Case Study: Coast Products achieves real-time inventory visibility and improved accuracy with Plex Systems' DemandCaster

Coast Products Increases Sales and Empowers Employees with Plex DemandCaster

Coast Products, a Portland-based consumer packaged goods maker founded in 1919, builds durable lights, knives and multi-tools. The company was hampered by homegrown databases and monthly-updated spreadsheets, leading to poor visibility, reactive purchasing, missed sales opportunities, unplanned buying and stretched lead times.

Coast implemented cloud-based Plex DemandCaster with a remote six-month go-live and added planning staff to support the change. The system provided real-time forecasts and inventory controls, delivering increased accuracy and visibility, improved inventory management with near‑100% product availability, stronger cross-functional alignment, reduced emergency buys and measurable sales growth.

Coast Products

Shelley Roberts

Supply Chain Manager