Alcon - Success in Process Manufacturing
- Obtained a 23% Reduction in Finished Goods Inventories in first 6 months
- Maintained lower inventory investment even as market share grew 100% complete order to customer date fill rate at 98%
- Eliminated expediting to fill customer orders
- Eliminated obsolete inventory due to expiration date issues
- Currently have the highest turns in history at the lowest operating costs
“Prior to implementing GAINS, we had tried to implement the inventory optimization tools provided by our ERP vendor. We were never able to get much improvement with them. GAINS not only delivered what was promised in results, but had us live in a matter of weeks.” – Director, Materials Planning