JFE Steel Forges Real-time Planning
Company Size
1,000+
Region
- Asia
Country
- Japan
Product
- Blue Yonder’s Luminate™ Planning platform
- Blue Yonder’s sales and operations planning (S&OP) capabilities
Tech Stack
- Cloud-based planning software
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Customer Satisfaction
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
Applicable Industries
- Metals
Applicable Functions
- Discrete Manufacturing
- Sales & Marketing
Use Cases
- Demand Planning & Forecasting
- Supply Chain Visibility
Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
About The Customer
JFE Steel Group is a leading steel manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo. The company produces 30 million tons of steel products annually. To optimize efficiency, capacity, and costs at its manufacturing facilities, JFE Steel requires a highly accurate sales forecast and intelligent planning software that synchronizes its supply of products with that demand. However, the company was facing challenges due to the lack of a centralized system for sales data, resulting in a slow, labor-intensive process for collecting and updating demand data.
The Challenge
JFE Steel Group, a leading steel manufacturer based in Tokyo, was facing challenges in optimizing efficiency, capacity, and costs at its manufacturing facilities due to a lack of accurate sales forecast and intelligent planning software. The sales data was stored on individual sales person’s computers, making it difficult for management to collect and load the information into their planning spreadsheets. This resulted in a slow, labor-intensive process where changes to the monthly plan had to be entered manually and the long-term plan was never updated for changes. The company was in need of a solution that could provide immediate visibility to demand, including changes impacting both monthly and long-term planning.
The Solution
JFE Steel partnered with Blue Yonder to implement production planning capabilities from Blue Yonder’s Luminate™ Planning platform. The platform provided a single view of demand across all of its customers and products, reducing the time taken to collect information from four days to instant access. The rolling sales plan was directly integrated with the company’s production plans and revenue plans, allowing adjustments to be made across all these plans as needed. This enabled JFE Steel to optimize its entire supply chain and react swiftly when demand changes. Additionally, the platform provided a user-friendly system that allowed customers to inquire about their order status, increasing customer satisfaction.
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