Case Study: Big Ass Fans improves demand forecasting and SIOP planning with Smart Software

Big Ass Fans Turns to Smart Software as Demand Heats Up

Big Ass Fans, a global manufacturer of high-volume fans, needed a better way to plan production as demand grew. The company was struggling with a gap between booking forecasts and shipments, which affected revenue and customer satisfaction. To address this, Big Ass Fans turned to Smart Software and its Smart IP&O platform for demand planning and inventory optimization.

Smart Software implemented Smart Demand Planner as part of a collaborative, data-driven S&OP/SIOP process, with API-based integration to Big Ass Fans’ Epicor Kinetic ERP. The solution unified forecasting across product lines and international teams, combined statistical forecasts with expert adjustments, and fed forecast data directly into MRP. As a result, Big Ass Fans created one global planning process, improved forecast accuracy, and enabled manufacturing to stay ahead of demand and better meet customer needs.

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