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.”
Enabling Online Supplier Collaboration at Toshiba Semiconductor Company
Toshiba Semiconductor Company needed to use the Internet to obtain real-time information on a global operational basis to maintain its position as a global leader
in the industry. To address these issues, Toshiba implemented i2 solutions for spend optimization to help manage its supplier relationships. With i2 solutions in place, Toshiba has automated and streamlined its RFQ process, and improved its purchasing processes.
As the number one computer systems company in the world and an innovator in Web-based sales operations, Dell Computer Corporation was already setting the standards for customer service, sales, and distribution in its industry. But, recognizing that it would need a scalable value chain management initiative to keep up with its enormous growth, Dell implemented i2 solutions, and has lowered costs, increased employee productivity, and reduced product time to market.
Whirlpool Achieves Maximum Supply Chain Value With i2 BOS
“We’re seeing reductions in finished goods inventory and improvement in our ability to respond to customers. This has already led to a $4.8 million reduction in standing inventory in Australia alone over just seven months. Our benefits in North America have been substantially greater – in the double-digit millions of dollars in inventory savings.” –J.B. Hoyt, Director of Global Logistics Integration, Whirlpool
