December 19th 2016

Tandem Orchestr8 and SmartChain Succesfully Implement

Demand Driven Approach into British Telecom

The Oxford based company Orchestr8, which specialises in SaaS (Software as a Service) supply chain solutions has successfully completed a large project in Europe for British Telecom as part of the corporation's change in strategy.

BT has now adopted a demand driven approach for everything from delivering home broadband equipment and set top boxes to parts for engineers. It wanted a company which would be able to set up the new service and achieve the main aim of driving replenishment and inventory plans from real demand - rather than concentrating on trying to forecast what may or may not be needed.

The project was run by Orchestr8 working with SmartChainInternational LLP, an expert in effective solutions implementation.

Brian Dooley, Senior Supply Chain Planning Manager at BT said: ‘'Recognising that in order to achieve lower inventories and improved service our biggest challenge was improving the accuracy of our demand forecast we had two choices: invest in ever more complex forecasting tools in a hope that accuracy would improve significantly or find a different way.

"For us DDMRP (Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning) was ‘the different way' allowing us to de-risk the supply chain from forecast error and utilise real demand to drive our replenishment decisions.

"Orchestr8 and SmartChain demonstrated a deep understanding of the subject and it was clear from the very first meeting that their approach and solution was designed by supply chain people for supply chain people.

"This combined with their pragmatic and can-do attitude has made them the perfect partner to work with.''

The project was completed in a record three months due to SmartChain's structured implementation methodology together with Orchestr8's deep experience in delivering demand driven planning in blue chip organizations for over 15 years using SaaS platform.

About Orchestr8 Ltd

Accredited by the Demand-Driven Institute, Orchestr8 specializes in bringing demand-driven supply chains to life. Our cloud-based solution consistently delivers epic change in supply chain performance - drastically reducing inventories while improving service levels -- without the headache or high cost of traditional supply chain software. Orchestr8's experienced team is devoted to helping consumer goods, food, electronics, industrial products and pharmaceutical companies align their supply chains to best support business strategies. Based in the UK, we proudly serve diverse global leaders such as BT, Burberry, 3M, Avon, Boots, PZ Cussons and Grundfos. Learn more about our SaaS application, which can be implemented in weeks at www.orchestr8.com.

Media Contact:

Lucie Sediva

lucie.sediva@orchestr8.com

About SmartChain International LLP

The idea for SmartChain was born out of operations professionals with a creative and entrepreneurial streak - confident to think differently and act decisively.  SmartChain International LLP was established 2013 with Founding Members based in the UK and Switzerland.

The SmartChain team have many years of industry, operations and consulting experience. With an outstanding track record of assisting our client's to resolve their operational business challenges and implement successful change.

Many of our team have held senior roles within major businesses. We understand the operational complexities and management dynamics of operating at this level and are highly effective in organising and advising on change, while providing realistic adoption timescales. SmartChain is affiliated to the Demand Driven Institute and is a leader in the deployment of Demand Driven methods. 

Media Contact:

Patrick Rigoni

patrick@smartchainllp.com