One of the major challenges faced by large multinational companies is maintaining consistency in their operations and relationships with customers and suppliers. Mergers, acquisitions, and different processes can create variations in culture and approach, making it difficult to build a consistent brand and provide the required flexibility for customers.
Dean Dietrich, VP at Graphic Packaging International, explains that “We needed a tool like PlanetTogether which provides structure, consistency, and execution at the individual plant level while enabling flexibility and optimization across the manufacturing footprint. This tool proved essential for our large-scale organization, complementing the efforts to build a successful brand and meet customer demands. We explored various ERP systems, including those tailored to their printing industry, but none like PlanetTogether.”
Graphic Packaging International sought a solution outside of their SAP enterprise system as the available planning and scheduling tools were inadequate.