Case Study: The Doe Run Company achieves faster, more confident planning with Workday Adaptive Planning

Doe Run strengthens diverse operations with customized business models

The Doe Run Company, a privately held natural resources company and the largest integrated lead producer in the Western Hemisphere, was struggling to manage financial planning across diverse operations using hundreds of spreadsheets and an aging on-premises ERP approach. The complexity made reporting, version control, and decentralized planning too time-consuming, while the company also needed better control of costs and cash flow. Doe Run turned to Workday Adaptive Planning to support its financial analysis, forecasting, and budgeting needs.

Workday implemented Workday Adaptive Planning across four U.S. locations, giving Doe Run customized business models, multi-instance planning, and consolidated reporting across four distinct divisions. The result was automated, more accurate planning and forecasting, improved decision-making, and a real-time 360-degree view of performance. Doe Run also reported significant total cost of ownership savings versus on-premises software, with the cloud solution costing about 10% of the alternative when hardware, IT, licensing, and support were included.

The Doe Run Company

Narayana Swamy

Financial Planning and Analysis Manager