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Case Study: PepsiCo achieves centralized supply-chain planning and forecasting with Practical Computer Applications
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PepsiCo - Customer Case Study
PepsiCo partnered with Practical Computer Applications (PCA) to improve supply-chain planning and forecasting across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The company needed a more sophisticated, centralized alternative to Excel that could handle complex manufacturing, distribution, and warehousing decisions for hundreds of beverage and snack products while supporting PepsiCo’s best practices, multiple languages, currencies, and varying user skill levels.
Practical Computer Applications implemented a custom smart client, web-based supply-chain planning and demand forecasting solution with a single unified database and role-based access. The system enabled centralized administration, consistent KPIs, localized language support, and 24/7 internet access, helping PepsiCo reduce reporting time, improve visibility into demand/production/deployment planning, and lower costs versus packaged software like SAP.
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PepsiCo
Joanne Metzke
Senior Supply Chain Manager