Case Study: Eurilait halves waste and boosts forecast accuracy with FuturMaster

Cheese supplier Eurilait enjoys bumper year using FuturMaster

Eurilait, a UK supplier of cheeses, butter, cream and desserts, faced complex planning challenges from highly variable demand, short product shelf lives and huge seasonal spikes (sales can rise up to 1,000% around Christmas). To replace a rudimentary Excel-based approach and better plan production and timing for some 400 SKUs, Eurilait turned to FuturMaster’s supply chain forecasting and demand/materials planning software.

FuturMaster implemented demand planning in 2016 and added materials planning across Europe in 2017, enabling Eurilait to plan further ahead and smooth peaks. The result: waste was halved, retail forecast accuracy rose from 60% to 80%, wholesale/food-service accuracy improved from ~30–40% to about 70%, and customer service levels increased to 97.5% (from 94.5% in 2015). FuturMaster’s tools also gave Eurilait the visibility to coordinate promotions, launch new lines and plan directly with customers.

Eurilait

Steven Smith

Supply Chain Manager