Case Study: Leading Consumer Products Company reduces inventory and improves supply reliability with Elemica VMI

Leading Consumer Products Company - Customer Case Study

Leading Consumer Products Company, a $50+ billion consumer products manufacturer in personal care/hygiene and home products, needed to improve a two-stage raw material replenishment process that relied on rail and truck moves between intermediate storage and its plant. The company struggled with manual, last-minute order changes, cross-border transportation complexity, and the risk of stock-outs, so it turned to Elemica and its Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) solution.

Elemica implemented an automated, closed-loop VMI system integrated with the company’s inventory feed and configured for plant production schedules and transportation lead times. The pilot moved from manual intervention to hands-free operation, reducing inventory levels and inventory swings while maintaining supply continuity; the case study also cites future potential gains of 15–25% lower on-hand inventory, 33–75% fewer safety-stock dips, and 40–60% fewer overstock incidents.