Supply chain management: Case Study

Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority was challenged to control inventory without jeopardizing parts availability. With the help of IBM and the IBM Dynamic Inventory Optimization Solution, they are well on their way towards achieving their goals.

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MANN+HUMMEL uses the IBM Dynamic Inventory Optimization Solution to determine optimal inventory levels and replenishment parameters for each warehouse item based on cost constraints, forecasts, demand patterns and service level requirements.

French express shipment company, Sernam, reduces dispute-resolution costs by 20 percent and handling costs for misdirected parcels by 30 percent when it selects IBM Global Business Services to design and deploy a pilot radio frequency identification (RFID) parcel-tracking system.

Uniq, a chilled convenience food distributor, improves customer service and efficiency, and lowers wastage, by implementing a new supply chain management system with the help of IBM Global Business Services.

Philips Semiconductors increased supply chain accuracy, reduced manual labor and simplified inventory tracking.

Bollhoff Otalu manufactures a vast array of inventory, which makes production scheduling an extremely complicated task. The company turned to IBM Global Business Services to improve productivity by upgrading its supply chain processes, mainly in the demand, planning and just-in-time finishing areas

British Columbia Transmission Corporation (BCTC), which was spun off from British Columbia Hydro, implemented its own separate Oracle systems on a very aggressive schedule in a project managed and implemented by IBM Business Consulting Services.

IBM is helping Alcoa to achieve a total procurement transformation by implementing state-of-the-art processes and governance, upgrading organizational capabilities, and creating a world class supply management center of excellence.

IBM improves its Canadian Distribution Centre with a new Warehouse Management Solution that provides real-time data, easier user-friendly access to information and updated technology. The EXceed4000 V3.6 WMS application from SSA Global was integrated and installed by IBM Global Business Services.

A European insurance company reduces costs and improves service with a new cross-divisional claims system, designed and implemented with the help of IBM Global Business Services.

A major North American electronics company achieves its goal of integrating data across its operations, when it leverages the analysis and expertise of IBM Global Business Services to recommend and implement a new SAP R/3 system that integrates its business operations and its ERP solution.

Veterinary pharmaceutical company, Laboratorios HIPRA, connects its SAP ERP to a new automated warehouse with a real-time user-friendly interface designed and developed by IBM Global Business Services.

The UK Defense Ministry saves over $30 million in its procurement process by creating a team comprised of 50% IBM consultants and 50% independent consultants and subject matter experts available on an on demand basis to provide the Ministry with recommendations on the procurement of IT applications.

Whirlpool, a leading US home appliance manufacturer, works with IBM to define and implement a set of optimized global business processes running on a consolidated IT platform.