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Home » Discover How One Command Cut Inventory by $4.5 Billion

Discover How One Command Cut Inventory by $4.5 Billion

August 21, 2014

Solution: Frey opted for a full Integrated Business Planning program. IBP integrates diverse processes and plans from individual business functions to form one holistic organizational plan. This command’s process was designed in five days and functioning inside eight weeks.

Results: With a 24-month future view of demand, “We will cut inventory by $4.5 billion by the end of this year,” says Jim Dwyer, “without any degradation in readiness. Because of the way IBP allows us to be proactive, we can also see billions of dollars of opportunity cost savings into the future.”

About the Solution Provider: Oliver Wight principals are thought leaders in Integrated Business Planning (Advanced S&OP) and Integrated Planning and Control. We not only educate, we coach and mentor your people so that they have the understanding needed to sustain the operation of the processes using best practices and to continuously improve the processes.

Web: https://www.oliverwight-americas.com

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