Collateral:Airgas Leverages JDA Solutions and Services to Better Balance Supply and Demand and Manage Growth

Brief Overview

Airgas sought advanced supply chain solutions to help rebalance inventory and better match on-hand product with customer demand in its nationwide distribution network. With the support of JDA, the company has reduced overall inventory costs, fine-tuned purchasing and lead times and improved already high customer service levels.

Benefits include:

• 21 percent reduction in days-on-hand Inventory (19 percent reduction in the first three years after implementation)
• Increased customer fill rates from 89 percent to nearly 95 percent
• Limited the increase in number of buyers/planners to 13 percent even though the company's revenue grew by nearly 300 percent

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