Customer Success
We’ve earned the trust of manufacturers across 20+ countries, supporting cost structures and forecasts tied to over $400B in revenue. That kind of track record isn’t built on good work alone. It’s built on becoming essential to how our clients operate.
20+
countries
$860B+
revenue supported
CASE STUDY
Automotive
Saphran transformed forecasting and visibility into market fluctuations, including the impact of COVID on business plans.
THE CHALLENGE
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As the automotive industry rapidly evolves, the automotive supplier has pursued solutions that clearly and effectively visualize how emerging developments may impact its business.
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With economic changes such as tariffs & supplier availability, these tools became a necessity as the degree and pace of change was unlike anything experienced before.
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They wanted a solution they could use to understand the effects of other known or unknown market events.
THE SOLUTION
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Implemented forecast and program management tools to visualize how its sales plans could be impacted in various scenarios.
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With assistance of the flexible forecast management process, the automotive supplier's regional forecasting and operations teams could independently edit various scenarios weekly/daily at user-specific levels as needed.
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Utilize forecast and program management to effectively tie market/production data to short and long-term production planning at the facility level.
THE OUTCOME
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Daily impact report developed >75% faster than with the previous mthod, providing quick desicion making insight to global executives and manufacturing sites quickly and efficently.
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Enabled forecasting maximum and minimum thresholds managed by the forecasting team to compare with daily production announcements and quickly identify risks.
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In >3 business days, the automotive supplier adopted the scenario analysis as a permanant process for regional rolling business environment risk analysis, delivering the frequency of available insights region-wide and as specific as part-number detail as needed.
75%
Increase speed in daily
impact report development
2
weeks to market
10x
Increased frequency in available insights
Where Saphran
Delivers Financial Impact
Quantifiable operational and margin improvements across Tier 1 manufacturing environments
Tier 1 Automotive Supplier:
~$400M annual revenue
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Tight margins
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Exposure to OEM schedule volatility
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Complex multi-plant operations
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Regular premium freight
+ inventory swings
~$5.3M - $6.1M
TOTAL POTENTIAL ANNUAL IMPACT
Estimated operational and margin improvements enable through Saphran forecasting and scenario management.
MARGIN VISIBILITY
Earlier detection of margin erosion
$2.5M
potential annual savings
FORECAST ACCURACY
Reduced freight and excess inventory
$1.2M
potential savings
ENGINEERING CHANGE
RECOVERY
Improved recovery on design changes
$800K
impact
FASTER SCENARIO RESPONSE
Faster response to cost and volume shocks
$800K
impact
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