Sunsweet Growers, the world's largest dried fruit producer, faced challenges with inventory costs, order lead time, and transportation expenses due to their outdated spreadsheet-based planning system. They evaluated several solutions and chose Arkieva for its integration with SAP and its focus on consumer packaged goods. Arkieva’s suite led to significant improvements: forecasting accuracy increased by 15-20%, overtime decreased from 25% to 8%, finished-goods spoilage dropped by 30%, and the number of U.S. warehouses was reduced from 28 to 8. Additionally, transportation costs per unit remained stable despite rising fuel costs. The new system enhanced forecasting and planning, allowing Sunsweet to react to market changes more effectively.

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