Furniture manufacturer
Home life style
How modern furniture manufacturer refurnished its supply chain: Shift from a limited to an
agile, future-proof planning process leveraging the best-in-class APS
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Challenge
Founded in Asia, the company were a ‘digital first’ lifestyle company that manufactures and distributes contemporary home furniture. With market expansion to Australia and the US came the requirement for a multi-echelon warehouse market to support the business, and supply visibility became a significant challenge. They had to deal with long lead times for products manufactured in Asia to the United States in particular.
Solution
In the beginning it was necessary to extract and clean data from the Oracle ERP system for developing production plans, managing inventory, and evaluating possible supply alternatives. Now new factory orders and ocean shipments are alighned, too.
Result
The company established a single planning view, improving visibility, accelerating decision-making, and enabling faster responses to market changes. A streamlined processes and what-if simulations provide the agility to scale and adapt with confidence.
suit their current size of business yet be scalable for the future, with proven
Consensus demand planning
Focus on product launch or succession planning across all teams
Faster inventory turnover
Integrating SC plans with financial planning
Months implementation time
Milestones
Comprehensive solution which will grow with their business
The company was able to reduce lead times for products manufactured in Asia to the United States. The solutions suits their current size of business yet be scalable for the future. Ready to scale.
What-if scenarios: Better prepared in advance
The furniture maker uses Kinaxis for all scenario planning to determine replenishment windows and make alternative supply arrangements in the event of a plant shutdown. It uses scenario planning to better determine short- and long-term warehouse space needs.
With a clear picture: Go live in 4 Months:
Kinaxis was selected for its end-to-end supply chain solution for planning, forecast collaboration, and visibility for improved market responsiveness. With our highly experienced and capable team the deployment took just four months.
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