Adhesives · case study
Batch planning that survives a supplier delay.
Single-source resin suppliers slipped two to three times a quarter. Each slip triggered a manual cascade across batch plans, customer commitments, and AP.
At a glance.
Industry
Adhesives
Industrial adhesives manufacturer, single large plant
Outcome
78%
reduction in supplier-delay impact on weekly batch plan
Source stack
- SAP S/4HANA
- Vendor portals
The engagement, end to end.
Result from a configured pilot on customer data.
The before-state
Single-source resin suppliers slipped two to three times a quarter. Each slip triggered a manual cascade across batch plans, customer commitments, and AP.
What Polymr automated
Supplier delay signals from inbox and vendor portal tied to affected batches in real time. Alternate vendor and substitute resin recommendation surfaced with a price-per-kg and lead-time delta for buyer approval. Batch plan rewritten before the line stops.
The measured outcome
78%. reduction in supplier-delay impact on weekly batch plan. Result from a configured pilot on customer data.
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