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Chemical Benefits Planning profitable business growth in the volatile chemical sector
29
% of Fortune 500
manufacturing companies are our customers
IBP Delivers Growth Top Business Benefits Attributed to Integrated Business Planning (% respondents) Improved Asset Utilization
Increased Revenue
Improved Logistics Planning
Developing and Executing Demand Shaping Programs
19%
17%
52%
20% Capital Planning and Asset Management
21%
Improved translation of Demand into Procurement requirements/buy-side
31%
21%
Improved Forecast Accuracy
31%
27% 28%
31%
Improvements in the Perfect Order/Customer Service
Reduction of Inventory
Source: AMR Research, a Gartner organisation
Improved New Product Inventory
Better Supply Planning / Schedule Adherence
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Business Benefits Delivered Manufacturers Customer On Time In Full % (by line)
Cost and Service
Finished Goods (days)
>80 days
80 - 34 days
Stockturns Finished Goods
<34 days
90 94%
<90%
9 - 25 turns
>94%
>25 turns
<9 turns
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Disadvantage
Parity
Advantage
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>81%
IBP Metrics
Forecast Accuracy %
<72%
72 81%
Overall Supply Chain Metrics >84%
Total Supply Chain Cost % Sales
>10%
Perfect Order Probability %
10 - 7%
72 84% <72%
<7%
Oliver Wight Clients
Disadvantage
Parity
Advantage
Case Studies
Issues Demand doubled and they were struggling to keep up. This resulted in them paying for over-time and taking on temporary labour Service level performance dropped from 95% OTIF to sub-80% Inventory levels rose significantly Poor forecasting tools
Company:
Forecasting information was ‘non-existent’
Value Delivered Packaging Coatings Inks
Multinational company which creates paints and performance coatings for both industry and consumers worldwide.
Operating costs cut by €1 million Inventory reduced by €1 million Customer service levels improved dramatically Production volume doubled with no temporary labour or subcontracting Plan adherence and service levels raised to consistently over 95% Demand planning process implemented and eliminated forecast bias €400,000 more savings identified
The greatest benefit about this journey is being able to have your finger on the pulse daily, so you always know what’s going on. The results have come very quickly but the best thing about working with Oliver Wight is that the change is sustainable. ANPG Inks Business Director
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Company:
Issues Costs increasing, sales were falling and margins squeezed Inventory had increased substantially
Global manufacturer of flavours, fragrances and cosmetic actives.
Largely operating informal processes from the 80s Constantly firefighting Workforce lowered by 30% which lowered morale
Value Delivered Inventory levels reduced by 60% Cost base improved by over ÂŁ1 million a year Inventory accuracy increased from 30% to 95% Customer service levels maintained over 95% whilst reducing inventory
The Oliver Wight approach of engaging and motivating business teams to understand and re-think business needs and processes, is a key pre-requisite to success. General Manager of the Aroma Chemicals Division
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Company:
Issues No effective business processes, integrated IT systems, performance measures or management information Customer survey indicated that lead times and delivery performance was extremely poor Delivery speed at nine months
World’s largest manufacturer of high-pressure aluminium and composite gas cylinders.
OTIF in the low teens
Value Delivered £1 million saved in fixed costs OTIF risen to consistently over 90% Delivery speed reduced to two months or less Reduced costs & lead times Improved NPD processes resulting in £2 million in extra revenue
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Company:
Issues Disappointing return on investment from the implementation of a division-wide ERP system Misaligned business processes Missed customer shipments
Offers chemicals for applications in bioscience, biopharma, food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical laboratories.
High inventory Less-than-desired financial performance Delivery performance at 70%
Value Delivered Inventory reduced by 40% Delivery performance improved to >95% Avoided millions in costs during the recession Gained significant market share Built greater cooperation and teamwork
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Company:
Solutia Manufacturer of materials and specialty chemicals.Â
Issues After an airline crisis rocked the industry, there was no direction or idea of what was going to happen â&#x20AC;&#x201C; all the assumptions about what the market was going to do were gone
Value Delivered On time delivery increased to 100% Cut overtime by more than half Reduced worldwide finished goods inventory by more than half
Some of our chemical clientsâ&#x20AC;¦ AkzoNobel EMD Chemicals IFF Luxfer Group
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