Asian Paints Improves Supply Chain Planning
Asian Paints, India's largest and Asia's third largest paint company, chooses i2 Technologies Inc. to streamline procurement, manufacturing and distribution processes for its Decorative Paint business using i2 Production Planning and Distribution Planning solutions.
"We have enjoyed the partnership with i2 and continue to leverage their expertise as we grow our business. For instance, when we decided to change our distribution network, we chose to engage with i2 to develop and validate a new planning approach," says Aashish Kshetry, general manager, Systems, Asian Paints. "In a short amount of time, we were able to design and implement a new approach without affecting our product delivery time or customer service levels."
i2 planning solutions is expected to provide Asian Paints improved demand forecasting for approximately 1,500 SKUs and allow the business to simultaneously plan for procurement, production, distribution and inventory across its entire supply chain including manufacturing locations, warehouses, distribution centers and depots.
"We have enjoyed the partnership with i2 and continue to leverage their expertise as we grow our business. For instance, when we decided to change our distribution network, we chose to engage with i2 to develop and validate a new planning approach," says Aashish Kshetry, general manager, Systems, Asian Paints. "In a short amount of time, we were able to design and implement a new approach without affecting our product delivery time or customer service levels."
i2 planning solutions is expected to provide Asian Paints improved demand forecasting for approximately 1,500 SKUs and allow the business to simultaneously plan for procurement, production, distribution and inventory across its entire supply chain including manufacturing locations, warehouses, distribution centers and depots.