IBM Engineers Advanced Supply Chain Management Solution for Analog Devices Inc.

IBM Engineers Advanced Supply Chain Management Solution for Analog Devices Inc.

IBM® and Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), a leading semiconductor manufacturer, today announced the completion of an engineering and design collaboration on a customized, highly-integrated supply chain solution that has allowed ADI to improve order and delivery processes, achieve improved customer service levels and continuously monitor customer orders, and adjusting manufacturing plans, supplies, and inventory to match customer requirements.

As part of the project, IBM and ADI engineers worked together to customize a suite of advanced supply chain planning tools and software that enable ADI to accurately model its supply chain and to dynamically re-optimize production plans at all levels to match customer demand. By collaborating together and using sophisticated algorithms developed specifically for ADI by the IBM engineering team, the project was implemented in just 11 months, versus the typical industry standard of 18-24 months for a supply chain this complex.

The project was spearheaded by IBM engineers within the Technology Collaboration Solutions group using IBM’s Operational Framework for Advanced Supply Chain Planning software solution as a platform. The engineering team also collaborated with supply chain experts from IBM’s own internal supply chain, who shared best practices on how the company recently achieved historic inventory lows and improved customer satisfaction.

“Increasingly, clients are looking to collaborate with IBM on critical technology innovation to help them be more responsive to market demands, and use information systems to create and maintain distinct competitive advantages in key areas including reinventing research and development and supply chain innovation,” said Anthony Yu, Vice President, Semiconductor Industry, Engineering & Technology Services, Technology Collaboration Solutions. “In the labs, warehouse and data center, IBM engineers worked side by side with ADI engineers to apply IBM’s industry knowledge and intellectual property to help ADI improve their overall business processes.”

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