supply planning at dish: spreadsheet jockeys to decision-makers

Supply planning at DISH: Spreadsheet jockeys to Decision-makers

Sid PowarSenior Manager, Supply Chain Planning & Inventory Control

What inspires me…“Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.”― Mahatma Gandhi

“I think in Business, if you do things that are easier first then you can actually make a lot of progress.”― Mark Zuckerberg

“Be Bold, Be Brave – no matter what you do, you will always make me proud!”― Suvarna Powar

Agenda• About DISH• Technology• Video – What we do• Ecosystem• Challenges• Solution• Anaplan screenshots • Benefits• Takeaways• Q&A

Colorado Head-quarters

18,000 U.S. Employees

Leading Technology

Best Value

$15B 2016 Revenues

About DISH Network

DISH Leads in Pay-TV Technology

What we do

Ecosystem

Customers

FG Suppliers

Parts Suppliers

Internal & Outsourced

Repair

Churn%

Upgrades & Returns

New Customer

Finished Goods – Receivers

~60%~80%

ReceiverReturnForecast

ReceiverModelAssortment%

ReceiverDemandPlan

ReceiverRefurbishmentPlan

(Available-to-Promise)

NewReceiverPurchasePlan

NewCustomerAcquisitionForecast

ExistingCustomerUpgradeForecast

ExistingCustomerChurn

Forecast

Process Flow: FG Planning

Goal: Maximize Inventory Utilization

Use Case: Parts Planning

Parts Suppliers

Internal & Outsourced

Repair

Receiver Parts

Process Flow: Parts PlanningReceiver

RefurbishmentRequirements

CalculatedReceiverRefurbishment

RepairPartUsageRates

HistoricalReceiverRefurbishment

RepairPartUsage

ReceiverRepairParts

BillofMaterials(BOM)

ReceiverRepairPartOn-HandInventory

ByLocation

ReceiverRepairPart

LeadTime/MOQ

ReceiverRepairPartABC/XYZClassification

(WOSTarget)

ReceiverRepairPartOn-OrderByLocation

ReceiverRepairPartSupplyPlan

ReceiverRepairPartRecommended

Purchases

ReceiverRepairPartAvailable-to-Promise

ReceiverRepairPartRecommended

LocationTransfers

ReceiverRepairPartDemandPlan

InventoryBalancing/Purchases

Challenges

•Multiple Spreadsheets

Hard to Scale

Lack of Standardized Process

Forecast Accuracy

SKU Management

Comparative Analysis (2013-15)

6 software solutions

30 requirements

18+ months

Solution

Implementation Customizable Scalable Real-time visibility

Fast Collaborative

Anaplan Screenshots

Benefits

•Measure Forecast Accuracy

Manage by Exceptions

Drive Efficiency

Enable Scalability

Perform “What-ifs”

Takeaways

•Best Team

•Quick Wins

•Automate

•PDCA

•Peer Customers