Client Overview
Region
Europe
Industry
Smart Home & Building Automation
Challenges
- Lack of Alignment Across Functions
- Complexity in Planning Process
- Risk of Overengineering Supply Planning
Results
- Unified Cross-Functional Planning
- Clear, Phased IBP Roadmap
- Practical Supply Risk Management
- Smooth Ownership Handover
1. Challenge Overview
Lack of Alignment Across Functions
Disconnected priorities between sales, operations, and finance
Difficulty defining a shared planning process
Complexity in Planning Process
Desire to avoid heavy constraint logic in early phases
Needed pragmatic ways to manage supply variability
Risk of Overengineering Supply Planning
- Each subsidiary relied on its own planning tools, making it challenging to align global strategies.
- Lack of a single source of truth resulted in inefficient coordination and lost revenue opportunities.
2. Solution
2-Month Strategic Redesign with Senior Consultant
Focused engagement to simplify planning complexity
Cross-functional workshops to define real planning needs
Structured S&OP Design & IBP Implementation Roadmap
Co-created a phased implementation plan in SAP IBP
Introduced a lean S&OP cycle to build trust across business units
Expanded to IBP for Demand after validating process structure
Unconstrained Supply Planning Approach
Managed risk using smart inventory buffers instead of complex algorithms
Enabled flexibility while keeping planning logic lightweight
Hybrid ERP Integration Strategy
Integrated IBP with both new S/4HANA and legacy ERP
Ensured no disruption during phased rollout of backend systems
Transition to Rollout Partner
IBP Ready delivered the strategic foundation and design
Implementation partner took over for global scale-out
3. Results
Unified Cross-Functional Planning
Sales, operations, and finance aligned around a shared S&OP cycle, improving collaboration and transparency.
Clear, Phased IBP Roadmap
The team co-developed a realistic, actionable implementation path, moving from design to scale with confidence.
Practical Supply Risk Management
Inventory buffers allowed the client to handle constraints without complex supply models or excessive configuration.
Seamless ERP Integration
IBP was integrated with both legacy ERP and S/4HANA without disrupting ongoing operations.
Smooth Ownership Handover
IBP Ready set the foundation; the implementation partner scaled it ensuring continuity and long-term success.
Quick navigation
- Lack of Alignment Across Functions
- Complexity in Planning Process
- Risk of Overengineering Supply Planning
- 2-Month Strategic Redesign
- Structured S&OP Design & IBP Implementation Roadmap
- Unconstrained Supply Planning Approach
- Hybrid ERP Integration Strategy
- Transition to Rollout Partner
- Unified Cross-Functional Planning
- Clear, Phased IBP Roadmap
- Practical Supply Risk Management
- Seamless ERP Integration
- Smooth Ownership Handover
