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Client Overview

Region

Germany

Industry

Power Tool Manufacturing

Challenges

  • Siloed Demand & Supply Planning
  • Fragmented Forecasting & Production Planning
  • Supporting Multiple Factories & Sales Organizations

Results

  • Improved End-to-End Visibility
  • Faster Issue Resolution
  • Better Decision-Making with a Unified Planning Approach

Anonymous Testimonial 1

Average Rating: 7/7

Comment:

Very experienced instructor with good teaching skills. This made training pleasant. Good knowledge of the system and processes.
Romain is a great trainer with deep knowledge of the subject and wonderful personal qualities. All the questions which appeared in between the topics were answered. Specific questions outside the course program coming from participants were taken into consideration during the course. The communication between Romain and the group was perfect. Romain is also good in setting right topic priorities based on the initial expectations collected at the beginning of the course.

 

Anonymous Testimonial 1

Average Rating: 6.45/7

Comment:

Der Referent wirkte außerordentlich kompetent und praxiserfahren mit dem Produkt.
Er konnte problemlos Fragen jenseits der Unterlagen beantworten.
Gab gute Praxistipps und hat sehr gut Brücken zu existierenden Systemen geschlagen – das hat sehr zum Verständnis beigetragen.

 

Anonymous Testimonial 1

cAverage Rating: 6.3/7

Comment:

Structured though flexible lessons, adjusted to the audience needs (which was quite diverse). Great ability to carry on and drive attention to key points.

 

Anonymous Testimonial 1

cAverage Rating: 6.5/7

Comment:

thx to Romain and swiss chocolate 🙂

 

Anonymous Testimonial 1

cAverage Rating: 7/7

Comment:

Very knowledgeable.

 

Anonymous Testimonial 1

cAverage Rating: 7/7

Comment:

As he has practical and business experience – also with this tool IBP – his additional knowledge and practical insights really helped to understand better and to have questions answered.
I prefer this over a SAP trainer.

 

Anonymous Testimonial 1

cAverage Rating: 6.5/7

Comment:

Es fiel mir leicht, aufmerksam und konzentriert zu bleiben.

 

1. Challenge Overview

Siloed Demand & Supply Planning

STIHL’s global subsidiaries and production units operated independent SAP ERP systems, leading to:

  • Inconsistent planning processes across 35 sales organizations and 8 production units.
  • Lack of real-time collaboration, causing delays in decision-making.
  • Time-consuming data validation, preventing planners from focusing on strategic initiatives.

Fragmented Forecasting & Production Planning

Without an integrated system, STIHL faced:

  • Uncoordinated demand forecasts, leading to stock imbalances and missed opportunities.
  • Disconnected supply constraints, making it difficult to align production schedules with demand fluctuations.
  • High manual effort in tracking inventory positions across multiple systems.

Difficulties in Supporting Multiple Factories & Sales Organizations

  • 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

Legacy Planning Systems to SAP IBP Migration & Integration

  • Unified Planning Across Subsidiaries – Migrated STIHL from legacy planning systems to SAP IBP, creating a single, integrated planning environment.
  • Seamless Data Flow & Process Standardization – Enabled subsidiaries to operate on a common planning platform, ensuring consistency in demand and supply processes.
  • Improved Collaboration – Integrated IBP Demand Planning, Supply Planning, and Response Optimization to enhance coordination and decision-making across global operations.

End-to-End Visibility with SAP IBP

  • Optimized Demand Planning (IBP S&OP Module) – Integrated forecasting models with accurate syncing market demand insights.
  • Constraint Based Supply Planning (Optimizer) – Aligned production capabilities with inventory availability, preventing bottlenecks.
  • Response Planning – Enabled planners to adjust supply chain parameters dynamically, responding to disruptions faster.
  • Implementation of Supply Chain Explorer

Bottleneck Capacity

SAP IBP better Bottleneck Capacity view from Supply Chain Explorer
  • Identify capacity limits for products and components
  • Multi-level, cross-company visibility
  • Drill down into supply and usage details
  • Navigate in IBP Planner Workspace or Excel Add-On

Demand Deviations​

SAP IBP better Demand Deviations view from Supply Chain Explorer
  • Visualize supply shortages for products and components
  • Multi level, cross company insights
  • Drill into cumulative shortage data
  • Analyze via IBP Planner Workspace or Excel Add-On

Usage Analysis​

SAP IBP better Usage Analysis view from Supply Chain Explorer
  • Analyze component usage by products
  • View data at any level, across companies
  • Drill into detailed usage data
  • Interactively analyze with IBP Analytic Story

Enhanced Coordination Across Factories & Sales Organizations

  • Centralized Decision Making – Consolidated 35 sales organizations and 8 factories into a single supply chain view.
  • Automated Planning Workflows – Reduced manual effort in data validation and reconciliation across regions.
  • Standardized Processes – Established uniform planning procedures, increasing efficiency and reducing lead times.

3. Results

Improved End-to-End Visibility

Connected demand and supply planning across all subsidiaries, providing an accurate, transparent view of inventory, orders, and production constraints.

Faster Issue Resolution

– Planners can now detect and address disruptions proactively, improving supply chain responsiveness.
– Reduction in planning cycle times – STIHL now resolves bottlenecks faster using real-time supply chain analytics.

Better Decision Making with a Unified Planning Approach

– Single Source of Truth – Sales and production teams operate on the same data, leading to better forecasting and resource allocation.
– Network-Wide Optimization – Improved customer service while reducing inventory costs through network planning.
– Time Savings for Planners – Teams now see an updated and accurate impact of changes, allowing them to adjust strategies instantly.

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1. Challenge Overview

  • Siloed Demand & Supply Planning​
  • Fragmented Forecasting & Production Planning​
  • Difficulties in Supporting Multiple Factories

2. Solution

  • Legacy Planning Systems to SAP IBP
  • End-to-End Visibility with SAP IBP
  • Enhanced Coordination

3. Results

  • Improved End-to-End Visibility​
  • Faster Issue Resolution​
  • Better Decision Making

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