The customer is the largest electronics specialty retailer in New England, with one of the most complex supply chain networks.

THE CHALLENGE

The customer was in the process of revamping their entire IT environment and had made significant investments in the i2 Technologies: SCM footprint (including development of the retail i2 template) in the supply chain management space and Retek in the transaction system space.

THE SOLUTION

WDL Technologies delivered the solution from i2 which included the i2 Demand Planner, i2 Profiler, i2 Replenishment Planner, i2 Transport Management Solution, i2 Mark Down Optimizer and the i2 Supply Chain Event Management products.

We also assisted the customer in providing the below services:

• Enhancements to the i2 Demand Planner solution design
• i2 Demand planner database size rationalization
• Redesign the Demand planner dynamic model for performance improvements
• Innovative schedule design for the different demand planner planning cycles of intra day, daily and weekly
• Gathering the new functionality requirements for demand planner from the business users
• Spiral development of Replenishment Planner
• Design, Develop, Deploy, Implement and Roll out of RP 5.2.2
• Develop production data and train business users
• Identify and document future enhancements
• Enhancements to the Profiler solution design
• Profiler product enhancements
• Integration
• Production support

THE BENEFITS

We helped the client to improve the forecast accuracy and placing the right inventory at the right stores at the lowest possible supply chain cost.

We also enabled CPFR which led to reduction in the supply chain inefficiencies and improved supply chain visibility.

This resulted in support for various levels of reporting from store level to chain level along with high data accuracy, near “0” data latency, enhanced employee productivity.