Case Study: Novozymes achieves lower safety stock and better global inventory planning with SAP Integrated Business Planning

Novozymes Helping Customers – and Meeting Sustainability Goals – with Optimized Inventory Planning

Novozymes, a global leader in sustainable biological solutions, was challenged by fragmented Excel-based inventory planning that relied on local models and spreadsheets. This made safety stock calculations inconsistent, causing frequent stockouts, higher inventory levels, and rush orders across its global supply chain. To improve service levels and support its sustainability goals, Novozymes turned to SAP Integrated Business Planning for inventory.

SAP implemented a single, global inventory optimization model that unified planning across sales, inventory, and operations, with rapid simulation and scenario planning. The result was a 12% reduction in safety stock and the ability to complete global simulations in less than one hour, while improving visibility, collaboration, and inventory target setting across Novozymes’ local and regional planners.

Novozymes

Peter Wissing

Global Inventory Lead