Butterball Improves Forecasting and Replenishment with WMS
Case study on Butterball's use of JDA Demand and Fulfillment to improve forecast accuracy, reduce obsolete inventory, and manage date-sensitive turkey products.
Butterball implemented JDA Demand and JDA Fulfillment to shift from short-term manual planning to longer-range forecasting while accounting for product perishability, seasonality, and promotions. The solution enabled exception-based planning, reduced distressed inventory by 28 percent, improved short-term forecast accuracy by 2 percent, and cut long-term forecast bias by 50 percent. It also supported vendor-managed inventory collaboration with retailers and exceeded first-year cost savings targets by 75 percent.
Implemented JDA Demand and Fulfillment for long-range planning of perishable products
Reduced distressed obsolescent inventory by 28 percent
Improved short-term forecast accuracy by 2 percent and reduced long-term bias by 50 percent
Enabled separation of base demand from promotional demand streams
Supported VMI replenishment model with key retail customers
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