Success Stories
Graco Success with GAINS
Multi-echelon Optimization Success in Manufacturing


26% reduction in finished goods inventories

98% order fill rate

Profit-optimized S&OP globally for six factories and nine DCs in four countries
Graco is the leading provider of premium pumps and spray equipment for fluid handling across multiple industries: construction, manufacturing, processing, and maintenance.
Objectives:
Objectives:
- Increase Forecast Accuracy
- Reduce Inventory
- Material Requirement Visibility Worldwide
- Increase Planner Productivity
- Improve Material Throughout
- Improve Customer Service Levels
- Full Multi-echelon Optimization
- Prioritized focus to increased forecast accuracy
- Finished Goods Inventory: 26% Reduction
- Fill Rate: Maintained 98%
- Planner Benefits:
- Expedite Less
- Dynamic ORQ and SSK Based on Demand
- Auto Released Planned Orders
- Increased Forecast Accuracy


