Case Study: Extreme Networks achieves real-time unified supply chain visibility and eliminates spreadsheets with Kinaxis RapidResponse

Cutting through the complexity that comes with acquisitions and rapid growth

Extreme Networks, a fast‑growing networking solutions company, doubled from $500M to $1B through multiple acquisitions and expanded to 3,000 employees and 30,000 customers. The acquisitions brought disparate systems and manual spreadsheet workarounds, leaving no single source of truth and making global supply‑chain planning increasingly unsustainable.

Extreme implemented Kinaxis RapidResponse (with partner Barkawi) in a 12‑month, company‑wide “big bang” rollout to consolidate planning across acquisitions. The platform eliminated spreadsheet-based processes, created a single view of the supply chain with instant impact visibility and scenario simulation, standardized planning worldwide, enabled proactive decision‑making, and allowed the company to manage its doubled size without a proportional increase in resources.

Extreme Networks

Gerry Hanrahan

Senior Director, Supply Chain Process & Technology