With the implementation of Blue Yonder’s forecasting and replenishment capabilities, Campbell Arnott’s has seen better performance in forecast accuracy, BIAS1 , and OEE2.
Impact #2	The solution also brought a broad enough scope to enable the Campbell Arnott’s team to model demand signals and test different scenarios.
Impact #3	Real-time, integrated data has led to better response and reduction in errors.

Impact #1

With the implementation of Blue Yonder’s forecasting and replenishment capabilities, Campbell Arnott’s has seen better performance in forecast accuracy, BIAS1 , and OEE2.

Impact #2

The solution also brought a broad enough scope to enable the Campbell Arnott’s team to model demand signals and test different scenarios.

Impact #3

Real-time, integrated data has led to better response and reduction in errors.

Benefit #1	Increased forecast accuracy by 15 percent
Benefit #2	Reduced out-of-stock and inventory days
Benefit #3	Increased operational efficiencies

Benefit #1

Increased forecast accuracy by 15 percent

Benefit #2

Reduced out-of-stock and inventory days

Benefit #3

Increased operational efficiencies

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The Demand Driven Supply Chain

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