SanDisk Case Study: WMS and Planning Improve Safety Stock and OTD

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SanDisk Case Study: WMS and Planning Improve Safety Stock and OTD

SanDisk replaced spreadsheet planning with JDA solutions to create daily integrated supply chain plans, improving safety-stock and on-time delivery metrics by over 10 percent.

Published

June 4, 2026

Read time

3 min read

Source

Blue Yonder

SanDisk implemented JDA Demand Manager, Supply Chain Planner, Inventory Optimization, and Factory Planner to replace manual spreadsheets. The company created a single daily plan that links demand, material supply, capacity, and execution. Postponement and supply chain segmentation strategies reduced the frozen production window from weeks to days and enabled daily re-planning based on demand signals.

Key takeaways

Daily integrated planning replaced four-week spreadsheet cycles

Safety-stock inventory and on-time delivery improved more than 10 percent

Frozen production plan shortened from weeks to days

Postponement and segmentation strategies increased inventory turns

Above 95 percent performance to original promise date achieved

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