2. Agenda
Agenda
Introductions
Introductions
Planning in Life Technologies
Planning in Life Technologies
Demand profiling ––principles, process & practice
Demand profiling principles, process & practice
Q&A
Q&A
3. The first point to consider:
The first point to consider:
ALWAYS aagood thing to do first.
ALWAYS good thing to do first.
Even planning professionals
Even planning professionals
need aareminder sometimes….
need reminder sometimes….
4. Donald Walker
Donald Walker
Biologist & Biomaterials Scientist
Biologist & Biomaterials Scientist
Worked for ––Vascutek, Johnson & Johnson Medical, Allied Distillers, Amazon &
Worked for Vascutek, Johnson & Johnson Medical, Allied Distillers, Amazon &
Invitrogen (Life Technologies)
Invitrogen (Life Technologies)
Worked in --R&D, Technical & Process Development, Manufacturing, Project
Worked in R&D, Technical & Process Development, Manufacturing, Project
Management, Quality, Continuous Improvement, Supply Chain (Demand Planning,
Management, Quality, Continuous Improvement, Supply Chain (Demand Planning,
Supply Planning and Procurement)
Supply Planning and Procurement)
April 2006 ––“Why don’t you give materials management aago?”
April 2006 “Why don’t you give materials management go?”
5. Life Technologies
Life Technologies
Headquartered in Carlsbad, California
Headquartered in Carlsbad, California
Recent merger between Invitrogen and Applied BioSystems
Recent merger between Invitrogen and Applied BioSystems
Life Sciences company
Life Sciences company
--Biotech Tools
Biotech Tools
--Diagnostics
Diagnostics
--Laboratory instrumentation including Genetic Sequencing
Laboratory instrumentation including Genetic Sequencing
--Moving into applied markets ––Food Safety, Animal Health and others
Moving into applied markets Food Safety, Animal Health and others
Life Technologies by the numbers..
Life Technologies by the numbers..
10,000 employees
10,000 employees
~$4B Revenue
~$4B Revenue
23 Manufacturing sites
23 Manufacturing sites
50,000 products
50,000 products
6. A complex supply chain
A complex supply chain
-Products shipped in nanogram vials to standard pallets
-Products shipped in nanogram vials to standard pallets
-Temperature sensitivity
-Temperature sensitivity
-Hazardous products & permit requirements aagrowing feature
-Hazardous products & permit requirements growing feature
-Cross branch planning and inventory cascading
-Cross branch planning and inventory cascading
--50,000 products
50,000 products
-Varied customer base; large Pharma, Universities, Govt Agencies
-Varied customer base; large Pharma, Universities, Govt Agencies
--22ERP systems & Demand Solutions
ERP systems & Demand Solutions
-Statistical forecasting and ReOrder Point management
-Statistical forecasting and ReOrder Point management
--Matrix Management ––Division, Region, Function & Network
Matrix Management Division, Region, Function & Network
8. Upstream Control Downstream Forgiveness
Demand planning Supply Plan Capacity management
Order management Inventory policies
Forecast phasing Hedging orders
Revenue Forecast
Short Term Plan
Regional Stocking
Strategy Supply Production Schedule
Plan Plan
Standardised order of
production Long Term Plan Manufacture
Utilisation Plan
Inventory Policy DRP Distribute
Scrap Liability
SVOP Plan
9. Demand Profiling
Demand Profiling
Customer or demand segmentation
Customer or demand segmentation
Runners, Repeaters and Strangers characterisation
Runners, Repeaters and Strangers characterisation
--based on frequency & predictability of ordering or volume
based on frequency & predictability of ordering or volume
Demand profiling is based on purchasing pattern
Demand profiling is based on purchasing pattern
--Frequency of orders
Frequency of orders
--Order, Line and Unit comparisons
Order, Line and Unit comparisons
--Customer location & lead time
Customer location & lead time
--Analysed in time series
Analysed in time series
--Group and manage products based on their demand behaviour
Group and manage products based on their demand behaviour
Supported by basic statistics and basic, internally-developed tools
Supported by basic statistics and basic, internally-developed tools
10. All progress comes from aa
All progress comes from
willingness to change…
willingness to change…
Data can change “a view”
Data can change “a view”
into aareal conversation.
into real conversation.
Demand profiling supports aa
Demand profiling supports
healthy conversation.
healthy conversation.
“Pay me now…. Or
“Pay me now…. Or
Pay me later.
Pay me later.
11. Two populations of SKUs
Two populations of SKUs
Significant change in buying
Significant change in buying
behaviour from November
behaviour from November
Change in unit demand, not
Change in unit demand, not
necessarily order or line counts
necessarily order or line counts
12. Two populations of SKUs
Two populations of SKUs
One population exhibits
One population exhibits
significant spike in June and
significant spike in June and
September (quarter end)
September (quarter end)
Change in unit demand, not
Change in unit demand, not
necessarily order or line counts
necessarily order or line counts
Specific to one customer?
Specific to one customer?
Self inflicted?
Self inflicted?
13. Sample Data ––understanding buying behaviour…
Sample Data understanding buying behaviour…
Avg.
Avg. StDev Weekly % Change in
Weekly Weekly Avg. Weekly Avg. Sales Sales Avg. Sales Weekly Sales Unique Unique Unique
Units Units Relative Sales Orders Order Units Orders (52- Order Units Orders (26 Wks Customers Customers Customers
SKU Region Total (26 Wks) (26 Wks) StDev (26 Wks) (26 Wks) 27 Wks) (52-27 Wks) vs. Prev. 26 Wks) (26 Wks) (52 Wks) (52-27 Wks)
4389758 All 484 1.08 2.77 257% 0.46 2.33 0.69 1.56 -33.33% 11 21 15
4389760 All 550 1.50 2.86 191% 0.65 2.29 1.27 1.18 -48.48% 14 30 23
4389762 All 158 0.69 2.00 288% 0.27 2.57 0.12 6.00 133.33% 7 10 3
4389764 All 441 5.38 4.49 83% 2.85 1.89 2.69 2.00 5.71% 64 111 61
Basic statistics:
Basic statistics:
Mean, SD, RSD, Mean : :Median ratio, Modal qty, Correlation
Mean, SD, RSD, Mean Median ratio, Modal qty, Correlation
Not an exact science (non normal data) but useful for filtering
Not an exact science (non normal data) but useful for filtering
14. First and last purchase ––New customers and lost customers
First and last purchase New customers and lost customers
One off purchases and stable buying
One off purchases and stable buying
Irregular buying but consistent qty:
Irregular buying but consistent qty:
Modal qty is very useful in avoiding problems with arithmetic ROP values.
Modal qty is very useful in avoiding problems with arithmetic ROP values.
15. This is a one off order for the SKU from this Ship To This is the first time* that this Ship To ordered this SKU
KEY
Ship to: 111659 This Ship To has and will order this SKU w/Demand* This is the last time* that this Ship To ordered this SKU
Region: (Leave Blank for Global) This Ship To has and will order this SKU no Demand* * within the data set
Total
Units
201050
201051
201053
201103
201105
201107
201109
201110
201112
201114
201116
201118
201120
201122
201126
201128
201129
201130
201135
201137
201139
201141
201143
201049
201052
201102
201104
201106
201108
201111
201113
201115
201117
201119
201121
201123
201124
201125
201127
201131
201132
201133
201134
201136
201138
201140
201142
SKU Sold To
4415129 2 2
4463027 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
4464531 31 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
4453237 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
4459193 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
4463012 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Detailed data ––provides aacustomer-based view of purchase history
Detailed data provides customer-based view of purchase history
16. Diverging behaviour driven change in buying behaviour
Diverging behaviour driven change in buying behaviour
Analysis led to change in stocking strategy and revised forecast
Analysis led to change in stocking strategy and revised forecast
phasing for production planning from Q1 2011. Monitored
phasing for production planning from Q1 2011. Monitored
weekly.
weekly.
17. Turning data into information
Turning data into information
--Identify customer & Account Manager
Identify customer & Account Manager
--Discuss factors in demand behaviour
Discuss factors in demand behaviour
--Determine whether we can influence buying pattern
Determine whether we can influence buying pattern
--Can we plan around it?
Can we plan around it?
--Change regional inventory
Change regional inventory
--Hedge inventory “just in time”
Hedge inventory “just in time”
--Rely on cross branch cascade
Rely on cross branch cascade
--Change forecast phasing
Change forecast phasing
--Capacity management
Capacity management
18. Results ––Example of improved availability from one EU manufacturing site
Results Example of improved availability from one EU manufacturing site
Demand profiling was critical in understanding what & how to improve
Demand profiling was critical in understanding what & how to improve
19. Results ––Example of product group from one European manufacturing site
Results Example of product group from one European manufacturing site
Great progress in EMEA where most issues are related to abnormal demand orders.
Great progress in EMEA where most issues are related to abnormal demand orders.
Room for improvement in APAC ––high growth area for these products in Q4
Room for improvement in APAC high growth area for these products in Q4
Low order count (misses have aahigh % impact)
Low order count (misses have high % impact)
20. Final thought….
Final thought….
Customer Experience
Customer Experience
Really?
Really?
Demand profiling
Demand profiling
establishes information
establishes information
about buying behaviour
about buying behaviour
We can ask “why” and,
We can ask “why” and,
sometimes, change the
sometimes, change the
behaviour.
behaviour.
21. Thank you
Thank you
Questions and comments?
Questions and comments?