Unilever – Fortune 100 Global CPG End-to-End Autonomous Planning & Analytics
6 Months Test & Learn
Results after 6 months of go-live
Unilever
Unilever, a British multinational consumer goods company, is a global giant in the realm of everyday essentials, spanning over 190 countries and employing a diverse workforce of 127,000 individuals. Its intricate supply chain, meticulously crafted over decades of operation, forms the backbone of its success, ensuring seamless delivery of its renowned brands such as Dove, Ben & Jerry’s, and Lifebuoy to every corner of the globe. With brands used by over 3.4 billion people daily, Unilever’s impact on the global consumer market is undeniable.
Goals
Data integration across ERP and data warehouse systems
Real-time visibility for transactional data, planning inputs, and KPI metrics
Cross-functional visibility to improve planning outputs
Automated decision-making platform to manage E2E supply chain operations
Challenges
Low accessibility and inconsistency of data between silos
Lack of actionable insights due to disconnected sources
Heavy reliance on Excel-like manual systems for planning and reporting
Limited alignment among different supply chain functions
Benefits
Gathered internal and external data on a single platform
Delivered corporate visibility and clarity for all stakeholders in the supply chain
Executed plans that require low to no-touch planning immediately
Achieved real-time visibility and agility for faster decision-making
Quick impact on business results through test and learn
Provided short and mid-term visibility to support investment decisions such as increasing production or storage capacity
Horizontal alignment that considers accurate trade-offs for revenue, profit and cost for optimized decisions
Forecast Accuracy Increase
8x -12x – Faster Daily/Weekly Planning with Higher Predictability
600bps – Increase in Service Levels
420bps – Forecast Accuracy Increase
Over90% – User Acceptance Rates
500bps – Decrease in Transportation Costs
410bps – Decrease in Inventory Overstock Level
Solutions
“80% of IT tools investment fails if the partners don’t strive to continuously improve and adapt. That is what sets our partnership with Solvoyo apart.”
Graham Sommer
“When I write or speak about supply chain management, I always state that the purpose of a supply chain is to do one thing – enable growth. I believe Solvoyo is the optimal supply chain platform to help companies achieve the growth they desire.”
Brittain Ladd
Solvoyo delivers state-of-the-art Supply Chain solutions in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to host our cloud infrastructure and accelerate the digital transformation journey of our customers with seamless scalability. AWS is a secure and reliable cloud services platform offering strong computing power, database storage, and other functionality to enable us to offer cutting-edge technology, and to grow along with our customers.
