Decoma Merplas, an operating
division of Magna, which specialises
in the supply of external trim to the
UK automotive market approached
the team at Gideon
Hillman
Consulting to
undertake a
complete review of
its existing Sales &
Operations
Planning (S&OP).

Decoma Merplas needed a process
to consolidate all vehicle build plans
into a single business forecast
(running up to five years). This
business forecast could then be
utilised for optimising capacity and
resources, financial forecasting, and
ensuring customer build plans are
met within the service and cost
expectations.

The team at
Gideon Hillman
Consulting
undertook a total
review of existing
processes and
from these
developed new and comprehensive
sales forecasting and capacity
planning tools.