For more than 60 years, Jamestown Container Companies has built a reputation for fast, reliable service in one of the most demanding manufacturing sectors—corrugated packaging.
With multiple facilities providing concept-to-finished-goods solutions, Jamestown competes in an industry known for overcapacity, high fixed costs, and razor-thin margins.
In this environment, the company’s competitive edge has always been speed—delivering high-quality packaging faster than anyone else. But as demand variability grew and inventory costs rose, Jamestown needed a smarter way to balance responsiveness with profitability.
“Intuiflow allowed us to leverage short lead times to the market and create a huge market advantage, tripling our operating profit.”
— Bruce Janowsky, CEO, Jamestown Container Companies
Customer expectations were climbing. Lead times were shrinking. And in an industry defined by price pressure and high overhead, even small inefficiencies could erode profits.
Jamestown’s leadership team knew that to stay ahead, they had to achieve three things simultaneously:
Traditional MRP systems couldn’t keep up. They generated noise instead of clarity—flooding planners with exceptions, overproducing slow-moving SKUs, and still causing shortages of high-demand products. Jamestown needed a system that could synchronize production, inventory, and demand in real time.
Jamestown implemented Demand Driven MRP (DDMRP) concepts using Intuiflow (formerly Replenishment+), the flagship solution from Demand Driven Technologies.
This approach fundamentally changed how the company planned and replenished inventory—moving from forecast-driven production to a real-demand flow model that ensured availability while reducing waste.
Dynamic Buffers: Inventory positions are now automatically recalculated based on actual consumption, keeping the right materials in stock and nothing more.
Visual Priorities: Planners and operators instantly see which orders matter most, aligning production schedules to customer needs.
End-to-End Visibility: Sales, operations, and logistics all work from the same live demand signals, eliminating silos and delays.
The transformation positioned Jamestown to outperform competitors still relying on traditional MRP.
The results exceeded expectations—both operationally and financially. Within months of going live with Intuiflow, Jamestown Container achieved:
By leveraging its new demand-driven model, Jamestown transformed short lead times into a market advantage—delivering faster than competitors while holding less inventory.
With Intuiflow, Jamestown Container shifted its operating model from firefighting to flow. Instead of reacting to late orders or excess stock, planners now manage by clear priorities and accurate data.
The company’s DDMRP-based process not only strengthened customer relationships but also delivered the kind of measurable financial performance that’s rare in such a competitive industry.
As CEO Bruce Janowsky put it, “Short lead times used to be our challenge. Now they’re our advantage.”
Jamestown’s success highlights what Intuiflow was designed for—helping manufacturers turn volatility into velocity and complexity into control.
Intuiflow is a single, connected Demand Driven platform that brings planning, scheduling, and execution into perfect alignment with real demand. Instead of chasing shortages or rescheduling manually, planners see live priorities, AI-optimized buffers, and one version of the truth across teams.
Materials Planning: Keep inventory aligned to true demand—prevent shortages and overstocks with AI-optimized buffers and automated replenishment.
Scheduling & Execution: Turn production priorities into predictable performance by sequencing work to actual capacity and demand.
Sales & Operations Planning: Link strategy to execution with real-time visibility across sales, finance, and operations.
Demand Planning: Replace static forecasts with adaptive, data-driven plans that flex as the market shifts.
Autopilot, Intuiflow’s built-in AI engine, continuously fine-tunes parameters across every module—removing manual effort while keeping plans responsive to real conditions. Embedded Power BI dashboards deliver insights instantly, and secure ERP integrations ensure a smooth, fast deployment.
Jamestown Container’s experience proves that even in a cost-driven industry, agility wins. With Intuiflow, they reduced inventory, accelerated lead times, and tripled profitability—all while delivering best-in-class service.
See how Intuiflow can help you create your own competitive advantage through flow.