Case Study: Celestica achieves 15% supply-chain planning efficiency and sub-hour clear-to-build responsiveness with Kinaxis RapidResponse

How what-if analysis helped Celestica make gains in order promise efficiency as well as supply chain planning functions

Celestica, a global electronics manufacturer with operations in Asia, the Americas and Europe, faced complex multi‑site supply chains and rapidly changing customer demand. The company needed to standardize available‑to‑promise (ATP) and clear‑to‑build (CTB) capabilities, improve analytics and reduce planning latency so different sites could coordinate and provide clear, timely answers to customer requests.

By deploying Kinaxis RapidResponse, Celestica gained fast, scalable ATP/CTB and robust what‑if analysis, cutting complex CTB assessments from up to two days to under an hour. The solution delivered about a 15% improvement in planning efficiency, eliminated daily manual shortage reporting (≈4 hours/day), saved roughly 35 planner hours/week in the first account, freed planners for higher‑value work, and sustained or slightly improved on‑time delivery.

Celestica

John Crawford

Global Solutions Architect, Supply Chain Solutions