Success Story
d&b audiotechnik
Integration of production planning with rolling forecast
MISSION
The electronic industry has very long replenishment times for electronic parts. Furthermore, constant changes of product specifications make it necessary to review the requirements for BOM items. To find a senseful compromise between demand driven production planning, flexibility and total parts availability, we implemented an end-to-end production planning system with rolling forecast.
SOLUTION AND WORK PROCESS
The management concept considers the whole process from market to delivery:
Development of the integrated supply chain model and planning process model end-to-end
Implementation of a material management concept to realize best-in-class delivery service global
Determination of an algorithm-based rolling forecast combined with production planning
Synchronization of the demand driven material management with the supply systems of the suppliers
Real time monitoring of the production capacities and planning constraints
RESULTS
The designed supply chain and planning model was fully implemented in the ERP planning architecture of the company. The realized potentials are:
Avoidance of missing parts, especially with high replenishment times
Lower stocks of > 50% by synchronizing material requirements with customer needs
Higher productivity by > 20% through better balancing of workload and capacity
End-to-end transparency and high reactivity in the supply chain
From global service leader to global market leader with overall increase in turnover of > 20% per year.
