Snapshot
To improve the agility and speed of the planning cycle, the health supplement supplier recognised that organisational data needed to be accessible in a standard way and collaboration across the different operations was required.
Implementing Oracle Supply Chain Planning Cloud enabled the supplier to enhance their visibility across the organisation, align supply chain, financial and operations processes and consolidate their planning capabilities into a modern, single hub.
"We set out to eliminate avoidable supply chain costs, and already our new planning process has resulted in us taking millions of dollars out of our air freight costs." — Integrated business planning director, health supplement supplier.
Challenge
- Existing integrated business planning (IBP) procedures were labour-intensive and too time-consuming
- Reliance on spreadsheets and manual processes
- Long and disconnected planning cycle, well beyond industry best practice
Solution
- Oracle Supply Chain Planning Cloud:
- Demand Management
- Sales & Operations Planning
- Supply Planning
Results
- Cost reductions and greater forecast accuracy
- Faster planning cycle with better visibility and collaboration between stakeholders
- Improved alignment between demand and supply
- Enhanced customer service delivery
