Supply Planning & Optimization.

Westernacher transforms supply planning from reactive order processing into proactive, constraint-based optimization using SAP Integrated Business Planning (SAP IBP). Westernacher’s supply planning implementations balance customer service levels, operational costs, and capacity constraints while ensuring material availability and optimal resource utilization through advanced planning techniques, automated exception management, and real-time scenario analysis.

Supply Planning Expertise:

Unconstrained vs. Constrained Planning: Evaluate capacity requirements vs. realistic feasible plans
Multi-Level Planning: Coordinate planning across finished goods, semi-finished goods, and raw materials
Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP): Optimize replenishment across distribution networks
Production Planning Synchronization: Short-term detailed scheduling aligned with S&OP plans
Supplier Collaboration: Extend planning visibility to key suppliers and partners
Available-to-Promise (ATP): Real-time order promising with accurate delivery dates

Supply Planning Capabilities:

Linear programming in SAP IBP R&S and ePP/DS for production planning optimization
Heuristic-based planning for large-scale complex scenarios
What-if scenario analysis for evaluating planning alternatives
Constraint-based planning considering capacities, materials, and resources

Typical Results:

Better ability to sequence operations
Enhanced responsiveness to late order changes and new demand signals
Improvements in OTD (On‑Time Delivery) performance
Clear identification of critical components and resources

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Supply Planning & Optimization.

Supply Planning Expertise:

Supply Planning Capabilities:

Typical Results:

Quest

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