Nouryon Achieves a One-Plan Harmonized S&OP Process with Arkieva
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.


Name: Nouryon
Location: Global corporation
Business units:
- Ethylene and Sulfur Derivatives
- Industrial Chemicals
- Polymer Chemicals
- Pulp & Performance Chemicals
- Surface Chemistry
Industry: Chemical
Revenue: €5 billion ~ USD 6 billion
Arkieva Products
- Demand Planner
- Inventory Planner
- Supply Planner
- Financial Planner
- S&OP Dashboards & Reporting
Why Arkieva
• Long-standing existing client relationship with other business units within the Specialty Chemicals business division
• Demonstrated ability to deliver on our promise
“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.”
Benefits
- Harmonized S&OP process across all Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) Business units including, Surface Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Ethylene and Sulfur Derivatives, Pulp and Performance Chemicals, and Industrial Chemicals.
- Enhanced communication among Sales, Customer Service Representatives, Manufacturing, Accounting and Product Development 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.
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