Case Study: Perdue Farms



Perdue Farms

food processing($6 billion revenue)

producers of chicken and turkey

business challenge

to align their product capabilities with their growing customer base and to determine the optimal configuration for their network as a whole



We knew that significant savings existed in the system. Competitive Insights helped us understand how to obtain these. The strategies CI recommended have had an immediate impact on our bottom-line.
Larry Brown • Director, Logistics • Perdue Farms


solution

network optimization

descriptive • prescriptive analytics
supply chain • finance • sales

data governance • model actual costs associated with each component of the product flows and running the Distribution Centers




  • 20%

    savings opportunities identified from overall distribution network analysis



  • identified

    the optimal flow of product through the network DCs



  • reduced

    complexity with shipping consolidation & Direct-to-Customer




The results illustrated in this case study are specific to the particular situations, business models, data input, and computing environments described herein. Each Competitive Insights (CI) customer’s experience is unique based on business and technical variables and all statements must be considered non-typical. Actual savings, results, and performance characteristics will vary depending on individual customer configurations and conditions. CI does not guarantee or represent that every customer will achieve similar results.