3 (icon)plants, 10 (icon) Planners, located in Malaysia
Tech Equipment Manufacturer
Increase responsiveness, reduce material shortages, and
ensure reliable customer commitments despite ongoing supply chain volatility
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/dyson
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Challenge
A leading precision manufacturing and engineering solutions provider operating across the globe struggled with spreadsheet-based planning and unconstrained MRP processes, resulting in limited supply chain visibility, slow response times, and frequent material shortages
Solution
By implementing a modern, integrated planning platform with real-time visibility, constrained planning, and rapid scenario analysis, the company enabled planners to respond to changes faster and make more accurate, data-driven decisions across demand, supply, and capacity.
Result
The transformation delivered a more resilient and predictable supply chain, reducing last-minute shortages, improving on-time delivery, and empowering planners to react to disruptions in minutes through a single, consensus-driven plan..
By enabling consensus planning across demand, supply, and capacity teams, we can align on a single, agreed‑upon plan, reduce last‑minute shortages, stabilize production, and improve on‑time delivery.
Future‑Proofing Demand Planning
Identified as key competitive differentiator. Strong need to strengthen the SC planning to support future growth
weeks to go live
Parts reduction
planning response time
Milestones
Faster Time-to-Value Through Early Data Integration
Data mapping and integration began before project kickoff, enabling early identification and resolution of data issues. This accelerated configuration activities and ensured users engaged with realistic business data from day one.
Faster Time-to-Value Through Early Data Integration Rapid User Adoption and Readiness
A phased training approach allowed users to first learn the new interface in a simplified environment and then transition to hands-on training using their own business data. This increased confidence, accelerated adoption, and reduced change management risk.
Efficient and Predictable Delivery
Clear deliverables established during discovery, combined with proactive data preparation, minimized rework and enabled a streamlined build process. The result was faster delivery with fewer project
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