Case Study: Gates Europe achieves higher S&OP maturity with Arkieva

Gates boosts S&OP maturity and improves demand planning efficiency with Arkieva

Gates Europe, part of the Gates Corporation which is a leading manufacturer of power transmission and fluid power products, faced challenges with disconnected planning processes reliant on complex Excel spreadsheets and stand-alone applications. This hindered integration and collaboration within their Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process. To address this, they turned to the vendor Arkieva for its integrated One-Plan S&OP solution.

Arkieva implemented a fully integrated suite including Demand Planner, Inventory Planner, and Supply Planner. This solution enabled a more collaborative planning process and advanced the maturity of the S&OP function at Gates. The results included a clear improvement in S&OP maturity and a serious increase in the efficiency of demand planning, with the sales organization actively using collaborative forecasting. Arkieva's project was also established as a best-practice model for future strategic changes within the company.

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