Final project for DSC4215 Supply Chain Visualization & Actionable Intelligence (taught by Assoc Prof Keith Carter of National University of Singapore). Data has been modified to obfuscate sensitive competitive information. Group members: Chen Yuying, Ginny Tan, Nelson Tan, Nguyen Thu Nga, Zhang Xuyang and Quek Keng Yong
1. Visualize actionable intelligence in consumer goods
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The following is a case study on how Kingpin solutions helped Procter and Gamble
(P&G) improve demand planning performance in the Philippines.
Massive inventory costs
due to inaccurate
product line forecasts
-$6,522,331
How Kingpin
solutions yielded
improvements for
our client
Challenges in consumer goods forecasting
Even the most
established FMCG
firms contend with
Management
believes that siloed
supply chains have
missed global
optimization
opportunities
Lack of actionable
intelligence on
problems across
product lines,
preventing rapid
response.
20%
Our Solution
Kingpin solutions for FMCG demand planning can deliver data-driven optimization to your
planning cycle, from analysis to customer relations to shipments.
Fast: Get instant
insights into issues that
hold back your
company’s profitability
Factual: Real-time
forecast generation
and correction prevents
loss of sales and high
inventories
Full-picture:
Improve distributor
engagement and free
up executive time to
do strategic planning
Visible data. Tangible Results.
forecast error
Monitor an array of
indicators: demand,
inventory, forecasts
*Source: 2014 3PL summit
aimed to adopt a real-
time instrumented
supply chain* due to:
2% 5% 10%
Sales increase* Margin
improvement*
Higher asset
utilization*
The value of supply chain integration
*Source: 2014 3PL summit
High forecast error
from poor monitoring
of product
performance and
distributor info
24.68%
Lost sales due to
insufficient inventory
-$687,552
Drill down to specific
SKU, find problems
and respond fast
Apply what-if analyses
on costs and pricing to
get best course of action
$2,259,2434.2%Reduction of
forecast error
Net financial
benefit
Save millions each year for $600/day
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