Client Background and Business Context
The client is one of the leading specialist distributor of plumbing and heating products. As a leading plumbing, heating and trade specialist merchant in the UK, the client aims to be the first choice for trade customers across the country.
The client selected Trinamix for improving their Supply and Demand Planning processes using Oracle Planning Cloud.
The client was live with SCM Cloud but was challenged with user-adoption, optimal use of the system and supply chain accuracy during the pandemic. Trinamix helped the client improve its inventory planning processes leveraging it’s existing Oracle Planning Cloud platform.
Client IndustryÂ
- Distribution of Building Materials
Oracle Modules Implemented
- Oracle Demand Management Cloud
- Oracle Supply Planning Cloud
Geography
- United Kingdom
Key Solution Highlights
- A shift from monthly Demand Planning to a weekly process
- Improved forecast accuracy at item/org level
- Exception based management
- Planning process as per product classification
- A shift from offline (extract and upload) to system-based processes
- Process improvement for new product introduction (NPI)
- User-friendly and easy-to-use tasks and reports by leveraging Oracle Demand Management and Supply Planning Cloud best practices
Key Benefits
Improved forecast accuracy and ensured resiliency during events like COVID-19 by further tuning the system to recognize disruption
Optimize Inventory to ensure on-time delivery, reduce stock-outs and reduce cost of ownership
Successful user adoption across the organization leveraging latest features of Planning Cloud
