Case Study: Leading Audio Equipment Manufacturer achieves end-to-end supplier visibility and improved order fulfillment with Kinaxis RapidResponse

Leading audio equipment manufacturer enhances network visibility through supplier collaboration

A leading audio equipment manufacturer that shifted much of its production to contract manufacturers lost end-to-end visibility and control. Relying on manual spreadsheets across Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers made it difficult to see schedules, BOMs and inventory, produce accurate ATP dates, and forecast by sales channel, impairing responsiveness to market changes.

The company implemented Kinaxis RapidResponse with shadow planning to mirror supplier data and create a single source of truth, enabling real-time supplier collaboration and configurable dashboards for scenario planning. This delivered channel-level forecasting, more accurate ATPs, lower inventory and freight costs, faster order fulfillment and ultimately increased revenue.