Del Monte Partners with i2 for S&OP
Del Monte Foods, one of the country's largest producers, distributors and marketers of premium branded food and pet products, implements new sales and operations planning (S&OP) processes with i2 Technologies Inc.
"By pulling together the data from across our organization; demand planning, sales, marketing, production planning and finance, we can increase visibility and forecast our demand with better accuracy," says Marc Brown, CIO, Del Monte Foods. "With improved forecast accuracy capabilities, we are able to ensure that retailers receive the appropriate supply in accordance with demand. This is an important step to help better serve our customers and the consumers of our products while minimizing inventory costs."
Del Monte uses trade promotion and select retailer data together with i2 Demand Manager to provide a continuous integrated process expected to predict demand better at its customers' locations.
"By pulling together the data from across our organization; demand planning, sales, marketing, production planning and finance, we can increase visibility and forecast our demand with better accuracy," says Marc Brown, CIO, Del Monte Foods. "With improved forecast accuracy capabilities, we are able to ensure that retailers receive the appropriate supply in accordance with demand. This is an important step to help better serve our customers and the consumers of our products while minimizing inventory costs."
Del Monte uses trade promotion and select retailer data together with i2 Demand Manager to provide a continuous integrated process expected to predict demand better at its customers' locations.