Challenge
A private equity-owned manufacturer of water filtration systems required immediate visibility into planning capabilities but faced sub-scale systems and processes.
The company needed help to implement an optimized SIOP process to improve planning and visibility to capture rapid anticipated growth.
Approach
- Conducted rapid deep-dive to assess system, process, and organizational gaps for key planning activities
- Cleaned up targeted master data and updated system configuration
- Built a data ecosystem to centralize disparate systems, providing cross-functional visibility into critical
supply chain processes and issues - Implemented weekly and monthly operating routine to proactively manage business with leading indicator KPIs
Results
Accelerated revenue recognition by $3M, avoiding an 11% miss in quarterly budgeted revenue
Facilitated 2X anticipated growth in budgeted revenue via adoption of improved operating routines and management systems
Reduced backlog from 60 days to 0 for Design/Engineering activities through desired planning window, reducing manufacturing delays
Reduced SG&A costs by 10% through improved operations and capital planning and adoption of data-driven decision making