Case Study: Sumitomo Rubber North America reduces planning time and optimizes inventory with Accelytics and Anaplan

Sumitomo Rubber North America cuts supply planning to 14 weeks with Accelytics

Sumitomo Rubber North America (SRNA), a major tire distributor for the Falken and Dunlop brands, faced significant challenges in its supply chain planning. All planning was done manually in Excel, leading to poor data integrity, long cycle times, and difficulty in allocating inventory. This resulted in high inventory levels and a lack of visibility across its operations. SRNA partnered with vendor Accelytics to implement a solution using the Anaplan platform.

Accelytics employed its Accelerated Approach Methodology to implement an in-depth Anaplan supply planning solution for SRNA within a 14-week timeframe. This provided SRNA with a flexible tool to optimize inventory allocation and create supply requests more efficiently. The results included reduced planning time and effort, lower capital requirements, and increased customer service levels. Furthermore, the Anaplan solution laid the foundation for connected planning across the entire business.

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