Case Study: Graco achieves 26% lower finished goods inventory with GAINSSystems

Multi-echelon Optimization Success in Manufacturing

Graco, a leading provider of premium pumps and spray equipment for fluid handling, needed to improve forecast accuracy, reduce inventory, increase planner productivity, and gain worldwide material requirement visibility across six factories and nine distribution centers in four countries. The company also wanted to improve customer service levels while supporting profit-optimized sales and operations planning.

Using GAINSystems’ multi-echelon optimization solution, Graco prioritized forecast accuracy improvements and implemented enterprise-wide S&OP support. With GAINSystems, Graco reduced finished goods inventory by 26% while maintaining a 98% fill rate, alongside benefits such as fewer expedites, dynamic inventory settings, auto-released planned orders, and better forecasting accuracy.

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