Supply planning restructuring with accelerated return on investment

Jul 5

1 min read

CLIENT

• One of the leading fuel and lubricant distributors in Brazil and one of the country's largest energy companies.

• The company holds more than 15% of the national fuel market and operates more than 8,000 franchised service stations.

• The client sought a tool to support its S&OP and S&OE processes.

• It was necessary to quantify the gap between the costs of actual planning and optimized planning.

• The tool needed to run by product and incorporate constraints specific to the client's operations.

• Developed a customized Optima model tailored to the client's operations.

• Generated optimized and operationally feasible supply plans in accordance with the client's operational rules and business policies.

• Delivered team training and ongoing support to ensure consistent recurring use of the solution.

• 5% reduction in transportation costs.

• Additional gains captured through procurement optimization.

• More efficient, structured, and reliable planning process.

• Payback achieved in less than 6 months, based on savings generated from a single product.