Case Study: Sunsweet Growers Improves Forecast Accuracy with Arkieva One-Plan S&OP

Sunsweet Growers boosts forecast accuracy 15-20% with Arkieva

Sunsweet Growers Inc., the world's largest producer of dried fruit, faced challenges including limited raw material availability, highly seasonal demand, and the use of spreadsheet-based tools. They partnered with vendor Arkieva to drive down inventory costs, improve order lead time, and reduce transportation costs using the Arkieva One-Plan S&OP solution.

Arkieva implemented its fully integrated One-Plan S&OP Solution, which included Demand Planner, Executive S&OP Dashboards, and the Scheduler. This resulted in a 15 to 20% increase in forecasting accuracy, a reduction in production overtime from 25% to 8%, and a 30% reduction in finished-goods spoilage. Arkieva's solution also enabled Sunsweet to drastically reduce its number of U.S. warehouses from 28 to 8 and keep its transportation cost-per-unit static for two years despite rising expenses.

Sunsweet Growers Inc.