Case Study: Western Container achieves rapid production-cost insights and financial agility with Workday Adaptive Planning

Bottling manufacturer drinks up refreshed enterprise planning system

Western Container Corporation, a PET container manufacturer serving the Coca‑Cola Bottling System since 1979, faced an outdated financial planning process that relied on static spreadsheets. Calculating bottling and plant production costs took weeks, reports shared by email lacked timeliness and accuracy, and collaboration among multiple plant locations was inefficient.

By implementing Workday Adaptive Planning, Western Container moved to continuous financial planning that turned weeks of manual work into minutes—automating expense calculations, historical analysis, and forecasting. The result: simplified reporting, stronger data integrity for better cost analysis and identification of savings opportunities, and improved budget ownership and cross‑department collaboration, freeing executives to focus on strategic priorities.

Western Container

Amie Schmidt

Accountant