Case Study: Swire Beverages achieves 75% reduction in out-of-stocks and 64% lower inventory days with Blue Yonder

Swire Beverages Unlocks the Full Potential of Its Coca-Cola Supply Chain Network in China

Swire Beverages, the Coca‑Cola franchise bottler in Hong Kong selling roughly 790 million cases annually in mainland China, faced a stretched supply chain: 10 bottling plants, hundreds of SKUs, seasonal demand and marketing-driven volatility, capacity constraints and a manual planning system that couldn’t scale to meet rising service expectations and a new joint‑venture rollout.

Swire deployed JDA’s planning and fulfillment suite (Demand, Collaborate, Fulfillment, Sequencing, Monitor, Strategy) with consulting and support to synchronize demand across manufacturing, optimize sequencing and position inventory by DC and store. The solution improved forecast accuracy by 24%, cut out‑of‑stocks by 75%, reduced inventory days by 64%, raised production line efficiency 10%, increased process compliance and operating efficiency—and contributed to a multi‑fold sales increase in China.

Swire Beverages

Maggie Huang

Manager, APS Center, Supply Chain