Company Overview: Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) is a worldwide manufacturer of everyday products such as paper, plastics, building materials, and personal care.
Industry: Chemical
Revenue: €5 billion ~ USD 6 billion
Business Units
- Ethylene and Sulfur Derivatives
- Industrial Chemicals
- Polymer Chemicals
- Pulp & Performance Chemicals
- Surface Chemistry
“The Arkieva solutions together with the competencies of the Arkieva consultants have provided us the possibility to implement a strong toolset for our tactical planning without having our process definitions dictated by a system vendor. Arkieva has provided a good standard platform which we together have designed to fit our needs.”
Jo Shepherd, VP Supply Chain Specialty Chemicals, Nouryon
Objectives:
- Achieve a harmonized S&OP process with cross-functional team collaboration among Demand Planners, Business Managers, Financial Controllers, Supply Chain Managers, Management and other Stakeholders
- Create one Global planning system across all business units and regions
- Implement a collaborative planning environment for planners to easily share ideas and strategies
Solutions: Fully integrated Arkieva One-Plan S&OP Solution
- Arkieva Demand Planner
- Arkieva Inventory Planner
- Arkieva Supply Planner
- Executive S&OP Dashboards and Reports
- Arkieva Financial Planner
Arkieva One-Plan S&OP Solution Results:
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- Harmonized S&OP process across all Nouryon Business units using the Arkieva One-Plan S&OP Software suite
- Enhanced communication among cross-functional teams via the Arkieva Collaboration platform
- Integrated financial planning system used by Controllers and Financial Analysts to create and manage budgets
- Event-based triggers to alert planners and key stakeholders of possible disruptions across the Supply chain
- Inventory visibility and tracking for key inventory metrics including, Days of Coverage, Excess and Slow-moving stock (age) analysis