Enabling Global End-to-End Integrated Business Planning
January 7, 2021
Pepperl+Fuchs SE will implement o9 Solutions’ AI-powered platform globally to establish Demand, Supply, and Integrated Business Planning. Pepperl+Fuchs will leverage the next-generation capabilities of the o9 platform to enable real-time visibility across its end-to-end supply chain, to improve decision-making, and to reduce costs.
“Pepperl+Fuchs is an amazing company with an impressive history—a recognized pioneer in sensor and explosion protection technology,” says Igor Rikalo, President and COO at o9 Solutions. “Pepperl+Fuchs has earned that reputation by delivering superior, futureproof solutions in today’s world, and realizes that in order to continue this tradition, they need to drive supply chain digital transformation too. We at o9 are immensely proud to assist Pepperl+Fuchs on this journey.”
Improving visibility and consistency within the entire supply chain is an important part of Pepperl+Fuchs’ Digital IBP Strategy. By leveraging the o9 platform, Pepperl+Fuchs will construct a digital twin of its business network, integrating multiple internal and external data sources. This allows Pepperl+Fuchs to conduct what-if scenario analyses and improve decision-making across every node in the supply chain by modeling its network, capacities, lead times, and other supply parameters.
Pepperl+Fuchs chose o9 as its partner on this digital transformation journey because o9 provides an integrated end-to-end platform that delivers fast time-to-value and long-term flexibility. This dynamic structure is integral in supporting the evolving needs of a business. The o9 platform will give Pepperl+Fuchs the ability to eliminate various manual tasks, enabling its employees to focus more on value-adding activities.
Tobias Bloecher, Director Global Supply Chain Management at Pepperl+Fuchs, says: “After a thorough vendor evaluation, o9 Solutions significantly stood out from a technology point of view, but also from a process and people point of view. With o9’s technology, we aim to bring all planning and decision-making processes together on a highly advanced, intuitive AI-powered, and cloud-native platform. o9 is a partner that does not accept the status quo; they gently push us toward best-in-class, and we believe we have the amazing opportunity to leapfrog with their technology in the coming years as an essential pillar in our ‘Supply Chain Excellence’ program.”
