Case Studies

Kinaxis customer stories by industry

How manufacturers in your industry plan with Kinaxis. Select an industry below.

Lupin

Global generics manufacturer
Pharma · India-headquartered

The challenge

A fast-growing global generics portfolio sold across many markets, with planning spread across disconnected tools that were slow to react to demand and supply change.

What they did

Brought supply chain planning onto the Kinaxis platform, connecting demand, supply and capacity in one place as part of a wider technology-led transformation.

The result

A more connected, responsive global supply chain, with planning technology positioned as a driver of innovation across the business.

Confluent Medical

Medical devices

Unified advanced planning across eight global manufacturing sites.

A leading pharmaceutical company

Pharma

Built a more responsive supply chain at its own pace with Kinaxis RapidResponse.

Infineum

Specialty fuel & lubricant additives
Specialty Chemicals · Global

The challenge

Regional teams ran S&OP in silos, so decisions were made in pockets and gaps in the plan were often covered with expensive expedited air freight.

What they did

Unified sales and operations planning on Kinaxis, giving commercial, supply and finance teams one shared view and a single decision-making process.

The result

Improved profitability, air freight eliminated from the network, and one unified planning process that also supports sustainability goals.

Syensqo

Specialty chemicals

Modernised global planning for better agility, visibility and decision-making.

Ecolab

Water & hygiene chemicals

Transformed supply chain planning with zero disruption to operations.

American auto manufacturer

Customer care & aftersales
Automotive · North America

The challenge

Aftersales and customer care were planned apart from core S&OP, limiting collaboration and making parts-availability risk hard to see and manage.

What they did

Unified S&OP on Kinaxis Maestro, bringing aftersales into the same planning process as production, supply and commercial teams.

The result

Stronger cross-functional collaboration, faster decisions, better risk management and a more innovative approach to customer care and aftersales.

Bosch

Tier-1 components

Digitalisation and resilience shaping the future of its global supply chain.

Volvo Cars

EV transition

Using Maestro to manage the complexity of the shift from combustion to electric.

Jabil

Global electronics manufacturing services
Hi-Tech · EMS · Global

The challenge

Huge customer, component and site complexity made it difficult to give customers and internal teams clear, timely visibility of where their orders stood.

What they did

Building on 20+ years on the Kinaxis platform, Jabil developed a Digital Order Tracking System on top of its Kinaxis planning environment.

The result

Enhanced order visibility for customers and teams, with greater efficiency and speed in handling supply chain complexity.

Celestica

EMS

Turned excess inventory into value with Maestro Supply Optimization.

Vizio

Consumer electronics

Concurrent planning that brings multiple business functions onto one platform.

BayWa r.e. Solar Trade

Photovoltaic component distribution
Renewables · Solar PV · Global

The challenge

As one of the world's largest distributors of PV components, it needed to make faster, better-informed decisions across a volatile, fast-growing solar market.

What they did

Implemented Kinaxis Maestro's AI-powered planning to bring demand, supply and inventory decisions into one connected platform.

The result

Better decision-making, greater supply chain resilience and the ability to scale operations as the business grows.

ExxonMobil

Energy · Oil & gas

Working with Kinaxis on a next-generation supply chain solution for oil and gas.

Apex Tool Group

Hand & power tools manufacturer
Discrete · Industrial · Global

The challenge

A broad tools portfolio built across a global manufacturing and sourcing network left the business exposed when demand or supply shifted.

What they did

Implemented Kinaxis Maestro to strengthen supply chain management with connected, concurrent planning across the network.

The result

A more resilient supply chain, better able to anticipate and respond to disruption.

Schneider Electric

Electrical equipment

An end-to-end supply chain transformation supporting a greener future.

NORMA Group

Engineered components

Cut forecasting time for faster, better-informed planning decisions.

Reckitt

Global consumer health & hygiene
Process · CPG · Global

The challenge

Planning and production scheduling ran separately, leaving changeovers long, lines under-utilised and inventory out of balance.

What they did

Integrated planning and enterprise scheduling on a single Kinaxis platform, so schedules reflect the plan and the plan reflects the shop floor.

The result

Improved OEE, shorter changeover times and optimised inventory across its manufacturing network.

Castrol

Lubricants

Unified its supply chain on Maestro for global visibility and inventory control.

Novolex

Packaging

Harmonised data across ERPs and business units to improve planning.

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