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Fuel profits and avoid speed bumps by improving your automotive supply chain

INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT

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Growing global complexity is driving many automotive supply chains to the edge, putting profitability and productivity at risk. Broken and inefficient processes combined with challenges like new technologies, emerging markets, managing configurations across regions, increasing volumes and added customer demands, are driving costs up. That’s feeding renewed interest in automation and collaboration across end-to-end supply chains.

Re-aligning, consolidating and coordinating supply chain planning across all tiers and regions in your network, including suppliers, will drive down costs, improve efficiency and better prepare you to stay competitive in an increasingly demanding landscape.

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Shining the headlights on these supply chain speed bumps is the first step to getting back on the road to

success. But it will take more than just recognizing the challenges to actually overcome them. Improving

the profitability and productivity of your supply chain demands innovative solutions to provide up-to-

date data, connect regional and global processes and foster organization-wide collaboration. That’s where

concurrent planning fits in.

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Like the gears of a top-of-the-line engine,

concurrent planning powers your entire

supply chain, giving you optimal speed,

flexibility and efficiency. No more wasting

time chasing down disparate data,

struggling to harmonize regional and global

processes or trying to get your worldwide

workforce to collaborate.

Concurrent planning connects data, processes

and people in a single system, so you can plan

expected performance, monitor progress and

respond when changes happen.

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Supply chain innovation comes standard with concurrent planning

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Enhanced data consolidation Vehicles are complex to manufacture thanks to a multitude of sub-assemblies,

components and options packages. Avoid the constant scramble for

information and answers when the unexpected happens. Ensure you have all

the data you need to make informed decisions, and that it’s as up-to-date as

possible, by connecting all disparate data in a single system.

Improved end-to-end visibilityStay on top of changing situations no matter where they happen across your

network. By connecting suppliers, internal production facilities, distribution

hubs, dealer networks and beyond you’ll always have insights into what’s

happening across your supply chain – no matter how far it extends.

Simplified network-wide collaboration Ensure everyone is on the same page and working toward the same

corporate-wide goals by connecting your team seamlessly in a single tool

for faster, more cost-effective decision-making. You’ll be able to quickly

resolve supply chain issues, minimizing the impacts to dealer networks, and

ultimately, your bottom line.

Increased automationHelp your regional and global teams stay aligned and in sync using process

orchestration and task flows to coordinate different regional and global

actions. Automate routine tasks where possible and set alerts for exceptions

that require attention. Use what-if scenario simulations to quickly compare

and contrast different issue resolution options and see how they stack up

against corporate KPIs.

For automotive supply chains, concurrent planning fuels:

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Get on the fast track to supply chain successData consolidation, network visibility, collaboration and automation, driven by concurrent planning, will help your supply chain work faster and smarter – putting your company firmly on the road to success and enjoying big benefits like:

Higher customer satisfactionForecasting which cars with which options customers in each region want isn’t easy.

But getting it correct is critical to keeping customers happy. Starting with the right

demand planning process will help your customer satisfaction levels soar. Make

sure you’re using historical demands to develop forecast models best suited to each

specific vehicle/feature, and allowing for other inputs like industry share, channel splits,

option take rates and data from internal teams like sales, marketing and finance.

Lower inventory costs Stop tying up scarce capital by holding on to the wrong parts in the wrong

locations. Correctly align supply with demand to cut inventory levels and at the

same time reduce expediting and premium shipping charges. Your supply plan

should account for constraints associated with capacity and materials at each

production stage, allow order prioritization based on criteria like vehicle type,

margin or geography and account for inventory pre-build or alternate

site production options.

Greater revenue and market shareUltimately, balancing supply with demand and having enough of the right

products to meet customer requests will result in increased revenue thanks to

increased customer satisfaction levels and lower inventory costs. It could also

contribute to capturing more market share if your competitors are unable to

provide delivery of preferred products at the desired time and location.

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Rev up your automotive supply chain with RapidResponseFuel up your profits with Kinaxis® RapidResponse®, our cloud-based supply chain management software providing concurrent planning capabilities to connect your data processes and people in a single environment for a consolidated view of your entire supply chain. We offer a single data model and analytics engine, giving you a holistic, integrated approach to supply chain planning across demand, supply, inventory, capacity, sales and operations planning (S&OP) and more.

By connecting disparate databases and systems in RapidResponse, you’ll be able to quickly respond

to changing conditions, gain widespread visibility into your supply chain and ultimately realize

significant operating efficiencies.

Easily view key metrics across your extended supply chain and drill to detail with our simple-to-configure dashboards.

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Get an at-a-glance

view into the health

of your supply

chain with our geo

mapping view.

Improve the flexibility and profitability of your

supply chain with our Adaptive Collaboration

features. We let you track supply commitments,

get alerts about gaps between request and

commit and streamline buyer review and

approvals. RapidResponse even synchronizes

purchase orders and forecast changes with your

enterprise resource planning (ERP) system(s).

Significantly reduced inventory

“RapidResponse has significantly reduced our

inventory levels; the program has also greatly

improved our delivery time

to material consumption.”

— Procurement Manager, Global 500 Automotive & Transport Company

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Collaboration in RapidResponse makes problem solving easy by quickly identifying who’s involved, and providing information-

sharing capabilities directly within the platform.

Automate routine aspects of your supply chain and start managing by exception with RapidResponse.

Develop playbooks to help you quickly resolve frequently occurring situations and test multiple resolution

options. Leverage process orchestration to coordinate different regional and global processes by defining

activities, durations and user groups expected to perform tasks over a specified timeframe. RapidResponse

can even send reminders to ensure everyone completes activities on schedule.

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1Global Car Sales by Manufacturer 2017, Focus2Move, March 2, 2018

RapidResponse allows you to consolidate data, improve visibility, foster cross-functional

collaboration and automate routine aspects of your supply chain, so you can achieve

higher customer satisfaction, lower inventory costs and greater revenue and market share.

We’re already working with four of the top 10 global automotive manufacturers,

including Toyota and Nissan.1 Come learn how we can put you back in the driver’s seat

when it comes to managing your supply chain. Visit www.kinaxis.com to learn more.

This industry spotlight is accurate as of the date published and may be updated by Kinaxis from time to time at its discretion.Copyright © 2018 Kinaxis Inc. All rights reserved. Kinaxis, the Kinaxis logo and RapidResponse are registered trademarks of Kinaxis Inc. All other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders, and use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them. 04.18

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