Case Study: Mizuno Corporation achieves higher forecast accuracy and improved fill rates with Demand Solutions

Extending their Lead Mizuno USA Keeps Winning with a Best-In-Class Supply Chain

Mizuno Corporation, a leading supplier of sporting goods in the U.S. with roughly 25,000 SKUs, was struggling with rapidly growing data volumes and increasingly complex planning and forecasting during a period of double‑digit growth. A long‑time customer of Demand Solutions (previously using DS1), Mizuno needed a next‑generation platform to replace spreadsheets and offline processes and support more accurate, scalable supply chain planning.

Demand Solutions implemented its DSX platform — deploying Forecast Management, Requirements Planning and S&OP modules and enabling integrated business planning (IBP) with connected reporting and visualization — to centralize data and standardize monthly planning. As a result of Demand Solutions’ DSX, Mizuno improved forecast accuracy and first‑pass fill rates, reduced stockouts and made more accurate buys, sped reporting from about 2.5 days to roughly 2 hours, and extended S&OP across the organization.

Mizuno Corporation

Philippe Libert

Director of Demand Management