View the Slideshare presentation on how Dish Network is planning to boost profits and reduce the cost of holding inventory by eliminating manual, spreadsheet-driven processes.
7. Process Flow: Repair Parts Planning
Receiver
Refurbishment
Requirements
Calculated Receiver
Refurbishment
Repair Part Usage Rates
Historical Receiver
Refurbishment
Repair Part Usage
Receiver
Repair Parts
Bill of Materials (BOM)
Receiver Repair Part
On-Hand Inventory
By Location
Receiver
Repair Part
Lead Time / MOQ
Receiver Repair Part
ABC/XYZ Classification
(WOS Target)
Receiver Repair Part
On-Order
By Location
Receiver Repair Part
Supply Plan
Receiver Repair Part
Recommended
Purchases
Receiver Repair Part
Available-to-Promise
Receiver Repair Part
Recommended
Location Transfers
Receiver Repair Part
Demand Plan
Inventory Balancing /
Purchases
8. Challenges
• Surveyed planners across multiple sites and found 500+ spreadsheets
used
• Previous MS Excel tool had limited capacity and was:
• Slow to open and save
• Prone to crash and caused loss of work
• Single user access but multiple user consumption
• Not able to handle business changes
• Not BOM dependent
• Not real-time
• Inability to measure forecast accuracy/ variance
• All 10,000+ SKUs managed equally and redundantly across sites
10. Solution: Anaplan
• Customized to DISH processes
• Scalable for future growth/ new business opportunities
• Real-time visibility to latest data across multiple users
• Flexibility to make continuous improvements
• Allow for sharing information and visibility in end-to-end supply chain
12. Benefits
• Measure Forecast Accuracy for multiple time periods
• Drive Efficiency by saving 2 hours per planner per day
• Manage by Exceptions
• Complex calculations used to make recommendations to the
planners
• Example: List of SKUs with potential to stock out within lead time
• Add or modify products and categories easily
• Able to perform ‘what if’ scenario planning quickly
13. Takeaways
• Build a good project team and select your best model builder
• Plan your initial use case for a quick win
• Rethink how data is constructed and interpreted
• Automate process and data inputs early
• Consistently evaluate and prioritize use cases
• Build relationships with peer customers
• Business processes will evolve based on new insights