Case Study: Teradyne achieves faster supply chain responsiveness and reduced excess and obsolete inventory with Kinaxis RapidResponse

With RapidResponse, Teradyne can address fluctuating demand and supply with improved supply chain response management and inventory management capabilities

Teradyne, a leading supplier of automatic test equipment and interconnection systems, faced a complex, outsourced global supply chain with products made of 3,000–5,000 parts. Long lead times, frequent and large demand swings, and the inability to lock in supply windows created inventory liability and growing excess and obsolete stock across Teradyne and its subcontractor sites.

By implementing Kinaxis RapidResponse integrated with Oracle and partners’ ERPs, Teradyne gained real-time, end-to-end visibility and what-if planning to manage parts transfers, reconfigure supply, and shorten lead times. The solution reduced excess and obsolete inventory, lowered supplier liability, improved responsiveness to demand changes and delivered measurable cost savings while building core supply chain response capability.

Teradyne

Bob Kenney

Global Supply Chain Manager