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Business Engineering Corporation (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Masakazu Haneda; hereinafter referred to as "B-EN-G") supported the implementation of Anaplan For Supply Chain (hereinafter referred to as "Anaplan") at NOK CORPORATION (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and CEO: Masao Tsuru; hereinafter referred to as "NOK"), contributing to the digital transformation of sales planning operations.
Anaplan is a cloud platform that integrates and optimizes a company's planning operations across departments. This initiative at NOK solved a common issue faced by many manufacturing companies: the time and resources spent on planning, which delays decision-making. It reduced the workload of sales representatives and improved the accuracy of their plans.
We have published an implementation case study at the following URL as a model case of a company that has successfully improved the efficiency of its planning operations.
https://www.b-en-g.co.jp/jp/solution/case-studies/anaplannok.html

■ Background and purpose of introduction

Previously, NOK formulated sales plans using a cumulative method, with sales representatives across the country creating plans based on interviews with customers, but this method faced the following challenges:

• Inefficient data sharing through a "bucket relay" between departments using Excel
• Sales resources tied up in planning activities for long periods of time
• As uncertainty grows, there is a growing risk that unforeseen circumstances will cause a large discrepancy between sales plans and actual demand.

To solve these issues, NOK promoted "Sales Planning DX" and decided to introduce Anaplan with the support of B-EN-G.

■Introduction effects

By implementing Anaplan, NOK has achieved the following benefits: As a result, they have achieved a reduction in man-hours worth several tens of millions of yen per planning cycle.

• Efficient data sharing: By reviewing operations while maintaining the existing management system, the transfer of data files has been streamlined, making information sharing smoother than before.
• Effective use of sales resources: Headquarters-led planning has become possible, significantly reducing labor-intensive tasks such as individual interviews and data compilation by sales representatives, allowing them to focus on sales activities even during planning periods.
• Diversification of forecasting methods: Forecasting using internal and external data has enabled us to create plans that capture megatrends.

■Customer comments
B-EN-G's attitude towards our requests gave us a strong sense of their eagerness to accompany us from defining the system requirements to building and launching it within the limited time frame.
"We also believe that by using Anaplan, we can incorporate the latest information and shorten the cycle of updating our plans. Furthermore, we are aiming to operate Anaplan seamlessly from sales to production and procurement. As these initiatives take shape, we look forward to receiving support like this from B-EN-G."

■Services provided by B-EN-G
For over 20 years, B-EN-G has been supporting the digital transformation of manufacturing customers with IT technology. We offer a wide range of support, from the implementation of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), MES (Manufacturing Execution Management), and SCM planning systems to the provision of IoT products and the construction of data utilization platforms.
We will continue to utilize various solutions, including Anaplan, to support the digital transformation of companies aiming for data-driven management.
Anaplan implementation service: https://www.b-en-g.co.jp/jp/solution/scm/anaplan.html
Sales planning support service: https://info.b-en-g.co.jp/lp/salesforecast-wp

■About Anaplan For Supply Chain
Anaplan For Supply Chain is a cloud-based solution that enables you to switch from Excel-based inter-organizational coordination work to systematic work in various planning tasks.
The target operations for use include all Excel tasks handled by humans, from supply chain supply and demand adjustments to personnel planning, budget planning, and business planning.
While Excel is easy to use and flexible, it can be time-consuming to manage versions and interpret other people's revision history, macros, etc. Freeing yourself from these constraints can improve planning productivity, shorten cycle times, and improve accuracy.
Please see below for details.
https://www.anaplan.com/jp/solutions/supply-chain-management/

■About Business Engineering Corporation (B-EN-G)
Since implementing Japan's first SAP ERP system in the early 1990s, Business Engineering has been supporting the digital transformation of customers, primarily in the manufacturing industry, through IT. We have a strong track record in consulting and support services ranging from IT planning to system construction, implementation, and operation, as well as the sale and implementation of our proprietary package software, "mcframe." We also utilize data accumulated in core business systems (ERP), supply chain management (SCM), IoT, and other systems to help customers improve their systems and implement kaizen (improvement) activities. With five overseas subsidiaries in China (Shanghai), Thailand (Bangkok), Singapore, Indonesia (Jakarta), and the United States (Chicago), we provide products and services to companies expanding overseas, working closely with them both in Japan and locally, to help resolve their management challenges.
For more information about Business Engineering Corporation https://www.b-en-g.co.jp/ Please see.

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