Industrial Manufacturing Supply Chain Excellence:
Be Responsive, competitive, and profitable in the face of volatility
The industrial sector deals with a lot of ongoing supply chain challenges in a cost-heavy world. Many post-pandemic disruptions haven’t fully settled with rising costs in raw materials, labor, transportation, warehousing and more, leading to shrinking profit margins.
On top of that, geopolitical uncertainty brings regulatory changes and trade fluctuations. This can severely impact your supply flow and operations, causing delays and financial risks. Compounding these issues, many manufacturers still rely on outdated, manual technology. Research shows 58% of companies still use Excel for supply chain planning.
To thrive amid disruption, volatility, and uncertainty, Scott Sheldon can help you ditch outdated legacy processes for more sophisticated planning solutions that support an agile end-to-end supply chain so you can weather current challenges and be ready for future innovation.
How are key pain points addressed with advanced supply chain planning tech?
Lack of Real Time Connectivity & Visibility
Disconnected operations in manufacturing lead to outdated data, costly mistakes, and poor collaboration. But with real-time data, you can respond to disruptions faster, avoiding delays and ensuring quality in deliverables.
Badly Outdated Systems that Don't Scale
Outdated IT systems held together by spreadsheets and manual effort slow down even basic tasks and can't handle today's complex supply chains. With AI-enabled solutions, you can address challenges anywhere in your network efficiently and keep customers happy.
Difficulty in Raw Material Planning Due to Market Volatility
Every day, you face deep BOMs and complexity. External factors like economic uncertainty and trade disruptions overwhelm less advanced systems, but with a smart platform you can head off material shortages, manufacturing disruptions, and deliver on time.
Forecasting Based on History, Resulting in High Inventory Carrying Costs Combined with High Transportation Costs
Relying on historical data for demand forecasting leads to costly excess inventory or stockouts. Accurate, up-to-the-minute forecasts prevent inefficiencies, help reduce high transport and/or expedite costs, so you can achieve a healthier, more sustainable bottom line.
Site-level Product Scheduling and Suboptimal Resource Allocation
Many industrial manufacturers face disjointed production scheduling, with each site acting independently. However, a centralized strategy empowers you with the right resource allocation and shared production capacity. Be more aligned and efficient so you're ready for anything.
What Can Supply Chain Planning
Technology Deliver?
A modern, robust planning foundation
Don’t be stuck relying on outdated systems and spreadsheets when you’ve got complex, multi-site operations. Upgrade your supply chain with advanced planning capabilities in supply, demand, inventory and capacity. Today’s smart scenario management and collaboration tools streamline operations, drive efficiency, and connect planners across your organization.
IBP
Integrated business planning (IBP) gives you a seamless, enterprise-wide planning process. Kinaxis offers advanced scenario analysis, so various functions can collaborate and evaluate KPI tradeoffs in real time. This helps you identify the best strategy for achieving your business goals while understanding any cost implications.
Real-time supplier collaboration
Industrial manufacturers often face a tangled network of suppliers, so having visibility is crucial for quickly and efficiently mitigating risks. With today’s planning platforms, you can make real-time planning adjustments and eliminate delays (no more waiting for spreadsheets sent by email).
Aftermarket parts planning
With supply chain planning powered by ML, AI, and traditional forecasting, you can predict sporadic demand for spare parts. See how tailored inventory management keeps assets running, while attribute-based planning enables you to meet customer-specific needs.
Streamline production changes
Custom orders can disrupt production and lead to costly downtime. Scott Sheldon can help you use supply chain planning tech to evaluate engineering changes, simulate optimal cut-over plans and set alerts to keep production lines moving.
Subindustries
Customize your supply chain planning transformation to address the nuances of specific applications.
- Manufacturing
- Mining
- Energy, Oil & Gas
- Chemicals
- Paper and Packaging
Advanced Scheduling
We support Kinaxis Production Scheduling by PlanetTogether, which combines the pro-duction scheduling capabilities of PlanetTogether with the power of the Maestro supply chain planning platform to drive instant visibility between supply and production planners. With PlanetTogether, you can continuously synchronize production-line schedule changes and facilitate network-wide demand and supply changes.
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How Can The Right Technology Help Me?
Customize your supply chain planning transformation to address the nuances of specific applications.
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Use the most advanced supply chain planning technology to manage every complexity with ease. Learn how Kinaxis, trusted by some of the top industrial brands, helps companies orchestrate everything from planning to delivery.
Kinaxis Industry Brochure: 5 Key Challenges for Industrial Manufacturers
