Case Study: Wieland Metal Services achieves lower inventory and higher on-time performance with Demand Driven Technologies

Wieland Metal Services - Customer Case Study

Wieland Metal Services, a leading North American supplier of metal foil, strip, and sheet products, faced major supply chain challenges after changing ERP systems in 2017. Its material planners were forced to rely on cumbersome spreadsheets to manage expensive raw materials with long lead times and large minimum order quantities, making daily planning time-consuming and error-prone while the business still needed to maintain high service levels and avoid stockouts. Demand Driven Technologies provided the replenishment solution used to address these issues.

Demand Driven Technologies implemented Replenishment+ with Wieland Metal Services’ Oracle ERP system to streamline procurement and inventory planning. The company segmented inventory into platinum, gold, and silver categories using DDMRP settings, helping planners buy based on netflow priorities and maintain service levels with less inventory. As a result, Wieland Metal Services improved on-time performance by 13% and reduced inventory pounds by 12%, while also increasing working capital and protecting margins.

Wieland Metal Services

Scott Faniola

Director of Supply Chain