industry
Retail & Consumer Products

Vitamin and supplement manufacturer needs remedy for supply chain inefficiency ​

Key metrics:
  • Reduced inventory costs by $22M
  • Increased fill rates by 15%
  • Reduced the headcount needed to execute daily supply chain activities​​​
Value levers pulled:
  • Inventory cost reduction
  • Process improvement
  • Technology reconfiguration
  • Workforce management

Picture this...

You’re a vitamin and supplement manufacturer that’s struggling with a host of inefficiencies. You are using separate replenishment strategies and have limited system functionality within your ERP, which is creating an inefficient and disconnected supply chain. You don’t have good management of master data within your ERP, leading to the creation of manual, time-consuming toolsets and processes outside the system. You also have excess inventory, created by inefficient systems, processes, and operational inaccuracies that are failing to predict customer demand. All in all, you need support. ​

You turn to Accordion.

We partner with your team to:

  • Develop a global strategy that aligns to key business objectives
  • Reconfigure the ERP to support this updated strategy
  • Align procurement activities to capitalize on global volume for cost-effective purchases
  • Create a single reliable and authoritative source for data and eliminate the need for manual tools
  • Optimize on-prem inventory, avoid silo purchases, and provide global inventory visibility
  • Deploy global S&OP processes to manage supply, demand, capacity, and inventory

Your value is enhanced.

You successfully reduce costs and inventory obsolescencereducing inventory costs by $22M, increasing fill rates by 15%, reducing headcount, and increasing throughput to drive increased revenue.

You also make your processes more efficient—centralizing procurement processes, implementing S&OP to drive increased revenue (through strategic planning, capacity management, and data-driven decisions), and deploying

CloudAnalytics accelerator software to provide critical tool visibility and enhanced visibility/insights into your supply chain.

Enhanced value:

You reap multiple benefits, including:

  • Reduced inventory costs by $22M
  • Increased fill rates by 15%
  • Reduced the headcount needed to execute daily supply chain activities​​​​