Case Study: Boon Edam achieves S&OP kickstart and improved forecast accuracy with AIMMS

Boon Edam Takes MVP Approach to Kickstart its S&OP Process

Royal Boon Edam, a global leader in entry solutions, needed to shift from bespoke production toward a hybrid “made-to-stock” and “assembly-to-order” model, which required a new logistics and S&OP approach. Their existing forecasting relied heavily on assumptions and gut feel, data quality was imperfect, and the company wanted to begin with a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) to iteratively build a more robust planning process.

Working with ORTEC, Boon Edam implemented an AIMMS-based S&OP app with a three-month planning horizon and monthly Excel uploads from regional teams into a single view of demand, capacity and inventory. The tool uses statistical forecasting to support data-driven decisions, is being linked to SAP to improve data quality, and has given the team clearer insights, improved forecast accuracy, and smoother adoption of the new business model.

Boon Edam

Aron Waas

Global Supply Chain Director