| Franke Food Service, the the world's leading provider | | | | performance. The Ultriva solution has provided |
| of intelligent systems for domestic kitchens, | | | | Franke with a platform to migrate from a push-based |
| professional food service, coffee preparation, | | | | supply chain to a pull-based network. |
| beverage delivery and hygiene solutions was | | | | |
| recognized at Ultriva's user conference for its | | | | "We're proud to be able to help a worldwide leader |
| achievements in inventory reduction and supplier | | | | like Franke solve some of their critical supply chain |
| performance. | | | | challenges," said Narayan Laksham, CEO of Ultriva, |
| | | | | Inc. "Inventory reduction and improved supplier |
| In 2009, Franke selected the Ultriva Lean Supplier | | | | performance are key drivers for today's leading |
| Platform to execute its materials replenishment | | | | manufacturers. |
| process. Franke initially selected those customers | | | | |
| that represented significant amounts of their | | | | About Ultriva: |
| spending and also those suppliers that were | | | | The Ultriva Lean Supply Chain Solution, is live at over |
| candidates to be put on a consumption based | | | | 140 plants across 10 countries. Our customers |
| replenishment or kanban. "Our inventory levels had | | | | include AGCO, AO Smith, BE Aerospace, CNH, |
| reached unacceptable levels as our markets became | | | | Dresser, Emerson, FRANKE, Ingersoll-Rand, McKesson |
| more unpredictable and variable over the past few | | | | and Owens Corning among others. Ultriva |
| years. Many of our suppliers were resorting to | | | | customers collaborate with over 5000 suppliers and |
| exaggerating their lead times to provide a delivery | | | | transact over $1.5 billion of purchased parts every |
| cushion and expediting our orders to do their best to | | | | year within their demand driven supply networks. |
| meet the needs of our business," said Franke's David | | | | |
| Morrison. | | | | About Franke: |
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| "When we audited our material planning and | | | | Franke is a world leader in comprehensive systems |
| procurement processes, we recognized we were | | | | for domestic kitchens and for professional applications |
| causing a lot of the problems that were frustrating | | | | in food service, coffee preparation, beverage delivery |
| our suppliers. Our demand was too unpredictable to | | | | and hygiene solutions. Franke has a global presence |
| use as a basis to plan materials on. Rather than | | | | and a local commitment to its customers, with some |
| trying to address the challenges of Franke's forecast | | | | 10,500 employees worldwide operating through more |
| driven, MRP system with the same approaches they | | | | than 70 subsidiaries in 37 countries. The Franke |
| had used in the past, we decided to leverage the | | | | Group, whose head offices are in Aarburg, |
| lean philosophy that is used within their business and | | | | Switzerland, generated consolidated sales of 2,415.8 |
| extend those principles across their value chain", | | | | million Swiss Francs in 2009. |
| stated Morrison. With the Ultriva lean Supplier | | | | |
| solution, Franke was able to provide real-time visibility | | | | Ultriva |
| of consumption to their suppliers, trigger kanban | | | | Cindy 408.248. |
| releases via the supplier portal and track supplier | | | | |