supply_chain · manufacturing · workflow
Hexion uses Celonis Process Intelligence to tackle supply chain disruptions and free millions in working capital
Hexion's global supply chain faced extreme pressure from COVID-19, logistics disruptions, storms, and material shortages, while the complexity of their process and IT landscape made it nearly impossible to identify root causes in a data-driven way or quantify how disruptions in one process rippled into adjacent ones.
How it works
Common implementation structure
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Stage 1 · Process Intelligence Platform analysis
Celonis Process Intelligence Platform analyzes performance across Hexion's five core processes: Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Production Planning.
Tools used
CelonisCelonis Process Intelligence PlatformAction Flows
Outcome
Celonis delivered a 50% reduction in days to pay for supplier financing equating to several million dollars in working capital freed, a 50% decrease in unearned cash discounts paid out, a 45% drop in route changes, and a 6-day improvement cutting credit hold release to shipment time from approximately 11 to five days.
Results
Time saved50%
Volumeseveral million dollars
Grounding & classification
Source type: vendor customer story
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