Our Planning Services
We are experts in the end-to-end order fulfillment and supply chain planning process, from developing a sales forecast and customer demand plan to planning production, materials, and inventory to shipping with high on-time-in-full (OTIF) service levels and short lead-times. We are recognized as experts and influencers in this field. Relying on our deep process and cross-functional expertise from manufacturing and supply chain to finance and systems, we work with clients to design the appropriate planning and scheduling process upgrades and better utilization of ERP and related systems (forecasting, advanced planning, inventory optimization) to ensure the client gains powerful results (customer value, profitable growth, working capital, collaborative engagement).
How Do You Benefit from Planning?
Sales & Marketing
Sales and Marketing leaders will gain high levels of service for their customers with on-time-in-full (OTIF) levels in the high 90’s, shorter lead-times, and high ratings on customer scorecards. They also will gain improved levels of responsiveness to customer needs and confidence in new product rollouts.
Engineering
For engineer-to-order (ETO) and configure-to-order (CTO) businesses, Engineering leaders will gain visibility into workload requirements to support drawings, customer approvals, and bill of material designs. They will be able to plan for the appropriate level of engineering capacity and capabilities.
Manufacturing
Manufacturing leaders will gain visibility into work center, machine, equipment, tooling, maintenance, staffing, and training requirements so that they can plan accordingly. They will also gain visibility into the master production schedule so that they can optimize run sizes with changeovers and costs.
Purchasing
Purchasing leaders will gain visibility into raw material, component, ingredient, and outside processing requirements so that they can work with suppliers to set up the appropriate programs and contracts to meet customer requirements. Suppliers will have visibility to capacity and scorecards.
Logistics
Logistics leaders will gain visibility into storage, warehousing, handling, picking, packing, shipping, transportation, returns, and equipment requirements so that they can plan accordingly. As gaps arise, service and cost options can be analyzed to expand capacity or capabilities as needed to support customers.
Finance
Finance leaders will gain visibility into sales forecasts, engineering and manufacturing plans, capital expenditure needs, purchase forecasts, staffing and support resource requirements, logistics forecasts, and inventory projections. Thus, they will have revenue, cost, profitability, and cash flow projections.
Planning
Planning leaders will gain visibility into the demand plan, sales orders, quotes, replenishment orders, and work order status so that they can develop the best master production schedule (MPS) to optimize customer service, operational efficiency and working capital. They will gain high service levels and increased margins.
Listen to Client Stories
Ciro Ahumada – Vice President Americas, Armacell LLC
Craig Young, Senior Director, Nellson LLC
Sandy Shattles – Business Manager (Inside & Outside Sales), Insulation Group, Armacell LLC
Kelly Ford, Aerospace Executive