“We can give people all the data related to what’s going on with a given item, a range of parts or an entire customer. So, it makes it really clear exactly what’s happening in the supply chain."

“With Kinaxis, we can manage all visibility and logistical activities via a dedicated control tower. Having a single platform for all pickup activities (forecast, proposal, etc.), as well as network integration and optimized routing, booking and delivery means that we have our finger on the pulse of our customer’s supply …

"The most significant value we have seen from using RapidResponse is the time savings. Before we used to spend days manually entering data into our enterprise resource planning tool and various Excel spreadsheets to generate our forecasts. Now in RapidResponse we complete the same task within hours while providing more …

"Kinaxis is a long- term collaborative partner for Jabil. We use their solutions and algorithms extensively, so adding DOTS’ capabilities made sense.”

"We did not select Kinaxis and mSE Solutions solely for their supply chain technology and consulting expertise, we also value being able to partner with people who are collaborative, visionary, and put people first."

“We needed a solution to be able to plan effectively across multiple ERP systems without having to do a full-blown ERP implementation."

"Our Integrated Business Planning process would take half a year to pull off one cycle because of the complexity of all the things that had to be orchestrated. By the time you got six months in, the business environment had already changed. With Kinaxis, we now operate on a four-week …

“We got to the point where, particularly on the supply planning side, we felt that SAP IBP for demand planning met our needs [but] we were probably using 40% of its capabilities."

“Maestro gave us a tool that gave both sides confidence and belief in the data in the system, as opposed to just forcing decisions through.”

“In the past, analysis took days or weeks to complete. By the time our decision-makers received the analysis, it was already outdated and in need of refreshing. We wanted a solution that would help us conduct ‘what-if’ scenarios to support decision making.”

“We assumed we would not be able to do any manufacturing at our Chinese bases and that shipping would also be impossible. Our response in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic required us to do simulations regarding how long this state would continue, what effect it would have on …

“We understood the structure of Maestro by then, so we were able to quickly visualize how to do simulations for things moving forward by changing certain numbers in certain ways. As we were able to accurately simulate business risks, we were able to rapidly investigate and implement the actions we …

“By using Maestro simulation functionality, we were able to show a PSI that was close to the actual state of material procurement and shipping delays that were caused by port congestion. And we were able to use this in estimating results and discussing countermeasures."

“Patient order cancellations due to out-of-stock supply have dropped to 20% of the pre-Kinaxis levels. This is the result of better planning and data sharing with our suppliers.”

“The collaboration and willingness to co-innovate with Kinaxis were critical to our success.”