Case Study: TE Connectivity achieves greater responsiveness and demand-driven S&OP with Blue Yonder

TE Connectivity Launches Global Sales and Operations Planning Process With Its Automotive Business

TE Connectivity (TE) needed to standardize and scale sales and operations planning (S&OP) across diverse business units that were each using different processes and tools, duplicating data and lacking a common platform. The company required a solution that could handle multiple hierarchies, varied product/customer structures, ERP integration and robust exception management; after a vendor evaluation, TE selected JDA Sales & Operations Planning and began pilots in its Automotive EMEA business (25,000 SKUs) and the smaller Circuit Protection unit (4,000 SKUs).

Using JDA and consulting/training support, TE instituted a monthly, five-step S&OP process and an 18‑month rolling forecast down to part-number level, enabling more accurate capacity planning and faster response to demand swings. Results included an 8% year‑over‑year improvement in ship‑to‑request performance for Automotive, better forecast accuracy through consensus planning, improved inventory turns alongside increased revenue, and ongoing global rollouts to extend these gains.

TE Connectivity

Steffen Penschke

Director, Global Materials