Mizuno: Pursuing Perfection With Collaborative Forecaster

Sporting Goods Manufacturer Mizuno implement sofco's Collaborative Forecaster as part of wider business strategy to Pursue Perfection.

Mizuno, a part of the Mizuno Group, primarily engages in the manufacturing and marketing of sporting goods. Founded by two brothers over one hundred years ago, they have been Pursuing Perfection Since 1906. The Mizuno Group comprises Mizuno Corporation and its 13 subsidiaries.

Why sofco?

sofco was selected due to the level and extent of support that could be provided with a series of cloud based Managed Services and Demand Planning to deliver the best outcomes for their European operations.

The Challenge

Mizuno's requirement was to achieve high levels of supply security for saleable end items and to support the continuation of repeatable demand patterns. The solution had to integrate with the Mizuno ERP system and be the basis for Distribution Requirements Planning.

The Solution

The Collaborative Forecasting solution for Mizuno is hosted by sofco where remote users and stakeholders access the application from a web browser to receive, review and update forecasts. Via the Collaborative Forecaster portal, distributor collaboration is possible to publish the current range and forecast by SKU, by distributor.

Results

- Improved forecast accuracy - More efficient working with Distributors - Reduced Cycle time for Forecasting process - Seamless Integration with ERP