agricultural distributor($600 million revenue)
distributes agricultural inputs and non-crop products in the United States & Canada
business challenge
to consolidate inventory locations, reduce inventory levels while increasing service levels to wholesale and retail customers
solution
network optimization
descriptive • prescriptive analytics
supply chain • finance • sales • marketing
data governance • model actual costs associated with each component of the product flows • streamline operation network
- 34%
increase in inventory turns
- 32%
increase in sales
- 15%
decrease in operating expenses
- 150%
return on investment in 18 months
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