Supply chain · Production

ASC Engineered Solutions achieves 10 ppt forecast accuracy gain and 15% inventory reduction with Blue Yonder

The problem

ASC Engineered Solutions' demand planning team lacked accurate forecasting capabilities, leaving the company exposed to stockouts and low inventory alerts, while inefficiencies in distribution management and an inadequate safety stock strategy threatened its reputation for availability and reliability.

Workflow diagram · grounded in source
1
Sales history ingestion
trigger
“leverage precise forecasting based on sales history”
2
Demand pattern analysis
ai_action
“analyze changes in demand patterns and supply availability to balance each aspect of the planning process”
3
S&OP process support
integration
“The Blue Yonder system underpins ASC's Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning process”
4
Dynamic inventory rebalancing
ai_action
“Through dynamic inventory rebalancing, ASC has minimized excess procurement, mitigated stockouts, and maintained optimal stock levels”
5
Snowflake data lake integration
integration
“the Blue Yonder Platform drives key dashboards and analytics via links into its Snowflake data lake”
6
Exception management dashboards
output
“This data sharing enables customized exception management dashboards as well as complex analyses on large data sets. By storing historical data, it allows ASC to efficiently analyze weekly and monthly trends in a way it could not previously”
Reported outcome

In the first year, ASC achieved a 10 ppt increase in forecast accuracy, a 15% reduction in inventory, and a 15 ppt increase in on time in full performance, while reducing expenditures by 5% annually through dynamic inventory rebalancing.

Reported metrics
Forecast accuracy10 ppt increase
Inventory reduction15%
On time in full performance15 ppt increase
Annual expenditure reduction5% annually
Reported stack
Blue YonderBlue Yonder Inventory OptimizationBlue Yonder PlatformSnowflake
Source
https://blueyonder.com/customers/asc-engineered-solutions
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Frequently asked questions

What did this team achieve with this AI workflow?

In the first year, ASC achieved a 10 ppt increase in forecast accuracy, a 15% reduction in inventory, and a 15 ppt increase in on time in full performance, while reducing expenditures by 5% annually through dynamic in…

What tools did this team use?

Blue Yonder, Blue Yonder Inventory Optimization, Blue Yonder Platform, Snowflake.

What results were reported?

Forecast accuracy: 10 ppt increase; Inventory reduction: 15%; On time in full performance: 15 ppt increase; Annual expenditure reduction: 5% annually (source-reported, not independently verified).

How is this supply chain AI workflow structured?

Sales history ingestion → Demand pattern analysis → S&OP process support → Dynamic inventory rebalancing → Snowflake data lake integration → Exception management dashboards.