Case Study: JFE Steel achieves 50% reduction in planning time and real-time demand visibility with Blue Yonder Luminate Planning

JFE Steel Forges Real-time Planning

JFE Steel, a Tokyo‑headquartered producer of 30 million tons of steel annually, faced inefficient, siloed demand planning: sales data lived on individual reps’ computers, managers spent days manually consolidating Excel spreadsheets, and long‑term forecasts were often out of date, hampering capacity, cost and customer response decisions.

By implementing Blue Yonder’s Luminate Planning S&OP with an Excel‑based input, JFE gained a single, real‑time view of demand that automatically updates short‑ and long‑term plans and links sales, production and revenue planning. The change cut long‑term planning time by 50%, improved customer promise accuracy and speed, and gave customers easy access to real‑time order status.

JFE Steel