Automotive Supply Chains, Simplified
Find the Signal in the Noise
Beyond Continuous Improvement
The automotive industry has developed sophisticated techniques for dealing with its deep, global network of suppliers and manufacturers.
Yet these traditional concepts were built on the assumption of a stability that no longer exists. Longer lead times, volatile customer demand, and new innovations, variations, and options have all led to increased disruption and volatility.
A New Approach to Automotive Supply Chain Volatility
The challenge for organizations across the automotive industry supply chain is that the replenishment of materials and subcomponents is almost always forecast driven. This process works well for some components, but not for those with a high degree of volatility in demand or supply—especially if their availability is critical to meeting the production schedule.
Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP) aligns replenishment to true market demand by establishing inventory buffers of key materials, enabling constant availability without misaligning materials from actual production requirements. The result: lower inventory levels and expedited freight expenses while maintaining or even increasing on-time, in-full delivery performance.
Supply Meet Actual Demand
By aligning inventory to sales-order driven demand, DDMRP can help you:
Shorten Lead Times
Learn how to ensure your materials stay fresh with DDMRP.
Eliminate Write-Offs
Learn how to improve visibility across your entire supply chain.
Get out of Spreadsheets
Learn how to stop planning in spreadsheets.
Right–Size Inventory
Learn how to reduce your supply chain risk.
Free Working Capital
Learn how to ensure you are getting the correct amount out at the right time.
Slash Freight Expedites
Learn how to slash the need for freight expedites.
Michelin increases service levels while reducing inventory
“The bimodal inventory distribution model disappeared very quickly and the plant planners have an easier way of working.”
Thibaut d’Herouville, VP Supply Chain
Satuerca finds 20% more capacity with DDMRP and Achieves record revenues
“Our Demand Driven MRP processes have significantly improved flow management. Intuiflow is easy to use.”
Xabier Tudanca, Purchase & Logistics Director
Yuko Lubricants reduced overstock and increased sales
“All complex questions have simple answers. And the DDMRP methodology is understandable for both managers and planners.”
Dmitry Vasilyev, CFO
Aptiv implements Demand Driven Planning with Intuiflow
From pilot to implementing in over 100 plants. Eric Lindstrom, Global Director of Production Control and Logistics, talks about the implementation of Intuiflow.
