Scope
Deliver demand and supply planning capabilities utilizing the standard JDE MPS solution as a replacement for Kinaxis.
Exiom delivered programs capable of the following:
Demand Planning
- Monthly forecast at country, customer, and channel level
- Direct comparison between AOP and Demand Plan
- Phase-in / phase-out controls
- Demand waterfall analysis
Supply Planning
- Monthly forecasts disaggregated into weekly buckets based on predefined demand spread patterns
- A single application view providing detailed SKU-level visibility, including:
- Full forecast data visibility
- Sales order demand
- Manufacturing kitting demand
- Open purchase orders
- In-transit purchase orders
- Open work orders
- Current open MPS messages
- Weekly on-hand running balance
Result
Overall, the solution enhances planning transparency, alignment and decision-making across the supply chain. In addition, it reduces ongoing cost by saving on Kinaxis license fees and simplifies the application footprint by eliminating the integrations between Rapid Response and JDE.