With annual revenues in the billions, McKesson Canada serves millions of customers every day, delivering more than one-third of all prescription drugs in Canada. The company’s global supply chain manages over 250,000 distinct product SKUs.
成功案例
麥克森加拿大
Demand and Supply Planning, Replenishment
McKesson Canada optimizes Demand and Supply Planning
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企業挑戰
McKesson Canada was challenged to optimize its inbound products, and the inventory in its 13 distribution centers (DCs), via an outdated legacy system. New technology was needed to meet growing customer requirements, support revenue gains, manage supply-side disruptions, and increase accuracy and efficiency.
解決方案
McKesson Canada partnered with Blue Yonder to manage product flow into its DCs, as well as inventory levels. The stakes are high: billions of dollars in product acquisitions and over $1 billion of inventory are managed through Blue Yonder.
“Blue Yonder solutions help McKesson Canada rationalize demand and supply planning for over 50,000 products across 13 distribution centers. We can segregate our forecasts and replenishment plans based on product turnover rates, seasonality and other factors. We can define profitable safety stock levels and other inventory policies. As a result, we’ve made our inventory more efficient, reduced overall inventory levels and improved operating cash flow by millions.”
–Kareen Habib, Senior Director of Supply Planning
透過提升預測精準度，提高客戶服務品質與訂單履約率
“Now that our forecasts have increased in accuracy, McKesson Canada can deliver higher levels of customer service. Our fill rates exceed our targets by 0.1% on average, and by 1% for new products. The overall value to customers also includes increased product availability and fewer lost sales.”
Improved inbound efficiency in distribution centers
「由於能更精準、更妥善地訂購商品，Blue Yonder 讓 McKesson Canada 的進貨吞吐量提升了 10%，進而大幅最佳化人力、物流與行政資源的使用效率。」
Productivity gains thanks to process automation
“Blue Yonder software streamlines and accelerates our everyday processes for managing inbound shipments and making inventory decisions. For example, an auto-approval feature enables McKesson Canada to generate automated approvals of Blue Yonder’s recommended supply plans for about 45% of our product portfolio, leading to significant gains in efficiency and productivity.”
解決方案的助益
Blue Yonder 結合業界標準與獨家專利的需求預測演算法，能完整涵蓋各種銷售模式，包括低週轉率 SKU、高季節性商品，以及不定期爆發的大宗需求。這項能力協助 McKesson Canada 達到極致的預測精準度，同時將計劃人員所需投入的時間與人力降至最低。Blue Yonder 的供應計畫與補貨能力協助 McKesson 在其整個分銷網絡中配置適當的庫存，在將缺貨情況減到最少的同時，最大化庫存週轉率。結果就是以較低的庫存投資，實現增加的服務。自動化機制讓 Blue Yonder 得以承擔大部分的繁重工作與決策分析，讓計劃人員能將精力集中於策略性優先事項。此外，Blue Yonder 的進階分析功能有助於維持營運績效，甚至隨著時間推移持續提升表現。
“McKesson Canada selected Blue Yonder because of its advanced statistical models and the strength of its reputation in the industry. Blue Yonder has proven to be a valuable strategic partner with amazing, robust solutions that work for the scale of our operations. Blue Yonder capabilities make our organization more strategic, more flexible, more accurate and more efficient.”
–供應計畫資深總監
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Knauf 選擇 Blue Yonder 來支援需求與供應計畫轉型，首先在其保溫材料與天花板業務中導入需求計畫與供應計畫。這些解決方案提高了 SKU 層級的需求預測準確性，並簡化了下游供應鏈流程，讓 Knauf 能提高預測精準度並降低營運資本。透過現代化的供應計畫與訂單承諾能力，該公司預計將提供產品可用性的預測性洞見，為客戶訂單承諾樹立新標準。
