Case Study: Bell Textron achieves faster, more accurate supply chain planning with Kinaxis

How Bell Textron soared to new heights in supply chain planning

Bell Textron, a commercial and military rotorcraft and equipment manufacturer, was struggling with outdated, siloed data, complex bills of materials, long lead times, and frequent engineering changes that made its spreadsheet-based supply chain planning too slow and unreliable. As the business expanded, Bell Textron needed better forward visibility, more accurate capacity planning, and a faster way to respond to shifting demand and supply constraints, so it turned to Kinaxis.

Kinaxis implemented its digital twin and real-time supply chain planning capabilities, integrating data from SAP and enabling end-to-end scenario planning. The results were significant: Bell Textron extended its demand planning horizon to 10 years, moved from a bi-annual to a monthly SIOP cycle, improved capacity load accuracy by 25%, and optimized inventory levels, while also strengthening collaboration across finance and operations.

Bell Textron

James Grissel

Manager of Operational Metrics & Analytics