Case Summary
A global manufacturer partnered with SLK to harmonize supply chain operations across 16+ locations. By standardizing practices, configuring Oracle solutions, and integrating custom applications, SLK eliminated inefficiencies and improved collaboration. This resulted in optimized planning, reduced costs, and 100% automation of inter-company orders.
The Challenge
- Heterogeneous IT application landscape with multiple ERPs and custom applications due to acquisitions.
- Inconsistent practices across locations led to inefficiencies and collaboration challenges.
- Ineffective enterprise planning and high costs hindered supply chain performance.
The Solution
- Conducted consulting engagements with various business units and locations to analyze current practices, processes, and standards.
- Harmonized practices for enhanced efficiency, effectiveness, and replicability by creating standard solution sets.
- Facilitated adoption and optimal implementation of standardized solutions across locations.
- Executed pilot implementations followed by rollouts in multiple global locations to standardize sales, manufacturing, and service operations.
- Enabled global orchestration of the supply chain by leveraging capacity across multiple sites.
- Configured Oracle solutions and integrated them with site specific bolt-ons across business units and geographic locations.
Business Impact
25%
improvement in Customer “Promise Date Service Levels” across multiple sites
100%
automation of inter-company orders & pricing between sites to support rapid fulfilment
Eliminated risks from site-specific tribal knowledge.
