Gartner helped the SVP of Supply Chain at an American apparel company mature their S&OP and inventory management processes, reducing total costs of goods sold (COGS) and inventory.
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Client Story
S&OP and Inventory Management Transformation Reduces Costs
Mission-critical priority
Achieve S&OP and inventory management maturity by prioritizing and actioning process improvements.
How Gartner helped
Developed a roadmap, validated improvements against Gartner Supply Chain Score and Hierarchy of Supply Chain Metrics, and Cost Optimization Playbook to avoid common pitfalls.
Business impact
Reduced total COGS by $10M, total inventory by 27% or 200M, and achieved $120K cost savings ($500/day and 2 workers) by leveraging hands-on support from Gartner advisors.
Industry
Apparel
Revenue
$800 Million
Employees
> 10,000
