o9 Solutions, based in Dallas, and Genpact recently celebrated the completion of the first phase of transition to digitize and augment the global supply chain of European fruit juices and beverage supplier, Eckes-Granini, according to a press release.
“By digitizing our supply chains, we gain transparency to make more meaningful decisions with our alliances and inventories across the value chains, as well as continue to offer the highest quality of products that our customers expect,” chief information officer at Eckes-Granini, Tobias Rudolf, said. “We are striving to become one of the most sustainable companies in the juice and fruit beverages sector.”
The goal of the initiative is to reduce supply chain costs and inventories, get rid of excess inventory, waste and redundant processes to promote efficiency.
“We are excited to help Eckes-Granini grow its business in Europe. The o9 Digital Brain platform will help to turn data into knowledge to enable better and faster supply chain decisions,” co-founder and CEO of o9 Solutions, Chakri Gottemukkala, said. “Thanks to our unique Enterprise Knowledge Graph (EKG) technology, Eckes-Granini will gain better insights into what is truly driving demand. We look forward to working with Eckes-Granini.”
Through the collaboration, the companies hope to combine Genpact’s knowledge regarding retail and consumer goods, supply chain optimization and digital operations with o9’s Digital Brain platform, which is fueled by proprietary Enterprise Knowledge Graph (EKG) technology.
“Together, the o9 and Genpact teams enabled a digitalization process that breaks down information silos and transforms Eckes-Granini’s operations into efficiently integrated ecosystems that are fully transparent and streamlined for the company, its vendors and suppliers,” a recent press release states.
During the first phase, Eckes-Granini introduced the valorized demand planning process in Spain, Germany, Hungary, Austria, France, Finland and Sweden.
“Traditional supply chains consist of several isolated steps, from marketing to product development, manufacturing and sales to the customer. Our partnership with o9 and our combined expertise will help streamline the process to drive efficiencies and long-term sustainability,” European supply chain management lead, Genpact, Andreas Baader, said. “This deep integration we will provide enables Eckes-Granini and all its partners to plan together, run data-driven scenarios and manage variables such as production, storage and transportation, cost, sustainability goals and profit margin.”