Case Study: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc achieves rapid build-to-order response and reduced excess & obsolete inventory with Kinaxis RapidResponse

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. - Customer Case Study

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, a longtime designer and manufacturer of ion implantation systems for the semiconductor industry, faced a classic build-to-order challenge: highly complex, customized products in a cyclical market, frequent engineering changes, long supplier lead times and short customer order lead times. These factors made inventory management and response to demand volatile and time-consuming, creating risk of excess and obsolete (E&O) inventory and missed customer commitments.

Varian implemented Kinaxis RapidResponse (integrated with SAP) in a four-month deployment to enable fast what-if analyses, review engineering change order impacts, schedule product cut-ins, and automate reporting and alerts. The solution cut analysis time from days to minutes, drastically reduced forecast and processing times, improved multi-level ECO reviews, lowered E&O levels, and helped the company meet customer commitments with greater speed and consistency.

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc