Bluecrux | AI-Driven Demand Forecasting Improving Forecast Accuracy…

The customer

Straumann, a Swiss leader in dental implants and technology, specializes in research, development, and manufacturing. As it continues to grow globally, Straumann is expanding its offering in innovative products for replacement, restorative, orthodontic, and preventive dentistry.

Challenges

Straumann has been growing through organic and inorganic growth, acquiring brand and business globally
Each brand and business unit functioned differently, resulting in a scattered mix of global and regional planners
Ongoing supply chain and SAP S/4HANA transformation marked by numerous initiatives competing for resources & priority
Limited forecast accuracy with lack of standard tool to support complexity
+30% SKUs without volume planned in markets
Poor production capacity usage

Solutions

Anaplan Implementation – System Enablers

AI (PlanIQ) for baseline forecasting
Forecast Value Add (FVA) for continuous improvement

Design Principles

Clear user experience
Repeatable workflow
Exception-based planning
Scenario management

Results

Global process & organization established with standard way of working, aligned across regions and brands
End-to-End Roadmap: inventory management, distribution requirements planning, RCCP & IBP
Anaplan Center of Excellence in place with own Straumann model builders
Best practice demand planning process & organization has been installed based on industry standards
15% increase in baseline forecast accuracy through machine learning algorithms

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AI-Driven Demand Forecasting Improving Forecast Accuracy with 10%+

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Challenges

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